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There are certainly locations along the Barrie line where 3 tracks could fit in the right of way. For example here at Teston Road in Vaughan there are 2 tracks but a third could be added with some relocation. The green boundaries are planning regulation areas but these are derived from land...

In November 2019, Metrolinx issues an Initial Business Case Update that claimed 2-way all-day service between Toronto and Kitchener was possible by improving cooperation with CN over use of their Halton Subdivision (Bramalea - Georgetown) at about half the cost of a freight bypass and with lower...

Your prejudice against the hard working people who do the unglamorous work that keeps the economy going surfaces in many of your posts. Having worked on a tunnel job (a long time ago admittedly) I'd suggest that, when the TBM is functional, there are probably 2 crews, each working an 11 hour...

According to Google, Barrie Transit buses are fitted with a warp-speed feature that enables them to get from the Downtown Bus Station to Allendale Station in 2 minutes, so any transit investments would need to take this into account.

From that Hwy 403 Interchange Ramp Configuration Review, it looks like the only way from the 403 W-bound to downtown Hamilton will be along York Blvd. At least the police should be able to increase City revenues with their speed trap at the cemetery ;-)

The landscape restoration plan details for the Eglinton West Extension guideway probably give us an idea of what it will look like along Don Mills after restoration: As soon as the land drops away to the archery range, there will be enough height below the bridge deck for trees to...

The Portlands is a good example of the cost of providing mitigation engineering - ~$1.2B split between the 3 levels of government to mitigate flooding risk in Leslieville, East Harbour and the Portlands

Metrolinx's industry consultation for Construction Packages 2 & 4 on the Guelph Sub has reached Merx. Wish I knew the scope of these packages. "Metrolinx is accepting [formal prequalification] Submissions for General Contractors for Kitchener Corridor, Guelph Subdivision Construction Packages...

The schematic below was briefly available from Metrolinx in April 2021. (note that the thin lines represent tracks and the thick line the overall subdivision) Hoping that the design package that CN is reportedly about to award covers phases 2 & 3 of the work. The Credit Bridge already has...

terminating at Woodbine GO station, where you could connect to Pearson Airport, the Kitchener GO line, and the extended Finch W LRT

I think the benefits of the utilidor for northern communities are that it avoids excavation in the permafrost, and the heat generated by the cables keeps the water and wastewater pipes from freezing. These aren't as relevant here in southern Ontario. Some electricity transmission circuits...

The new render looks a lot like this bridge: https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/byker-metro-bridge/ designed by Arup and constructed around 1980. Cast in situ piers with glued (pre cast) segments, then post-tensioned. Arup is in one of the RFP teams. Arup is in one of the RFP teams for the underground...

Until we see what OnXpress is proposing (later in 2024?) we only have the reference concept from the full GO Expansion business case but it certainly has express trains from Clarkson. Others have pointed out that having expresses stop at Port Credit to connect with Line 10, would seem appropriate.

Three consortia currently developing proposals for a high frequency rail service between Toronto and Ottawa and Montreal, with the option to propose higher speeds if they can identify a business case. It's going to be very interesting to see what speed they propose to achieve, given that Renfe...

There have been two, potentially important, announcements regarding construction for the Kitchener Line, west of Mount Pleasant recently: And the "METROLINX VENDOR ENGAGEMENT For construction of the Guelph Subdivision Construction Packages 2 and 4 – Kitchener Extension Program" released on...

No, the track serving the Via platform is one of the 2 mainline tracks of the Halton Subdivision. The speed limit will be set by the speed passenger trains are allowed to traverse the “ladder” of 4 switches at Silver, the junction W of the station where they cross to join the Guelph sub.

Then diamond-drilling through the slab to confirm its depth?

OnExpress' proposal to improve performance of diesel powered trains is to have a 6-to-1 ratio of passenger cars to locomotive. You can see this in Metrolinx's rendering for the new Heritage Road Layover Yard: Three 6+1 trains and one 12+2 train. I believe this is so the diesel trains will...

https://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-and-programs/dundas-brt