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The GTR realigned the main line through the centre of Brantford in 1905. Brantford was a major industrial centre then so it made sense The right of way actually has room for two tracks and there are still intact bridges, though they may not be structurally sound anymore. I'm not sure any time...

This doesn't sound like a "proper" container port, since the containers will be transported to Hamilton by rail. The main benefit would be reduced drayage traffic to and from CP and CN's huge yards through the most congested parts of the QEW/401/403 (and will probably be more convenient for...

The big issue is the tunnel, without the tunnel it's very hard to make a BRT that can access Union Station, the traffic in the area is just too dense. Even if full private right of ways were built, there would still be issues re: intersections being blocked, and the typical light cycle at...

This thread only highlights what a boneheaded decision it was not to expand the loop in the 2010s when the waterfront streetcars were disrupted for years and the subway station was already being reconstructed (even if it only one half was actually finished and put into service for the 510 and...

I would think it would be better to call it the Waterfront East streetcar, because that's what people downtown are familiar with and this route will just be another part of the streetcar system in the end.

I have to think it's more likely the trolleybus system survives if this actually happened. With better fleet utilization on the E700s and a bunch of new wire (especially on high ridership suburban trunk routes) the calculus re: keeping the trolleybuses would be different and I would suspect the...

Given the tribulations that OC Transpo has faced post LRT would the system be better off in a counterfactual where they built a bus tunnel downtown to deal with the congestion on Albert and Slater and left the rest of the transitway system as-is? OCT could have used either battery buses, or dual...

Nothing to do with tolls or politics, but has the MTO reconfigured the lanes at the 401/Huron Church interchange yet? The current/old provisional setup had the through lanes going to Huron Church, with a left exit to continue onto the 401 stub.

The UPX rolling stock has always been unreliable. I wonder if MX is seriously looking at replacements, lest a bunch of the existing rolling stock have to be taken out of service at once. Since the UPX trains only run on MX track and don't interact with freight I wonder if they could get some...

I think janitorial services are Crosslinx's responsibility so they will naturally will try to do this work as cheap as possible. And they are probably using a lowest-bidder contractor that pays minimum wage or close to it vs. the TTC's in-house janitors so they are getting what they paid for.

If completion in early 2029 actually means the station is substantially complete and more or less ready for service then 2031 is not out of the question assuming 18-24 months for testing and commissioning. Though I do think it's likely major delays will be at Yonge and Queen and not here.

One weird and very annoying quirk is that Presto and and Gatineau's Multi card are partially interoperable except in the one area where it really counts, which is being able to originate a trip on the "other" system. So you can use your Presto to transfer to an STO bus, but if you don't have a...

I believe to stop bikes (especially the fat tire food delivery ebikes) from getting stuck on the narrow escalator.

Metrolinx/TTC will probably increase frequencies before adding a third car. Remember that frequencies will increase after the soft launch period is done (if crowding is a problem and the line operates without the same kind of drama Finch West has maybe this should be moved up), and the...

The closures were because of snow blocking (insulating) the third rail. I rode the subway north of Bloor today and in the a lot of the open cut sections the third rail is still almost totally buried, with just enough metal exposed for the contact shoe to pick up power. And some of the trains had...

I would guess the TTC can't turn the power off at Union without turning it off at King. I know when Andy Byford was in charge they modified the power distribution system so power could be turned off on the bridge without turning off the power at Broadview. I'm not sure if they did any other...

The half height doors would (I assume) not have the same fire code implications as full height doors. Seeing how they are pretty much the standard for brownfield installations in Japan I suspect they have other advantages that are not captured in the TTC's evaluation matrix. This could...

I wonder if the easiest fix at this point is to just replace these trains with a better design. While scrapping essentially brand new trains would be scandalous, if the design is this deeply flawed with no fix seemingly coming it might be easiest option and certainly cheaper than doing any major...

10-15 minutes from Mount Dennis to Cedervale and 40-45 minutes from there to Kennedy would fit. This is also assuming the first eastbound train turns at Kennedy to become the first westbound.

That sign also reveals the round trip time between Cedervale and Kennedy is about 90 minutes including a layover at Kennedy. So probably around 40 minutes one way.