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A significant number of the fatalities are pedestrians, but also....Brightline has long stretches like this with many level crossings. Can we see the problem? - Paul

Track diagrams dating back to GTS showed CPKC doubling their mainline from Black Creek to Osler. I guess it is finally happening. One would expect a switch tieing the connecting track into the new Track 0 on the Weston Sub. To date, the connecting track continues west as Track 0, but going...

Well, ok, it has been raining heavily…. But in a newly opened station, this isn’t encouraging. Mount Dennis, this afternoon - Paul

That 2030 completion date kinda took my breath away, considering that this project places constraints on LSE and Stouffville service plans…. But it really isn’t that far away (at my age, calendar math is not my friend). The plan to do the east side does suggest that the biggest piece of widening...

It’s only a weight issue for the bridge * in its current state of low and historically deferred maintenance * No reason that it couldn’t be refurbished to enable better service on the line. - Paul

Exactly.... the idea of threatening to play around with a network that involves two nations just to move CN on matters between Windsor and Montreal is really poking a hornet's nest. I don't know how crucial the Sarnia-Montreal corridor is to CN's network. I suspect the answer is, "very...

So.....if we build Alto....will St Hubert be served on board ? - Paul

The purpose of "skimming" aka "cleaning" is to remove dirt and fine material from the ballast, leaving only the coarser rock. Over time, the track bed collects soil and other material which clog the ballast, affecting drainage and stability. Think of it like vacuuming a rug. After cleaning, the...

^So very interesting. The track panels on the right (northeast) side of those images have been there since 2015, so not new build.. Note that the signal bungalows for the Strachan interlocking sit in the way of where new tracks will be built - ie the new tracks can't be tied in until those...

I can certainly imagine a fantasy scenario where someone with enough capital to buy controlling interest could compel CN shareholders to sever and devolve the Sarnia-Montreal segment of the company, just by threatening to seize control of the entire company. Perhaps under that kind of threat...

Which speaks to a very valid question - if Alto and CN are investments of roughly equal amount, which delivers more value to the economy? Will Alto deliver the same overall value as CN does to North America? Will Alto offer an enterprise which is as efficient as CN? Can Alto do as good a job as...

I very much doubt it would ever happen - but you raise a good point as a benchmark for just how big a venture Alto is. The combined market cap of CPKC and CN is about $200B. We have a lot of debate here that ends with "Ottawa could never do that, it would harm shareholder interests, and the...

Apropos the intelligent repurposing of old ONR train stations..... the group who have been working to preserve the Cobalt train station have just won a Lieutenant Governor of Ontario's Heritage award fron the Ontario Heritage Trust for their successful preservation of this station. Details...

Here's a new video from ML showing the elevated line construction (not being a construction engineer....) The erection of the pillars seems fairly efficient and straightforward, but I'm struck by the amount of effort and scaffold erection to pour the spans. Is this a normal/preferred...

Any guess how many linear meters of bridge are typically poured in each session ? (Further back, it was suggested 4m each time - is that likely here ?) - Paul

Which is my point - 26 miles in 45 minutes = about 34 mph. The 1:40ish to Kitchener already has some terminal padding built in. If one extends that run to Stratford, the padding moves to the Stratford section and the Kitchener timing improves, or the Stratford section should be realistic. I...

As I feared….. 55 mph out of Stratford to New Hamburg, but 30 mph New Hamburg to Kitchener. Hopefully there is a plan to do trackeork before July, otherwise this service will be a dud. - Paul

If so, it's more of a toe-in-the-water exercise than I would like. But the reality is, until the Halton Sub construction is complete, there is little hope of a regular, all-day service upgrade on this route. (The slow pace on other items such as Guelph and Acton passing tracks is deplorable...

City Council agenda https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.MM40.26 - Pau;

We will have to wait for the announcement to know if this is a de minimus extension of one GO train, versus a much bigger expansion of GO territory and acquisition of parts of the line with intent to upgrade....just how much money is involved here? Layover track construction in Stratford or...