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This is probably the most reasonable approach as they won't need an expensive overhead maintenance team. The downside is dwelling for 10 min so they can charge in an already overcrowded terminal. Hope the bus isn't 20 min late.

That's TTC's problem not Cummins/New Flyers. If there is no replacements in 10 years, they would have to either go back to diesel or bite the nail with artic EVs. It could be possible that hybrid artics be offered again if they can develop a better EV. Hybrid artics are some really expensive...

It seems that TTC was always doing crappy maintenance but was only called out after the SRT derailment. Now they are placing a slow order on everything that they wouldn't bat an eye on back then. Canadian transit is such a joke. They do maintenance worst than 3rd world countries but need 1st...

First, Cummins has made indications they will not design an engine to be outdated in 3 years when the forecasted sales is only a small amount, let's say 100-200 units. The US enforces a new EPA standard every 3 years. Second, the city don't want to buy more hybrids so it doesn't matter if a new...

CPKC is here to do business and create efficiency. Like every other business. Not sure how people don't understand that they won't suffer for free to improve GTA resident's life. They don't care about transit in Mississauga otherwise they would have given better operating times already. Like it...

They are people who signed up for it, based on seniority. I'm pretty sure some people are happy with driving their buses for the last 30 years. Others wanted to get into subways but positions aren't available. This opened up a couple years ago for sign ups and the selected ones are starting to...

This means they might actually need a Pickering airport and a large employment area around it. It scores a big fat ZERO on the environments test through.

Until they stop treating construction as a social employment program, it'll never end. It also seem like if they only did construction all at the same time every decade, there will be no expertise left as they all have to look for a different job.

The project has a contingency fund set aside for problem like this. I'm not sure if they used it up since the project was already overrun. Since this is a border station and York Region was suppose to pay a portion of overrun cost, they might be forced to chip in too.

I wonder if their parts warranty has expired on these cars.

Yeah, the stops are further apart. Platforms are longer and higher with level boarding (over a foot instead of less than half a foot). You have to buy your fare first before boarding instead of walking on the streetcar and tapping when (or if) you feel like it. Terminals will have a crossover so...

Since Line 5 and 6 will operate from the same division, the same crews would have to be train for both lines? I think is the biggest hold up.

Can't just read and expect everything on the internet to be true. No bus lane has been approved on Dufferin and no plans are made public yet either. The is the approved queue lane on Dufferin southbound at Lawrence. They also built one on Lawrence westbound approaching Dufferin a few years back.

It's quite a big increase in spending. Let's see what fare hikes, service cuts and property increase are going to be made to offset this extra cost.

They should have officers going around to conduct POP checks randomly. Oh wait, people will cry racist and they are being singled out. Nevermind. Why don't they station plains cloth officers at bus terminals with high fare evasion to arrest and ticket them? Even if they don't pay the fines...

Nah, they should be charged with attempted murder. Put them behind bars for a few years and see if they learn.

The biggest reason is incompatibility. Everything up to and including the T1s can't run on Line 1 now. Trams are more compatible to the system but even our fleet still have overhead hurdles and are sidelined. Eventually they'll update Line 2 and possibility Line 4 if that every gets extended.

It was just another subway car…. Till it wasn’t now. There’s nothing unique with them when they retired. We would love to ride the G-1s and have a blast in the past (not in the scorching summer of course). The cost of keeping them alive is unaffordable.

I sometimes find the H5s have a moisture smell to them..

The 510 is impacted cause of the construction work that closed Spadina/Bloor intersection, not cause of this site.