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Reposting my question from right before the thread got derailed, in case it got lost amongst the catfight: anyone know whether the TBM launch/re-excavation site will be at Pape south or Pape north?

Does anyone have confirmation whether the TBM excavation/re-launch site at Pape Station will be at the north or south site?

Yes, it sounds like the floor space survey is excluding the basement from the GLA (and it is pretty tough to get a basement included, unless it has the same flooring as the main floors, legal ceiling height, additional egress, etc.) I am wondering whether ML typically calculates all of the...

Excellent idea and given how little interlining and how few stations there will be through the area from GO expansion, still sorely-needed for the west end.

You can disagree with someone's post but that's a bit much, dude.

Good point. And that's why so many riders opt to catch it from Parc, rather than winding through the west. I think it's a shame that the MR tunnel won't be available for intercity trains. Imho the MR tunnel section of the REM will create what will be Canada's first "big" metro network, with...

The REM hasn't replaced the DM EXO line yet. Opening of the branch that replaces it has been delayed to next year.

I think I remember Metrolinx stating an average speed of 28km/h for Line 5, which wouldn't be too bad. But still somewhat slower than Line 2, and a lot slower than Montreal metro/REM or Vancouver Skytrain, for comparison's sake.

Good point. One good thing about Line 5 however is that it will at least have enough capacity to handle increases over the projected initial ridership for some time. The Ontario line should further relieve congestion on the eastern segment too.

What's been promised is a "rapid transit" line (source: https://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-and-programs/eglinton-crosstown-lrt ). I think the aggregate of test videos shows a fairly slow operating speed, and that is the only evidence we have so far. Anything else is just hopeful speculation...

There have been so many test videos to date showing line 5 being operated like a streetcar on the surface section that it's hard to believe it will run at a speed most riders would consider rapid. Why the LRT doesn't appear to be running anywhere close to the speed limit is confusing to me. But...

Because anything is possible when you use your imagination!

It's almost definitely going to run slowly, based on the test videos. My guess is that it'll be run like the streetcar, and even with the ROW, the operator will still randomly hit the brakes every so often lest the LRT exceed 22 km/h.

If so, the connecting bus routes should be rerouted to nearby stations as much as possible.

Probably right, though the tweet mentions "subway tunnel work". They are still far from starting underpinning though.

I wonder what sort of work they'll be doing on the tunnel this weekend.

Knowing Toronto, the new UPX will be a regular, lumbering diesel GO train that gives strong Tim Hortons vibes (folksy and depressing). It will have an erratic schedule and you will connect to it from the airport by a perpetually-delayed bus. We will dismantle the spur that we just built 10...

So Mt. Dennis will see 30-minute frequency? News articles are reporting that the new service will switch between non-stop and all-stops, but there will again be no non-stop service as of whenever Mt. Dennis opens. It seems like what would make sense here is a service increase and a fare...

Not to mention Mt. Dennis, which will have the fastest connection to UPX of any of its stations.

As said by someone doesn't travel for work. ^ When you have a flight every couple of weeks (or more often), you'll have NEXUS for transborder trips and priority security. I'm through security and US customs in <15 mins every time I travel, and like most other business travellers am not going to...