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In the report it mentions that they could fit the 60 additional streetcars within the existing yard space, but at 'crush load', which is not efficient, so they would need to still invest 85M to build out new storage tracking at Hillcrest.

Could be timed to arrive right alongside the 1000th page of this thread.

I'm confused... why would there be a 4604 car? 4603 was the final car of the 204 car order, was it not? Can you elaborate on where this 4604 car is coming from?

I don’t know, for me as we march towards the contract deadline I’m even more interested in knowing when each car gets on site. That’s just me though

The ballooning fix list also includes all normal maintenance items, and since these are work-orders. Changing the emergency stop button on 165 vehicles means (at least - is there only one?) 165 work orders... one could see how things can add up quickly in that way.

I guess our biases affect how a TorStar article like this is interpreted. A couple lines stuck out to me: “The number of open work orders is not a reflection of contract or vehicle performance,” Green said in an email. Bombardier spokesperson Kaven Delarosbil also said in an email the number...

I’m not sure to be honest, but as someone who has both had bikes stolen and been nearly killed by aggressive drivers executing illegal maneuvers, I would prefer we start with more enforcement on the roads before worrying about bike thefts. At least I feel a lot more empowered with protecting my...

I flew into Montreal two weeks ago and it took 1h15m to get downtown via cab and another 20m wait in line for the cabs. Granted, that was because my flight was delayed 2 hours and I arrived at 330. But the biggest issue at the moment is the variability, my walk to the train is constant. The...

WRT the competitiveness of VIA vs air, as a frequent business traveller between MTL and Toronto, I would say that at current trip times and frequencies it already is competitive for some travellers. I often take morning flights into MTL from YTZ and usually take the 830. I can be in the office...

Competitive contract there was referring to a process whereby TTC or whoever goes out to vendors/suppliers with RFPs and has a process to select the vendor with the best product. They weren’t referring to prices.

You can't take any liquids, but it's fine to take food in. We often do this so as to avoid being locked into the (usually) high priced vendors with questionable quantity.

https://business.financialpost.com/transportation/rail/bombardier-to-lay-off-half-the-1100-workers-at-thunder-bay-ont-railway-plant-3 Layoffs starting in 2019 it sounds like.

He also biked away on the wrong side of that road, in that narrow section between bremner and lakeshore. I hate bikers like that (saying that as a year-round TO biker)

The current configuration has a dedicated green for cyclist with no right on red for northbound Bathurst vehicles. If you watch the infrastructures use you will see it would be better served by a lane on the north side of Adelaide as currently the majority of cyclists crossing Bathurst wait in a...

^some are overthinking and not thinking at the same time, like comparing the weights of the entire LRV to a small SUV and wondering with bewilderment how the 30x weight difference could have pushed the LRV off course, not considering that the force required to deflect one set of trucks/segment...

A sustained 6 per month, especially for the first 4 months of a calendar year, I don’t think they’ve hit anything like that before.

By my count, (with 4541 en-route - also assuming 4540 is here or closer) we'll have cars 4536 - 4541 delivered in the first half of April. Does anyone readily remember what highest monthly deliveries have ever been? We could hit >10 cars delivered in April, has to be close. If they keep up this...

For delivered + accepted cars, it puts us at 129 then? The cars off for crack-fixing, presumably that's all under warranty?

Ah, makes sense. I have seen other arrivals under their own power heading south from Hillcrest, didn’t realize they would need to have a car at Leslie if something were to be not working. From a delivery perspective does that car count as delivered if it needs to go to Leslie first or is that...

Just saw 4528 getting towed southbound Bathurst at Dundas. Any reason why a car would be towed on arrival like that ?