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Long List update
The list would be longer, but had issues with a rental car and lost haft a day of shooting.
Clarkson:
This was one of the fist station able to use free Wi Fi on April 5 when I was there. Only following what is taking place in Europe these days.
Saw the site on Friday April 05 and have almost a 1/4 of it up as of Thursday April 11. Understand there are various issues on this site as well Erindale that daily site visits are require than the normal weekly ones.
It looks like there will be 2 elevators connecting to the west tunnel area, but will require riders to use the centre one unless new elevators are going to be built on the platforms for this tunnel.
Kitchener:
They have torn down the building on the north side of the tracks north-west of the station an assuming a new GO parking lot is going there.
Fencing has been place on both side of the tracks where the street was close off for the new 12 car platform as well for GERX loco that are store there. There was a real beat up caboose there also and rare to see one these days.
Guelph:
They are still building shelters at the station as well the elevator that will take riders to the tunnel leading to the new yet built kiss-ride on the south side. The platforms will be using the new underpass bridge. Provision has been made for a future south platform on the new bridge as well stairs on the west side that are currently block off from the street at both ends. When the new platform is built, the stream locomotive will have to either move to the south or the platform will be narrow there. Don't see any provision for a future elevator to connect to the new tunnel. There could be a connection in the tunnel and since I could not gain access to it, its unknown.
The bridge to the east can handle a 2nd track there since it was design for 2 in the first place.
Saw the new bus loop in service as it was still being built the last time I saw it. Lack of washroom will be an issue when the VIA station is close.
A new condo is going up across the street from the station and will help GO if residents work in Toronto or want to visit it.
Burlington:
King Rd is close to traffic until December as it being rebuilt and widen south of the tracks. Only local residents and business are being allow in during the week and open on the weekends.
A second bridge has been built north of the new bridge and is higher than the other bridge for some reason. Not sure if this is a road bridge or another track bridge as design is different from the other one. If it is for a new yard lead track, it will require a retaining wall on the east side of the road to support the line up to the QEW. The communication tower and the ladder tracks will have to be rebuilt and move for this new track. It is possibly that the yard will be lengthen to free up one of the main lines being used for storage as well offering GO a 2nd track to the Aldershot & Hamilton Stations
From what I saw on Thursday, the existing station is history and being replace with a longer one close to the tracks between the current one and the old west entrance. With the old west entrance torn down, looks like they are planning to have 2 elevators there. Regardless if there is 2 there, they still need a 2nd one to the platform. Maybe they will add a 2nd one where the main one is once the west entrance is back in service.
As for the new station and not seeing any plans for the station, not sure why it is higher than the existing ground. Some may have to do with the connection to the boiler house.
Rendering has surface what that condo complex is going to look like between the station and Walmart. Should add a number of new riders once it gets built for GO, but will be a mainly car building since local transit sucks and the city not wanting to invest in it.
Stop 50:
The truck stop is close where GO wants to built the Grimsby Station and haven't heard when Metrolinx wants this station to be in service? I am assuming 2015 for the Pan Am's games and a waste since there are other lines needing more service than expanding the line to Niagara Falls now.
St. Catharines:
New readers, checker and fare machines have been in stalled at the VIA Station. The fare machine is still wrap up at the west/south end and looks like another one going in at the other end. Since the station is now unman, this will be the only way riders will be able to pay their fare on GO trains on the May Long Weekend and start of summer service June 29.
Never stop off at Niagara Falls to see if anything is new there or in Hamilton.
Photos in order as noted above.
Condo Site
The list would be longer, but had issues with a rental car and lost haft a day of shooting.
Clarkson:
This was one of the fist station able to use free Wi Fi on April 5 when I was there. Only following what is taking place in Europe these days.
Saw the site on Friday April 05 and have almost a 1/4 of it up as of Thursday April 11. Understand there are various issues on this site as well Erindale that daily site visits are require than the normal weekly ones.
It looks like there will be 2 elevators connecting to the west tunnel area, but will require riders to use the centre one unless new elevators are going to be built on the platforms for this tunnel.
Kitchener:
They have torn down the building on the north side of the tracks north-west of the station an assuming a new GO parking lot is going there.
Fencing has been place on both side of the tracks where the street was close off for the new 12 car platform as well for GERX loco that are store there. There was a real beat up caboose there also and rare to see one these days.
Guelph:
They are still building shelters at the station as well the elevator that will take riders to the tunnel leading to the new yet built kiss-ride on the south side. The platforms will be using the new underpass bridge. Provision has been made for a future south platform on the new bridge as well stairs on the west side that are currently block off from the street at both ends. When the new platform is built, the stream locomotive will have to either move to the south or the platform will be narrow there. Don't see any provision for a future elevator to connect to the new tunnel. There could be a connection in the tunnel and since I could not gain access to it, its unknown.
The bridge to the east can handle a 2nd track there since it was design for 2 in the first place.
Saw the new bus loop in service as it was still being built the last time I saw it. Lack of washroom will be an issue when the VIA station is close.
A new condo is going up across the street from the station and will help GO if residents work in Toronto or want to visit it.
Burlington:
King Rd is close to traffic until December as it being rebuilt and widen south of the tracks. Only local residents and business are being allow in during the week and open on the weekends.
A second bridge has been built north of the new bridge and is higher than the other bridge for some reason. Not sure if this is a road bridge or another track bridge as design is different from the other one. If it is for a new yard lead track, it will require a retaining wall on the east side of the road to support the line up to the QEW. The communication tower and the ladder tracks will have to be rebuilt and move for this new track. It is possibly that the yard will be lengthen to free up one of the main lines being used for storage as well offering GO a 2nd track to the Aldershot & Hamilton Stations
From what I saw on Thursday, the existing station is history and being replace with a longer one close to the tracks between the current one and the old west entrance. With the old west entrance torn down, looks like they are planning to have 2 elevators there. Regardless if there is 2 there, they still need a 2nd one to the platform. Maybe they will add a 2nd one where the main one is once the west entrance is back in service.
As for the new station and not seeing any plans for the station, not sure why it is higher than the existing ground. Some may have to do with the connection to the boiler house.
Rendering has surface what that condo complex is going to look like between the station and Walmart. Should add a number of new riders once it gets built for GO, but will be a mainly car building since local transit sucks and the city not wanting to invest in it.
Stop 50:
The truck stop is close where GO wants to built the Grimsby Station and haven't heard when Metrolinx wants this station to be in service? I am assuming 2015 for the Pan Am's games and a waste since there are other lines needing more service than expanding the line to Niagara Falls now.
St. Catharines:
New readers, checker and fare machines have been in stalled at the VIA Station. The fare machine is still wrap up at the west/south end and looks like another one going in at the other end. Since the station is now unman, this will be the only way riders will be able to pay their fare on GO trains on the May Long Weekend and start of summer service June 29.
Never stop off at Niagara Falls to see if anything is new there or in Hamilton.
Photos in order as noted above.
Condo Site
