crs1026
Superstar
^The only area where the 4th track is close to being placed into service is between Humberview (Islington Ave) and Nickle (Jane St). That is the section that runs through the new platform at Weston.
CN has no customers in that stretch, but runs a daily transfer down to a connection with the CP that branches off the GO line just north of Rogers Road. That train may use the fourth track when it is opened, but I doubt they have any decisionmaking power in that. GO simply has to allow them to reach the CP and return to Malton. That will be possible regardless of the routing west of Nickle.
The Humberview-Nickle stretch will permit more frequent service - by allowing two trains to pass each other in that stretch. As noted, there is only one platform at Etobicoke North and that is a constraint in the Humberview-Airway section. Building the station at Woodbine seems to have fallen off the table, so there is no sign of progress up that way.
South/east of Nickle, we will have to wait for the bigger package of work involving shifting the Railpath and installing the fourth track from the flyunder down to Strachan. But that passing route between Nickle and Humberview will open some doors to more service, if and when ML is inclined to offer it.
- Paul
CN has no customers in that stretch, but runs a daily transfer down to a connection with the CP that branches off the GO line just north of Rogers Road. That train may use the fourth track when it is opened, but I doubt they have any decisionmaking power in that. GO simply has to allow them to reach the CP and return to Malton. That will be possible regardless of the routing west of Nickle.
The Humberview-Nickle stretch will permit more frequent service - by allowing two trains to pass each other in that stretch. As noted, there is only one platform at Etobicoke North and that is a constraint in the Humberview-Airway section. Building the station at Woodbine seems to have fallen off the table, so there is no sign of progress up that way.
South/east of Nickle, we will have to wait for the bigger package of work involving shifting the Railpath and installing the fourth track from the flyunder down to Strachan. But that passing route between Nickle and Humberview will open some doors to more service, if and when ML is inclined to offer it.
- Paul
