Fritter
Active Member
Bowmanville extension opening in 2041 would be par for the course for Metrolinx.
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GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)
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Northern Light
Superstar
Have a closer look at the freight in the second render......I could swear that's a coal train.
Of course that render is sited on the mainline, not the spur; but still, I don't remember many coal trains passing through town.
crs1026
Superstar
^To be really picky, that's an unrepainted Tier III MP40 on that GO train.
I guess they are saying those things will hang in for a few more years....
(Yeah, maybe we are overthinking here....)
- Paul
I guess they are saying those things will hang in for a few more years....
(Yeah, maybe we are overthinking here....)
- Paul
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
allengeorge
Senior Member
I’m rather stunned that this is only slated for completion by 2041 - almost 20 years from now. It took a quarter of the time to build the Trans Canadian railroad.
Why so much time?
innsertnamehere
Superstar
That's a miscommunication - the press release stated the expected ridership in 2041 and the journalist misinterpreted that as the opening date.
Actual opening date isn't known right now, but it will be sooner than that. If I had to guess, It would probably be closer to 2029-2031 range.
EnviroTO
Senior Member
What will be faster, a GO train navigating that curve to cross the 401, or a UP express navigating the curve to get onto the airport spur?
ShazadTransit
New Member
Hey guys, just took a trip to Guelph Centrale GO to check in the progress of the second platform + second track. Anyway, here’s some progress pics:
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
Lookin really good! Great shots.
Allandale25
Senior Member
Not sure what changed on twitter but I screenshoting the tweet may miss some of the pictures associated with articles that show up. So won't provide a screenshot this time. cc @Northern Light
Northern Light
Superstar
Allandale25
Senior Member
A bit more detail in this for the Bowmanville Extension and the role that the construction management will have:
Metrolinx selects construction manager for Bowmanville Extension
GO Train service to communities beyond Oshawa is another step closer to completion.
www.metrolinx.com
Northern Light
Superstar
From the Mx Agenda for next week's meeting we have some modest updates on assorted GO projects:
From the above:
From the above:
Sunnyside
Senior Member
Does that last section mean that all stations are more or less ready for GO Expansion now?
Northern Light
Superstar
No.
It means a variety of early works which set the stage for that are complete. A large variety of necessary works are not.