GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

[Northern Light]

A wye has been rumoured over the years, yes, but.... the answer may be even more interesting. See Page 85 of the Electrification EA.

Just my speculation.

- Paul

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That needs a legend:

 

[crs1026]

PS

- Paul

 

[Bordercollie]

PS

- Paul

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That's a bit tight to build a WYE is it not?

 

[crs1026]

That's a bit tight to build a WYE is it not?

Not at all. Compare it to the existing wye on the south side of the mainline, which VIA uses daily. A radius of 120 m is plenty for a slow speed wye.

The point, however, is that the design of the switchyard for electrification may or may not leave room for a wye to be added. So the wye may have been a red herring all along.

- Paul

 

[Allandale25]

^ to wye or not to wye?

 

[bearcat]

^ to wye or not to wye?

why wye?

 

[Richard White]

^ to wye or not to wye?

wye not?

 

[crs1026]

If the plans for a wye have been discarded, it’s an ex wye.

- Paul

 

[Sauga89]

So, in all seriousness, was there ever a wye at this location previously? If not, was the pipe yard ever railroad property?

The point, however, is that the design of the switchyard for electrification may or may not leave room for a wye to be added.

It would be nice for Milton Line trains to be able to serve Exhibition for special events. I wonder if it might be worth expropriating a couple of the parcels next to the pipe yard to make room for a wye if electrification doesn't leave room for it on the pipe yard property.

 

[T3G]

The benefits are dubious, though, because if you wyed at Kipling, you end up bypassing Kipling station altogether. To serve Kipling, you'd have to reverse directions after running up the Obico sub.

N.B. Most of the trackage in the Kipling wye appears to no longer exist, according to Google's satellite imagery. I don't know if it's been reinstalled, because the Kipling terminal is still under construction in the satellite view.

 

[WB62]

I’m sure plans still call for VIA to use Canpa in the future, a wye on one end would be necessary but it would be operationally simpler to have wyes on both.

 

[Metroscapes]

A wye has been rumoured over the years, yes, but.... the answer may be even more interesting. See Page 85 of the Electrification EA.

Just my speculation.

- Paul

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- Paul

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This was going to be my guess, judging by the investigation area. If they were investigating a wye, the work are would...look like a wye.

 

[reinventingthewheel]

If they were investigating a wye, the work are would...look like a wye.

For that reason I included this fine print from below the diagram in my screenshot:

Geotechnical investigations will proceed in stages, occupying one working area at a time.

Otherwise yes, I could have ruled it out.

PS I only recently learned ML owns Canpa from your website. Great info and pics there, thanks!

 

[Sauga89]

The benefits are dubious, though, because if you wyed at Kipling, you end up bypassing Kipling station altogether. To serve Kipling, you'd have to reverse directions after running up the Obico sub.

I was thinking that for special events, skipping Kipling might not matter so much.

 

[nfitz]

So, in all seriousness, was there ever a wye at this location previously? If not, was the pipe yard ever railroad property?

Looking at the historical air photos on the city website, it's always been like this. It first appeared by 1947, but just as a spur. With the rest of it being built in the 1950s. And from pretty early, the "pipe yard" was clearly a different use than the railway.