GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

[crs1026]

ML's interest in the Canpa Sub has always been first as a route from Willowbrook to the former CP yard at Obico, which ML now owns, and as the primary route for electrical feeders from the Hydro One switchyard on Kipling to the Oakville Sub. I'm not aware of any serious attempt to build the route into GO's service plan, although the route has been used for occasional detours. ML also derives revenue from large electronic billboards on the property.

To digress - Two interesting historical rail attractions on the Canpa Sub were the Long Branch racetrack, which did at one time boast special train service from the city, and "the Racetrack".... a series of service tracks in the old Ontario Hydro property that ran in a complete oval, meaning switching moves could circle themselves. Neither required a wye.

Another historical tidbit - the Obico yard area served as a shanty town in the years immediately after WWII, when the first wave of refugees from Europe arrived in Canada. Many lived in discarded wooden shipping crates from the Hydro logistics yard. It's an interesting parallel to today's homeless situation... Toronto's housing situation was strained as soldiers returned from their service, and immigration picked up.... until the postwar housing boom and employment opportunities gained traction. Living rough was not unknown in that era.

- Paul

 

[Metroscapes]

ML's interest in the Canpa Sub has always been first as a route from Willowbrook to the former CP yard at Obico, which ML now owns, and as the primary route for electrical feeders from the Hydro One switchyard on Kipling to the Oakville Sub. I'm not aware of any serious attempt to build the route into GO's service plan, although the route has been used for occasional detours. ML also derives revenue from large electronic billboards on the property.

The replacement of bridges along Lakeshore West between Exhibition and Parkside was probably a bit impetus, it was critical to detour trains. Two or three if them did not have sufficient clearance for electrification, and combined with their deterioration, I think things came to a head.

 

[kotsy]

Tracking shifting coming up in a couple weeks. They're doing this section 1 set of tracks at a time, presumably because it's a longer section than the last one (Eastern to Jimmie Simpson Park)

 

[crs1026]

^ A great many track panels appeared on the row east of the Don this past week, ready for installation. Pretty impressive pace for this work.

- Paul

 

[drum118]

​ Ontario awards construction contract to join venture AtkinsRéalis, Bird Construction, Hatch Ltd for East Harbour Transit Hub project

 

[chrisw]

@drum118 The East Harbour announcement has already been posted. Also, the article doesn't include the renders that have been provided.

 

[drum118]

@drum118 The East Harbour announcement has already been posted. Also, the article doesn't include the renders that have been provided.

Different source and behind the time with rendering removed for space

 

[chrisw]

Ehh, it's almost a copy paste of the press release.

 

[SaugeenJunction]

No late night GO service to West Harbour GO on March 29th and all day March 30th. Evidently this disruption is for CN to activate the signalling on the new West Harbour station connection track. Notice from GO here (which doesn't mention the tie-in track).

 

[PL1]

No late night GO service to West Harbour GO on March 29th and all day March 30th. Evidently this disruption is for CN to activate the signalling on the new West Harbour station connection track. Notice from GO here (which doesn't mention the tie-in track).

That's annoying for Around The Bay race participants on March 30. The race is starting/ending at the Liuna Hall adjacent West Harbour GO.

Necessary work, but still

 

[crs1026]

No late night GO service to West Harbour GO on March 29th and all day March 30th. Evidently this disruption is for CN to activate the signalling on the new West Harbour station connection track. Notice from GO here (which doesn't mention the tie-in track).

The track appears to be all tied in and ready to use, it's the signalling that needs to be done. This likely involves cutting in a new interlocking plant at CN Hamilton (the shiny new bungalows that one can see in the photos back further in this thread, to the east of the depot) and confirming all the signal progressions in both directions for every possible routing and permutation through the new plant and station tracks - with the complicated junctions at Stuart and Hamilton Jct, that's a lot of different possible routings to verify.

- Paul

 

[AlanD]

When Go shuts down the Lakeshore East line to do weekend works, why do they not run trains east from Danforth? For the upcoming closure there will be buses between Union and Pickering, and trains between Pickering and Oshawa?
What are the constraints preventing trains east of Danforth?

 

[smallspy]

When Go shuts down the Lakeshore East line to do weekend works, why do they not run trains east from Danforth? For the upcoming closure there will be buses between Union and Pickering, and trains between Pickering and Oshawa?
What are the constraints preventing trains east of Danforth?

Because there are often other work projects further east on the corridor that prevent trains from using Danforth Station.

Dan

 

[ownthesky]

That's annoying for Around The Bay race participants on March 30. The race is starting/ending at the Liuna Hall adjacent West Harbour GO.

Necessary work, but still

That's really tragic timing! I know it might seem small for those from out of town, but that's about 4000 people from all over the GTA that need to get in and out of the North end.

 

[nfitz]

That's really tragic timing! I know it might seem small for those from out of town, but that's about 4000 people from all over the GTA that need to get in and out of the North end.

Shame they don't run some well-time runs into Hamilton Centre instead.