GO Transit Fleet Equipment and other

[SaugeenJunction]

More cab shots from here. Really hope they start to be shipped south soon, they look great.

 

[Bordercollie]

A close up shot of refurbished cab cars 203 and 212 at ONR. 212 seems to be nearly finished with new LED lights and marker lights, as well a horn, bell, and wipers. This shot is not mine.View attachment 406119

Any other modifications? I assume it will be a full width cab?

 

[RU479]

Any other modifications? I assume it will be a full width cab?

The cab cars have had full width cabs since 2002-2004.

Although I heard that they will have upgrades done to make the operability better for the crews.

 

[RU479]

Really hope they start to be shipped south soon, they look great.

I'd say considering 2(?) seem almost completely finished now, they could arrive as early as fall of this year.

 

[APTA-2048]

Any other modifications? I assume it will be a full width cab?

If the Series VI are any indication, these may have new seats (the ones on the CEM cars).

 

[gotransitboyhere]

Will these cabs have K5LA's?

 

[RU479]

Will these cabs have K5LA's?

Transport Canada would not allow that unless GO puts a K5CA horn along with the K5LA, and GO would never waste money on buying two horns for a single unit.

 

[gotransitboyhere]

I might email GO Transit about that, since I have emailed them before.

 

[gotransitboyhere]

Where can I find more photos of these cabs?

 

[smallspy]

Transport Canada would not allow that unless GO puts a K5CA horn along with the K5LA, and GO would never waste money on buying two horns for a single unit.

TC will absolutely allow it. And they have, too.

But on passenger equipment it would need to be paired with another horn.

Dan

 

[cplchanb]

TC will absolutely allow it. And they have, too.

But on passenger equipment it would need to be paired with another horn.

Dan

What are the differences between the horns? On YouTube theg both sound virtually the same

 

[RU479]

What are the differences between the horns? On YouTube theg both sound virtually the same

Here’s the old K5LAs used before the mandate in 2012:

And here’s the K5CA that is now used:

 

[ssiguy2]

While the 2nd horn is much more bearable, it does show how over/underpasses are needed on the system.

While some may think it's a bit of a waste of money, I certainly don't. Besides being both faster and safer, they also result in a quiet neighbourhood.. It's one thing to have to tolerate a train horn every hour and quite another having to tolerate it every 8 minutes at a MINIMUM all day long late into the evening even on Sundays. This is when local communities start to view GO service in a negative light as the noise levels become intolerable. I think the entire RER sections of GO should be 100% grade separated.

 

[RU479]

While the 2nd horn is much more bearable, it does show how over/underpasses are needed on the system.

While some may think it's a bit of a waste of money, I certainly don't. Besides being both faster and safer, they also result in a quiet neighbourhood.. It's one thing to have to tolerate a train horn every hour and quite another having to tolerate it every 8 minutes at a MINIMUM all day long late into the evening even on Sundays. This is when local communities start to view GO service in a negative light as the noise levels become intolerable. I think the entire RER sections of GO should be 100% grade separated.

Well, really only the Barrie Line has a lot of horn enabled crossings, all the other ones have mostly quiet zones initiated or have grade separations as mentioned.

 

[cplchanb]

Well, really only the Barrie Line has a lot of horn enabled crossings, all the other ones have mostly quiet zones initiated or have grade separations as mentioned.

Honestly we should be investing in the low hanging fruit of having the crossings at least upgraded to allow for quiet zones... the horn and the bell is such a draconian and obsolete protocol. Hardly any other railroad in the world uses this apart from NA.