GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

[SkylineHorizons]

Apparently a GO coach at Union was evacuated last night due to catching fire, in/around midnight.

GO Train car evacuated after catching fire at Union Station, vandalism blamed

No injuries have been reported in the incident just before midnight Friday on the Lakeshore West line.

www.thestar.com

Yup not looking good, possibly a total loss depending on the extent of the fire and water damage to the electrical/pneumatics. In the very least the entire interior will have to be gutted.

 

[Willybru21]

One coach doesn’t matter on the grand scale of things, at least the entire train wasn’t damaged (at least to our knowledge)

 

[T3G]

June 2019.

 

[PL1]

June 2019.

Is that the car from the fire? I couldn't see any numbers in the photos above

 

[T3G]

That's the one.

I don't know where the photos are, perhaps in another thread? - but there was a photo somewhere here showing the car number.

 

[PL1]

That's the one.

I don't know where the photos are, perhaps in another thread? - but there was a photo somewhere here showing the car number.

It's in the Go Fleet/Equipment thread. Thanks for the photo

 

[Dan416]

It’s bad enough we have so few trains and no expansion in site. Now we have constant delayed trains due to “track speed reductions” whatever that means.

And the train has seriously been crawling most of the way at least a week now.

 

[Jonny5]

It’s bad enough we have so few trains and no expansion in site. Now we have constant delayed trains due to “track speed reductions” whatever that means.

And the train has seriously been crawling most of the way at least a week now.

It's leaves on the tracks season, but I bet they learned not to publicly say that anymore.

 

[Allandale25]

^ I could be wrong but I thought I saw somewhere CPKC is doing some switch replacement or maintenance. cc @smallspy

 

[SaugeenJunction]

City of Brantford has started a push for GO Train service:

• News Article: Brantford on Track: Paving the Way for GO Rail Extension
• Report: Brantford on Track: Paving the way for GO Rail Extension

 

[Sunnyside]

City of Brantford has started a push for GO Train service:

• News Article: Brantford on Track: Paving the Way for GO Rail Extension
• Report: Brantford on Track: Paving the way for GO Rail Extension

Hmm… to Hamilton or Toronto? Probably a foregone conclusion, though the former (or a mix) would be nice. If there were ever a VIA route that could easily be absorbed by GO, it’s Toronto-London via Brantford. Way more proven as viable than the now-cancelled route.

 

[innsertnamehere]

I wouldn't mind a couple of peak hour trains to Brantford - not the worst idea, for sure.

I do wonder if a train to Hamiton GO Centre would be just as busy as one to Toronto though. Maybe 2 trains to GO Centre and 2 to Toronto in each rush hour period. The two to Hamilton could then turn around and become 2 additional peak hour trains to Toronto out of Hamilton GO.

 

[Sunnyside]

I wouldn't mind a couple of peak hour trains to Brantford - not the worst idea, for sure.

I do wonder if a train to Hamiton GO Centre would be just as busy as one to Toronto though. Maybe 2 trains to GO Centre and 2 to Toronto in each rush hour period. The two to Hamilton could then turn around and become 2 additional peak hour trains to Toronto out of Hamilton GO.

If you used West Harbour you could even continue on to Niagara in the off-peak. I have a feeling a Hamilton-bound train won’t be very full coming from Brantford alone, so it might be better suited to DMUs or shorter consists on a through-service to elsewhere.

 

[Willybru21]

 

[Allandale25]

City of Brantford has started a push for GO Train service:

• News Article: Brantford on Track: Paving the Way for GO Rail Extension
• Report: Brantford on Track: Paving the way for GO Rail Extension

Re-purpose the UPX trainsets when they are retired for GO Expansion and use them for a Brantford-Aldershto shuttle?