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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

Willybru21 said:
Turns out a random Mississauga MPP did prematurely announce a new station at the Lakeview development...
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I believe I called that.


Willybru21 said:
globalnews.ca

Doug Ford promised to build a new local train station. Metrolinx says it’s a bad idea | Globalnews.ca

Last spring, the government announced it was granting zoning order to a Mississauga development, with a promise the move would also bring a new GO statin to the area.
globalnews.ca globalnews.ca

I know this article was already brought up in another thread, but since it was originally brought it up here a few months ago its probably relevant enough.
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Metroscapes said:
For context, it's a 4 minute bus ride to Long Branch, on top of a 5-10 minute walk to the bus stop. The new trail connection through Jim Tovey Conservation Area will likely make it ~8-10 minute bike ride or a 30 minute walk (Google speeds, shorter if you go at a quicker pace).
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Mississauga is looking at constructing a BRT along Lakeshore that will connect with both Long Branch and Port Credit. So this new station is definitely not needed.
 
Bojaxs said:
Mississauga is looking at constructing a BRT along Lakeshore that will connect with both Long Branch and Port Credit. So this new station is definitely not needed.
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You’re against it because you believe the extra stop will make the general route slower.

the dundas brt is year away from being complete and we at least have some designs for that. And still that project is being crawled back because of lack of funds. When exactly do you think this lakeshore brt will be up in service because I haven’t seen one design presentation on it and I’m assuming funds again will be lacking.
 
sixrings said:
You’re against it because you believe the extra stop will make the general route slower.

the dundas brt is year away from being complete and we at least have some designs for that. And still that project is being crawled back because of lack of funds. When exactly do you think this lakeshore brt will be up in service because I haven’t seen one design presentation on it and I’m assuming funds again will be lacking.
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And how long do you think it would take to construct an entirely new GO starion?

Based on the recent article, its clear that the proposed Lakeview GO station is nothing more than a "backroom deal" Doug made with his developer buddies and didn't consult MX first.
Aren't you guys usually against this type of corruption from Doug?
 
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Bojaxs said:
And how long do you think it would take to construct an entirely new GO starion?

Based on the recent article, its clear that the proposed Leaside GO station is nothing more than a "backroom deal" Doug made with his developer buddies and didn't consult MX first.
Aren't you guys usually against this type of corruption from Doug?
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I’ve given up and accepted this is what we got. This is how Scarborough got their subway. As a Mississauga resident I am voting for my best interest and that’s it.

Btw where was all those reports on lakeshore BRT you were talking about. That serves my needs as well. Thanks in advance.
 
sixrings said:
I’ve given up and accepted this is what we got. This is how Scarborough got their subway. As a Mississauga resident I am voting for my best interest and that’s it.

Btw where was all those reports on lakeshore BRT you were talking about. That serves my needs as well. Thanks in advance.
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There was something just recently posted on the Miway thread.
@drum118 is probably the guy to ask more about it.
 
Anyone got any more insider info on how the hand over of GO train operations to Onxpress is playing out? Is it going smoothly? I thought as we got closer to the Jan. 1st 2025 handover date that we would see more announcements from Metrolinx about the status of the handover. There doesn't seem to have been anything major announced since the early months of this year.

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ONxpress Operations will serve as operations, maintenance partner for GO Transit - Daily Commercial News

TORONTO—ONxpress Operations Inc. (OOI), a member of ONxpress Transportation Partners (ONxpress), will serve as the new operations and maintenance partner for the GO Transit system in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area, reports Aecon Group. OOI will be a p
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rbt said:
Presumably it'll be start-of service on Jan 1st (~5am) rather than transitioning at exactly midnight.
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Presumably. But integrating staffing for the end of service on December 31, and beginning of day January 1st might have challenges. Especially with as many as possible taking vacation (or calling in sick). I'd have selected something like January 11th - that wouldn't have inherent pressures.

I'm sure strong competent management could work around it. But given last year's failure.

Speaking of last year's failures, I happened to be in Union station and changed GO trains just as the Taylor Swift concert was letting out. It ran like clockwork! There were a lot of GO staff in the station, directing traffic, streaming TTC passengers one way, and GO passengers to the York Concourse. When the stairs from the Great Hall got busy, they then directed them to the Bay concourse, and a huge swarm then efficiently went through the Great Hall to the stairs to the Bay concourse. And then suddenly they stopped as they redirected to the York concourse again.

Very impressive! Just as the flow ebbed, I was in the Bay concourse, and there was no queuing for platforms like I've seen for some crush events. And the (extra) train I took didn't have overcrowded platforms before the doors opened.
 
E•MO•TION said:
Their termination letters from their current employer state “effective midnight”.
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LOL The irony in that is - in railway space, there is no midnight. CROR Rule 1 states that time goes directly from 23:59 to 00:01 with midnight falling in either one.

I know, I am taking this out of context.... it's just an amusing bit of trivia.

- Paul
 
Allandale25 said:
What's the rationale for that?
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It's likely one of those rules that was "written in blood".

I don't know the specific situation(s) that led to this rule, but it removes ambiguity inherent in using 00:00 or 24:00 I'm sure the computer programmers liked not having an hour value that spans two days.

So many operational things expire at midnight (to be extreme, such as authority to be on a track) while others begin at midnight (such as somebody else's authority to be on that track) - if "midnight" is a generic term there will be a brief moment when the date and time and thus the authorities overlap. Very easy to be confused as to whether midnight is the last minute of the first day or the first moment of the second day, and possibly both applying at the same time.

The way the rule is written, one day ends at 23:59 and the next day begins at 00:01 so as to make the demarcation clearer.


- Paul
 
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