smallspy
Senior Member
As for construction, there isn't much going on, that I'm aware of in the RH Corridor or the Stouffville corridor at the moment; nor Milton for that matter, except for its intersection with the Junction.
CN has been doing a lot of tie replacements on the Bala Sub all summer. In places they seem to have replaced about 90% of the ties. I'm not certain they've finished as yet.
As for Stouffville and the Uxbridge Sub, as well as tie replacement they are also replacing three of the bridges in Markham.
I don't know if CP has any major ongoing trackwork programs - they seem to try and save those for the 2-week shutdown in July - but I wouldn't hold my breath on CP allowing too many weekend trains.
GO is chock full of excuses for not getting to 30min, off-peak Lakeshore service sooner, same for adding off-peak on other routes. Lack of organizational will is the biggest obstacle, followed by provincial funding.
I'll agree with you that GO is full of excuses for a lot of things, but when it comes to the half-hourly service on the Lakeshore, it isn't due to organization will.
I'm curious about this one. What construction is GO doing in the Newmarket Sub between Union Station and the York Sub?
They have a tie-replacement program on much of the Newmarket Sub right now, but they have also been doing some much more heavy-duty work around Newmarket Station. For at least one weekend they had a lot of heavy equipment on the ROW and some of the rail removed.
Dan
Toronto, Ont.