I tweeted to
GOTransit, they
responded.
So two different people at GO now has heard my suggestion loud and clear. There is only 1 other person on my coach at the moment, so we can't let this valuable resource go to waste. It's a rare gem to see a non-stop express train heading to Hamilton.
It probably uses a conservative 70 minute journey time as a large built-in safety margin for delays, but let's see if this train arrives early.
STATUS: 5:55pm
- Start. West Harbor express left 5 minutes late
STATUS 6:25pm
- We've passed Oakville already.
- It appears to be making up time already.
- Speed peaked 135kph according to iPhone GPS speedometer, usually 120kph
STATUS 6:30pm
- Passed Appleby at 102kph
STATUS: 6:35pm
- Passed Burlington at 63kph
- Passed IKEA (between Burlington and Aldershot) at 102kph
- 40 minutes since leaving Union.
STATUS: 6:38pm
- Passed Aldershot at 58kph
- 43 minutes since leaving Union.
STATUS: 6:42pm
- Beautiful bay view to the left side of the train. Moving freight train on right side.
- Then another GO train passed us on the right at the same time.
STATUS: 6:44pm
- Crossing the Bayview and Hamilton Junctions at 37kph
- I see the West Harbor parking garage construction crane now. ETA 6:50?
STATUS: 6:46pm
- Crawling through waterfront CN railyard at 20kph. Parked GOtrain is currently in the CN rail yard. (layover?)
STATUS: 6:50pm
- I see the West Harbour GO platform now.
STATUS: 6:51pm
- We've stopped at West Harbor GO.
- Time elapsed: 0:56 from Union-Hamilton
Left 5 minutes late, arrived 9 minutes early.