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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

ssiguy2 said:
You know this entire "service" was designed by a Torontonian who has probably never been to London. They can't for the life of them fathom how people would actually go to London to work from it's suburbs or the service would reflect that. Everyone in London's suburbs commutes to Toronto, didn't you know that?

Seriously, would you start a service with just one return trip a day that takes 4 hours? Added to this of course is that this person probably thought that the TTC & LT were one in the same. If not, then nobody would offer a car-free transit line that leaves the city BEFORE the local transit system actually "starts running. In other words, take transit but only if you have a car to do it with.
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Not again.
 
ssiguy2 said:
You know this entire "service" was designed by a Torontonian who has probably never been to London. They can't for the life of them fathom how people would actually go to London to work from it's suburbs or the service would reflect that. Everyone in London's suburbs commutes to Toronto, didn't you know that?

Seriously, would you start a service with just one return trip a day that takes 4 hours? Added to this of course is that this person probably thought that the TTC & LT were one in the same. If not, then nobody would offer a car-free transit line that leaves the city BEFORE the local transit system actually "starts running. In other words, take transit but only if you have a car to do it with.
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Please stop.
 
ssiguy2 said:
You know this entire "service" was designed by a Torontonian who has probably never been to London. They can't for the life of them fathom how people would actually go to London to work from it's suburbs or the service would reflect that. Everyone in London's suburbs commutes to Toronto, didn't you know that?

Seriously, would you start a service with just one return trip a day that takes 4 hours? Added to this of course is that this person probably thought that the TTC & LT were one in the same. If not, then nobody would offer a car-free transit line that leaves the city BEFORE the local transit system actually "starts running. In other words, take transit but only if you have a car to do it with.
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It's been explained 100 times that service wasn't made for the Toronto to London commuter.
 
LNahid2000 said:
More service is definitely needed. I'll probably have to take the bus back since I only need 6 hours there, which puts me between the 3:15 and 7:15 trains.
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That's sort of my Dilemma when I go to Niagara and why I'm thinking of booking a hotel room there this year.

The train timings are horrible and Niagara is somewhere you can either spend 4 hours or 48 hours. If you actually want to see more than just the hornblower you will neer to stay overnight due to timings.
 
Northern Light said:
Hey @Allandale25 ; you might want to tweet this exchange to AMA.

@LNahid2000

Can you grab a pic showing how crowded it is............?
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Back to the good old days of awkwardly sitting across from a stranger:
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LNahid2000 said:
Back to the good old days of awkwardly sitting across from a stranger:
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This is exactly like when I went there during the Simcoe Day long weekend.

The train was uncomfortably full and the sheer number of people coming and going caused delays getting to and from Niagara Falls.

I wish they would get rid of the Plexiglas barriers though. They are very uncomfortable for long journeys as they make it hard to get comfortable in the seat.

One thing to note, any increased service may have to be coordinated with WEGO in Niagara Falls. They run shuttles between the GO Station and Table Rock Point which would need to be increased to match the GO trains.
 
LNahid2000 said:
Back to the good old days of awkwardly sitting across from a stranger:
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Observations:

1) Non-renovated rolling stock. Considering these trains cater to tourists.....in some measure and occasional riders, better to put your best foot forward.

2) I concur w/ @Richard White that the plexiglass serves little value epidemiologically, while at the same time constraining movement/space, it needs to go. I'm a broad-shouldered guy, and I'm right up against the plexi when I ride.

3) At least everyone on that level has a seat.....but that's really not good enough for a 2-hour ride.

4) Man is that lighting ugly. I've seen worse (TTC Rockets)....... but they really need to move to pinhole/pot hole lights.
 
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LNahid2000 said:
Yep, we're about 10 minutes delayed on their newly extra padded schedules due to passenger volume.
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Surprise surprise. Niagara service is a joke, they are using the low demand excuse to run less service and increas profits.

Eventually people will get turned off the service due to delays and the sheer amount of people.
 
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