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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)
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Willybru21
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Interesting, I was looking at a 1992 schedule for the Milton Line and I noticed that there was 2 reverse peak trains running eastbound to Union. A 16:08 departure from Erindale and a 18:15 departure from Milton for Union.
There was also a single reverse peak train westbound to Erindale from Union at 08:25 in the morning. Why exactly were these services cancelled?
There was also a single reverse peak train westbound to Erindale from Union at 08:25 in the morning. Why exactly were these services cancelled?
robmausser
Senior Member
I believe these were deadheads that they decided to put into service, but for what reason they were cancelled, im not sure. Perhaps another train yard was built that meant deadheading wasn't needed, or CP complained about slowing down their network by stopping at the stations for in-service.
Northern Light
Superstar
GO Transit added limited mid-day and evening service on this corridor in October 1990. three mid-day trips Union to Erindale and one roundtrip to Milton in the evening.
The service was summarily dialed back 2 mid-day trips just one year later in October '91, this was one round of GO cuts imposed under the Bob Rae NDP gov't that also cut service back on other corridors as well, for instance they cut service to Acton and Guelph and rolled that corridor back to Georgetown in July '93
Mike Harris weilded the Axe again in '96 cutting the remaining mid-day and evening service.
For a history of significant GO Transit Milestones, good and bad, see this site: http://www.trainweb.org/railwayop/significantdates.htm
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Jonny5
Senior Member
Willybru21
Active Member
I never knew about this major derailment, all 12 car derailed but luckily no passengers on board.
Willybru21
Active Member
I guess this is why the water fountains were removed, would be nice to have that amenity reintroduced on the bike coaches or something.
CapitalSeven
Senior Member
How very Canadian. If something goes wrong with a fixture, feature, or amenity, close it off quick and dirty, then do nothing to fix it for a generation. Big fountain or little fountain.
reaperexpress
Senior Member
Why would we need drinking water fountains in a regional train? People generally aren't in the train long enough to finish a bottle of water anyway. It seems like a waste of energy/acceleration to accelerate drinking water tanks to 100 km/h and back every five minutes along the ride.
Expanding water fountains in stations seems like a much better investment.
Expanding water fountains in stations seems like a much better investment.
Willybru21
Active Member
Let’s not forget that there’s now 2-4 hour trips on GO, I think an amenity as simple as water should be provided. Up until COVID started they were lugging around an industrial sized tank full of emergency drinking water on the Niagara train.
Willybru21
Active Member
All water fountains have been removed now, they aren’t in the coaches anymore.
Richard White
Senior Member
What? Why? How?
turbanplanner
Active Member
Wonder what they looked like
Richard White
Senior Member
They were old school water push button water fountains right about where the washrooms are located.
I believe someone posted pictures further back in this thread.
crs1026
Senior Member
^In North America, passenger trains have traditionally had internal systems to deliver potable water to riders. Not so in other places.
Society has moved away from drinking fountains in some respects..... but when one stares at the mounds of plastic water bottles we now consume, I'm not sure we are doing ourselves any favours.
If you look at other fleets (VIA's HEP fleet is one comparator) most have removed those potable water systems as a simple matter of economy. Too expensive to maintain and service, especially considering the currrent public health standards.
I don't have a problem with removing drinking water systems from GO trains ..... except..... it's another reason why those 3-4 hour "delays with passengers stranded on board" after incidents need to be seen as having health and safety implications.
- Paul
Society has moved away from drinking fountains in some respects..... but when one stares at the mounds of plastic water bottles we now consume, I'm not sure we are doing ourselves any favours.
If you look at other fleets (VIA's HEP fleet is one comparator) most have removed those potable water systems as a simple matter of economy. Too expensive to maintain and service, especially considering the currrent public health standards.
I don't have a problem with removing drinking water systems from GO trains ..... except..... it's another reason why those 3-4 hour "delays with passengers stranded on board" after incidents need to be seen as having health and safety implications.
- Paul