GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

[smallspy]

Whatever happened they are still working on it.

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A large sinkhole has opened below one of the tracks, very close to or right against the Dundas St. E. overpass.

They thought that they had caught it on Wednesday evening and fixed it, but it opened up again on Thursday afternoon. It appears that they've finally managed to fill it, as normal service has resumed this morning.

Dan

 

[Northern Light]

From one service disaster to the next; at least this one isn't Mx's fault.....

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/train-service-interrupted-1.7095564

A truck with its boom up collided with the St. Clair railway overpass on the KW corridor.

 

[sixrings]

So we are spending between 10 billion - 26 billion on GO transit and I am wrong to harp on the MILTON line not getting 1 or 2 of those billion?

 

[Bojaxs]

So we are spending between 10 billion - 26 billion on GO transit and I am wrong to harp on the MILTON line not getting 1 or 2 of those billion?

How much can Metrolinx upgrade the line when they don't own the tracks?

 

[sixrings]

How much can Metrolinx upgrade the line when they don't own the tracks?

@Northern Light & @drum118 have the answers. there are things to be done but I am left to hope that they are indeed happening in the background waiting for the right time to announce them.

 

[crs1026]

So we are spending between 10 billion - 26 billion on GO transit and I am wrong to harp on the MILTON line not getting 1 or 2 of those billion?

That's over a fairly long time frame. Sure, Milton deserves to be in the mix.... but do you want the existing projects to proceed more slowly so some of the money available flows to Milton (and not getting that job done all that quickly, given that smaller slice) ? Better to get the already-committed projects moving and complete as fast as humanly possible and then more of the cash flow can be directed to Milton.

The saving grace is that once some of the RER lines do achieve that 2WAD performance, the public pressure to add the Milton line to the system will be that much greater. If any of the existing politicians are still around, they will feel the heat from that.

- Paul

 

[innsertnamehere]

Milton will be the next one to the bat in terms of major GO upgrades - but the current capital program as it stands is already quite massive so only so much is possible at once. I imagine we'll see more talk about it soon.

 

[Allandale25]

Milton will be the next one to the bat in terms of major GO upgrades - but the current capital program as it stands is already quite massive so only so much is possible at once. I imagine we'll see more talk about it soon.

And this could add to the 'soon' factor. Milton by-election coming.

Doug Ford cabinet minister resigns to join Pierre Poilievre's team

TORONTO - A cabinet member in Ontario Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government has resigned to seek a federal seat with Pierre Poilievre's Conservative party.

www.thestar.com

 

[sixrings]

That's over a fairly long time frame. Sure, Milton deserves to be in the mix.... but do you want the existing projects to proceed more slowly so some of the money available flows to Milton (and not getting that job done all that quickly, given that smaller slice) ? Better to get the already-committed projects moving and complete as fast as humanly possible and then more of the cash flow can be directed to Milton.

The saving grace is that once some of the RER lines do achieve that 2WAD performance, the public pressure to add the Milton line to the system will be that much greater. If any of the existing politicians are still around, they will feel the heat from that.

- Paul

As much as i mock deferred spending which derailed transit city I think it would be nice once in a while to hear that they are working on it and it is a priority. It maybe years away but hearing nothing makes one wonder if they are content forever with what they can offer.

 

[drum118]

ONxpress to Serve as Go Transit Operations and Maintenance Partner​

 

[nfitz]

How much can Metrolinx upgrade the line when they don't own the tracks?

you should ask them, as it's in there plan.

But presumably they build additional tracks along the existing corridor.

 

[innsertnamehere]

yes - my understanding is that Milton Line upgrades are similar to the Bowmanville extension or Lakeshore East through Durham with dedicated GO tracks beside the CP tracks.

 

[Allandale25]

^ and as was suggested in 2014 with a previous report, a potential rail under rail grade separation near the Humber River.

 

[dowlingm]

From one service disaster to the next; at least this one isn't Mx's fault.....

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/train-service-interrupted-1.7095564

A truck with its boom up collided with the St. Clair railway overpass on the KW corridor.

That bridge carries the CP as well as GO/UP. Surely such bridges should have sacrificial structures in advance of them when the clearance is only 4.0 meters

 

[chrisw]

That bridge carries the CP as well as GO/UP. Surely such bridges should have sacrificial structures in advance of them when the clearance is only 4.0 meters

Disruption during rush hour but it was just over 1.5 hours. 7:25 am to 9:00 am. They might've needed time to inspect, get rid of debris on the tracks.