Allandale25
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So it would be for the additional two tracks from West Toronto to Milton that CP wants?
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So it would be for the additional two tracks from West Toronto to Milton that CP wants?
crs1026
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It would be for the additional *something*, yes. We are assuming two tracks (previous studies suggested this, so a reasonable prediction) - but we really don’t know for sure. And even if proposed and vetted by the TPAP, there’s no guarantee that the end design will incorporate everything…. The Kitchener improvements for instance fall way short of what was studied in the 2009 EA for that line, which proposed double tracking all the way feom Silver to Kitchener.
- Paul
drum118
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Currently, there is 2 tracks for the Galt Sub with a 3rd track in 2 areas. A number of the existing bridges will support 4 tracks today with one bridge ready to support a 3rd track, but other will require another bridge to support the extra 2 tracks. Third track in place is from north of the 403 to west of Confederation Pkwy and the westside of 427 to the Humber. Getting 4 tracks in at Streetsville yard area will have an impact on it as well an impact on the GO tracks for CPKC local mainline switcher to service the yard as well the Mill at Mississauga Rd. The phase from Confederation to 427 was kill around 2007 with the supports in place for that 3rd track bridge over Cawthra Rd.
Kipling, Streetsville and Erindale stations are full centre platforms today. Cooksville and Meadowvale are setup to be a full centre platform once the north track is install. Meadowvale will require a tunnel under that north track as well access to it. Lisgar is layout to be a centre platform with room on the northside for for a track, but lacks a tunnel to it that will have to be built first. To put in a 2nd track for CPKC will expanding the ROW as well a noise retaining barrier wall for the station as well grade separate 9th line crossing that been on the books before Lisgar was built. Both Dixie and Milton stations will require a centre platform.
There is supposed to be a station at Trafalgar Rd. There is room on the southside of CPKC track for its 2nd track along with new bridges where there no space for that track today.
drum118
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April 19
Shows how long I been to a GO station to see the new display screen as well advising riders why their train is delay at the Exhibition station. Also surprised on the 30 minute trip from Aldershot to Hamilton. That real slow.
Shows how long I been to a GO station to see the new display screen as well advising riders why their train is delay at the Exhibition station. Also surprised on the 30 minute trip from Aldershot to Hamilton. That real slow.
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Shows how long I been to a GO station to see the new display screen as well advising riders why their train is delay at the Exhibition station. Also surprised on the 30 minute trip from Aldershot to Hamilton. That real slow.
what do you mean 30 minute trip from Aldershot to Hamilton? If you transfer to the GO bus at Aldershot?
Krypto98
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Apparently a block was down between Aldershot and Hamilton
Toronto1834
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Trains seem to be going a bit faster through the Manse Road level crossing. I noticed a special constable vehicle next to the tracks as well. The special countable then gave an approaching engineer a wave to confirm the crossing is clear.
Coolibop
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The special constable has been there for months (June?). And I'm not aware of any intersection modifications allowing higher speeds....
drum118
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Look at the times between stations.
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Look where? I am not sure what you mean? On the PDF's on GO website there are no trains scheduled to take 30 min to get from Aldershot to a station in Hamilton, it's always less.
Did you take the LSW train that day.and it took 30 min from Aldershot to a station in Hamilton? Was it just something that was happening that day? Someone above posted that "a block was down between Aldershot and Hamilton".
The photos show a train departing at 12:25 terminating at Aldershot and a train departing at 12:55 terminating at West Harbour. There is nothing in the photos your posted to say the train takes 30 minutes to get from Aldershot to West Harbour. That's why I was confused.
nfitz
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12 minutes by train between Aldershot and West Harbour stations. Or 20 minutes by bus from Hamilton GO Centre.
smallspy
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They were supposed to do some more scrubbing of the greenery, along with cutting back of the embankments back in the late fall. I've not been able to go through there in the light in a while, so I don't know if they actually managed to do the work or not.
Dan
drum118
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That maybe the schedule, but not the day I shot the screen
WB62
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I’m confused. No screen says the arrival time for an upcoming station on the line. You would never be able to find out how long the train takes to go between station A and B just by looking at a screen in station A.
What are you referring to on the screen that says the train will take 30 minutes to get between West Harbour or Hamilton and Aldershot?
drum118
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What are the times at the bottom saying???