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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

Metroscapes said:
To expand on this, a similar rescue train was in action on the Kitchener Line last week. It was suggested in the comment section that having the rescue loco coupled to two cars got around speed restrictions and allowed it to go at MAS (Maximum Authorized Speed), as it gave it more braking performance. Does that jive with anyone with that kind of knowledge?
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VIA sometimes operates a similar rescue setup from Montreal with a loco at either end and an LRC in between - I recall seeing pictures of one being sent to fetch a dead Siemens trainset on the Quebec route a few months ago.
 
Metroscapes said:
To expand on this, a similar rescue train was in action on the Kitchener Line last week. It was suggested in the comment section that having the rescue loco coupled to two cars got around speed restrictions and allowed it to go at MAS (Maximum Authorized Speed), as it gave it more braking performance. Does that jive with anyone with that kind of knowledge?
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Not braking - CN's signalling system requires at least 12 axles in order to accurately trigger the signals and crossing detection. Thus, for GO equipment, a loco with 2 cars is the minimum needed to meet that requirement.

Dan
 
This mornings''s announcement from the Premier in Hamilton was the opening of Confederation Station with service to begin October 27th.

Also announced, service increases coming to LSE, LSW, Stouffville and Barrie.

Presser is here:

Ontario Newsroom

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So more or less hourly service to Confederation.

Service extensions to Appleby from Oakville

Remaing improvements are peak period only.
 
Northern Light said:
This mornings''s announcement from the Premier in Hamilton was the opening of Confederation Station with service to begin October 27th.

Also announced, service increases coming to LSE, LSW, Stouffville and Barrie.

Presser is here:

Ontario Newsroom

news.ontario.ca news.ontario.ca

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So more or less hourly service to Confederation.

Service extensions to Appleby from Oakville

Remaing improvements are peak period only.
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Hopefully Kitchener Line next.
 
Northern Light said:
This mornings''s announcement from the Premier in Hamilton was the opening of Confederation Station with service to begin October 27th.

Also announced, service increases coming to LSE, LSW, Stouffville and Barrie.

Presser is here:

Ontario Newsroom

news.ontario.ca news.ontario.ca

View attachment 684543

So more or less hourly service to Confederation.

Service extensions to Appleby from Oakville

Remaing improvements are peak period only.
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Any chance theres more detail on those LSE trips?
 
With Confederation opening and it most likely at hourly all day service, ML should make new plans and make changes to new or existing buses and focus on expanding to Niagara region. There’s little to no reason now that the 11 should do the milk run, but maybe it could still go to Hamilton Centre for connections to the various other GO buses and then stop there instead of heading all the way to Aldershot after.


In other news, hopefully that additional trip to Unionville also heads back to Union and fill in one of the bi hourly gaps. As of right now its 3:39PM, 5:37PM, 7:39PM, so most likely it could be a trip at 6:39PM?
 
anb said:
With Confederation opening and it most likely at hourly all day service, ML should make new plans and make changes to new or existing buses and focus on expanding to Niagara region.
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This may also be an opportunity to extend bus connection service south from Hamilton.
Perhaps a GO bus from there to Binbrook, the airport, and then Caledonia?
Doesn't need frequent service, but maybe a twice per day round trip?
 
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Allandale25 said:
Hopefully Kitchener Line next.
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Same but I'm not holding my breath.

Interesting though is that the GO has not announced special October Reading Week train service to Kitchener during the weekend yet.
Nevermind, looks like GO just announced service to coincide with Oktoberfest. Now if only weekend service to Kitchener was permanent.
 
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Northern Light said:
This mornings''s announcement from the Premier in Hamilton was the opening of Confederation Station with service to begin October 27th.

Also announced, service increases coming to LSE, LSW, Stouffville and Barrie.

Presser is here:

Ontario Newsroom

news.ontario.ca news.ontario.ca

View attachment 684543

So more or less hourly service to Confederation.

Service extensions to Appleby from Oakville

Remaing improvements are peak period only.
Click to expand...
Keep in mind that Metrolinx picks and choses whether to report "trips" or "round trips" depending on whichever sounds better. Note that they report the travel time savings at West Harbour per round trip (because 7.5 min per trip sounds less impressive), yet they report the number of new trips as individual trips (because "6.5 round trips per day to Confederation" sounds less impressive). Given that we're talking about 6 to 7 trains per day in each direction, that's not hourly service. There are currently 6 round trips passing Confederation already (3 to Niagara and 3 to Lewis Yard) so that could be as little as 1 new round trip per day to Confederation.
 
Blue Jays will have playoffs games at the Rogers Centre on Oct. 4th and 5th. This coincides with the LSW closure that weekend.

I wonder if Metrolinx can negotiate with CPKC about opening their track for special Milton line service that weekend?
 
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Bojaxs said:
Blue Jays will have playoffs games at the Rogers Centre on Oct. 4th and 5th. Which coincides with the LSW closure that weekend.

I wonder if Metrolinx can negotiate with CPKC about opening their track for special Milton line service that weekend?
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Why Milton?
 
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