GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

[txlseries4]

The NYE schedules were posted to the website:

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Where do you see that schedule for westbound UP Express? On the press release it says "Last train leaves Union Station at 3:45 a.m."

Edit: I'd like to think UP Express is going to have that service, but the Metrolinx press release I link above, and this post from UP Express both say last train from Union at 3:45 a.m.
On the post from UP Express they give a very different schedule, too:

 

[Bojaxs]

The NYE schedules were posted to the website:

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Wow! Hope they'll have the staff available to pull this off.

 

[generalcanada]

Wow! Hope they'll have the staff available to pull this off.

I remember hearing a few years ago, a bunch of staff got stuck in the typical traffic and couldnt get to the don yard to their trains.
Not sure how true that was or if it happened again

 

[JasonParis]

The NYE schedules were posted to the website:

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This should really be what is offered every Friday and Saturday night, except revenue service.

 

[APTA-2048]

I just wanna say: the reduced service across the board (hourly Lakeshore trains for me) during the holidays really sucks and I hope they don’t do this again next year.

 

[WB62]

Where do you see that schedule for westbound UP Express? On the press release it says "Last train leaves Union Station at 3:45 a.m."

Edit: I'd like to think UP Express is going to have that service, but the Metrolinx press release I link above, and this post from UP Express both say last train from Union at 3:45 a.m.
On the post from UP Express they give a very different schedule, too:
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This is service Metrolinx added to the UP schedule. The regular timetable already has service running until 1am and starting at 4:55am.

 

[txlseries4]

This is service Metrolinx added to the UP schedule. The regular timetable already has service running until 1am and starting at 4:55am.

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Excellent, thank you!

 

[Metroscapes]

I just wanna say: the reduced service across the board (hourly Lakeshore trains for me) during the holidays really sucks and I hope they don’t do this again next year.

For me, it's Kitchener line service to Guelph. We just bloody got weekend trains and they scratched them until the 5th.

 

[christine]

I just wanna say: the reduced service across the board (hourly Lakeshore trains for me) during the holidays really sucks and I hope they don’t do this again next year.

It might not just be the holidays. There's no schedule changes published for Lakeshore East and West on January 3rd/4th/5th. So outside of rush hour, it will still be hourly service on weekdays/weekends.

For me, it's Kitchener line service to Guelph. We just bloody got weekend trains and they scratched them until the 5th.

Those Kitchener trains are still running:

 

[Metroscapes]

It might not just be the holidays. There's no schedule changes published for Lakeshore East and West on January 3rd/4th/5th. So outside of rush hour, it will still be hourly service on weekdays/weekends.


Those Kitchener trains are still running:

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Well I don't know what to believe. I got an email from Metrolinx this morning that completely contradicted this.

 

[WB62]

I just wanna say: the reduced service across the board (hourly Lakeshore trains for me) during the holidays really sucks and I hope they don’t do this again next year.

This was done because the crew shortage has reached a really bad point, and with higher levels of call-outs over the holiday season, it was anticipated that there wouldn’t be enough operators on call to run normal levels of service.

I love the service increases that have happened over the past few years, but the workforce hasn't been expanding enough to sustain it. Crew shortages are also why weekend 15 minute Lakeshore East-West service was temporarily cancelled last month.

 

[Northern Light]

This was done because the crew shortage has reached a really bad point, and with higher levels of call-outs over the holiday season, it was anticipated that there wouldn’t be enough operators on call to run normal levels of service.

I love the service increases that have happened over the past few years, but the workforce hasn't been expanding enough to sustain it. Crew shortages are also why weekend 15 minute Lakeshore East-West service was temporarily cancelled last month

I appreciate the info; but we need to be clear here, Crew Shortages are a self-inflicted wound for which there is no excuse. If Metrolinx executives can't budget, train, retain, and schedule crews, they should find alternate employment.

 

[WB62]

I appreciate the info; but we need to be clear here, Crew Shortages are a self-inflicted would for which there is no excuse. If Metrolinx executives can't budget, train, retain, and schedule crews, they should find alternate employment.

Definitely not implying this was an unavoidable problem. Maybe if we didn’t have 3 separate positions per train that all have different training lengths there would be more available crews.

 

[smallspy]

Maybe if we didn’t have 3 separate positions per train that all have different training lengths there would be more available crews.

That's not a realistic answer, either.

Dan

 

[Metroscapes]

That's not a realistic answer, either.

Dan

Agreed. This is a labour shortage on a human workforce. Human beings are essential to running good service, but are prone to overworking. A resilient organization would have contingency staffing, but able to operate with differing levels of experience. I dunno, public railroads should be resilient organizations. Maybe that's faultering.