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[RedRocket191]

I agree, it looks identical to the ICTS layout.

My guess is that they close off access to the front in order to give the operator a double-wide cab. If this is the case, and the rumours about the operator guarding from the rear are true, then it means access will be cut off from both ends.

 

[ssk]

Me likey. I like that it looks different, but not too different from T1.

I also see that the door slide inside. The older rendering have them sliding outside like the Shenzen design.

 

[wyliepoon]

Google Sketchup model of the Rocket...

 

[299 bloor call control.]

very nice..... good job wylie!

 

[khris]

I like how our subway matches our skyline. Boxy boxy boxy!

 

[officedweller]

It's also interesting to note that these are going to be North America's first subway cars with open gangways.

Canada Line will be opening early - some say September 2009 (rather than November 2009).

Pic from Tafryn Palecloud's blog:
http://canadalinephotos.blogspot.com/search/label/OMC

 

[CGM]

Looks too institutional... I hope they spruce it up a bit... with the lighting and colours

 

[Edward Skira]

Ads will brighten it up.

 

[Dilla]

a few more seats than that would also be nice.

 

[wyliepoon]

Interestingly the Canada Line trains are built by ROTEM, same manufacturer of the MTR K-stock trains (see photo on page 10) that influenced the design of our Rocket. Aside from the colour schemes, the Rocket and the Canada Line trains look pretty similar.

 

[CGM]

It will look a lot more lively and less institutional if they put the lights behind the ads - just like now

 

[Long Island Mike]

New TTC cars: Hopefully those front ends are further modified....

Wylie: A good rendering of the new TTC cars-hopefully that ugly front end will be modified to something like the newest NYC Transit cars-they look much better. Since I have not read this topic recently does the TTC plan to have a full size mockup of these cars built to show them? LI MIKE

 

[CGM]

I always wondered how much money the TTC could save annually by making the front car aero dynamic and reducing drag... current design is as coefficient as a brick wall

 

[dowlingm]

re: door blockers - I'm thinking that some bright LED spotlights aimed at the door frame could be activated on the active side, just bright enough to annoy the door blocker into vacating...

 

[wyliepoon]

I always wondered how much money the TTC could save annually by making the front car aero dynamic and reducing drag.

If we made our subway trains like this...

I wonder how much room would be left on the train for passengers.