Toronto Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

[drum118]

Feb 26
Crews were installing overhead wires at Black Creek Area and Mount Dennis station today,

Been over a year that handrail could be install on the walls of the elevated section for Black Creek as well the portal, but not going to happen.

There is a mockup/test panel of an 8-10 feet fence by Mount Dennis Station. They most likely will use the fence for the whole area.

With the temporary fencing now by the road only, easy for someone to get into the yard now.

Noticed they have a drop off/pickup lane for the entrance to the station on the east side of the rail corridor.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Feb 26
Crews were installing overhead wires at Black Creek Area and Mount Dennis station today,

Been over a year that handrail could be install on the walls of the elevated section for Black Creek as well the portal, but not going to happen.

There is a mockup/test panel of an 8-10 feet fence by Mount Dennis Station. They most likely will use the fence for the whole area.

With the temporary fencing now by the road only, easy for someone to get into the yard now.

Noticed they have a drop off/pickup lane for the entrance to the station on the east side of the rail corridor.

The catenary was installed back in 2020. The light rail vehicles already used it for testing. This video is from July, 2021...

 

[drum118]

The catenary was installed back in 2020. The light rail vehicles already used it for testing. This video is from July, 2021...

That maybe so, but a lot of changes or add on taking place these days.

There was an ML notice of overnight work a few weeks ago that there will be changes to the OS for the next few months.

A number of large spools of wire can be seen in my photos for Black Creek

 

[W. K. Lis]

That maybe so, but a lot of changes or add on taking place these days.

There was an ML notice of overnight work a few weeks ago that there will be changes to the OS for the next few months.

A number of large spools of wire can be seen in my photos for Black Creek

The line is already undergoing testing with the light rail vehicles. Probably, they're installing the communication lines (hopefully Wi-Fi) , and fixing the signals inside the tunnels.

 

[Jane2021]

Forest Hill Station has glass up on the structure already that was pretty fast considering the structure just went up in December

 

[W. K. Lis]

Video says "opening date" is in 2023. While Metrolinx website (see link) says "October, 2022". Guess it depends upon one's definition of "opening"?

 

[turini2]

Video says "opening date" is in 2023. While Metrolinx website (see link) says "October, 2022". Guess it depends upon one's definition of "opening"?

Yep, as with Ottawa's Confederation Line - the builder saying "yep, all finished! " is very different from the TTC/Metrolinx agreeing that the line is ready for revenue service...

(I suspect that the TTC/Fire will want to do a few exercises of things before it opens, too)

 

[W. K. Lis]

Yep, as with Ottawa's Confederation Line - the builder saying "yep, all finished! " is very different from the TTC/Metrolinx agreeing that the line is ready for revenue service...

(I suspect that the TTC/Fire will want to do a few exercises of things before it opens, too)

Already doing so with the light rail vehicles. From link.

Each of the 76 vehicles for the line must travel 600 km on the test track to pass its commissioning test and be ready to carry passengers.

 

[robmausser]

Already doing so with the light rail vehicles. From link.

Yes, at the very least with the crosstown, testing is going on NOW

Of course some things will have to wait until completion, but they are doing all they can right now as work is ongoing.

This will definitely be a case where the line will open while much will still need to be completed on the stations and outside the stations. Landscaping, final works etc.

 

[drum118]

Feb 28
See no different for TTC Bus Terminal today or 6 months ago.

Love these signs at the Pape entrance and don't see a loop for buses to loop to get to the bus bays at this time. Unless there is a loop, how will the buses pull a U-turn at the east end??

 

[drum118]

Yes, at the very least with the crosstown, testing is going on NOW

Of course some things will have to wait until completion, but they are doing all they can right now as work is ongoing.

This will definitely be a case where the line will open while much will still need to be completed on the stations and outside the stations. Landscaping, final works etc.

The real test is later this year when full service simulation take place for 30 (?) straight days to make sure all the bugs are gone so there are no Oppss!! on opening day and that week. We will see 2-3 cars running as per plan headway.

The cars are doing the standard burn in today when they get the chance to run as well train drivers.

The exterior of stations will be the last thing to be done as the interior is needed to allow the testing of the line first as well been ready for the first riders come opening day.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Feb 28
See no different for TTC Bus Terminal today or 6 months ago.

Love these signs at the Pape entrance and don't see a loop for buses to loop to get to the bus bays at this time. Unless there is a loop, how will the buses pull a U-turn at the east end??

They're doing the "lipstick", "mascara", and "makeup".

 

[Transportfan]

I wonder why they use the subway font on the platforms but not the entrances?

 

[KhalilHeron]

I wonder why they use the subway font on the platforms but not the entrances?

My guess is that they want to unify transit wayfinding across the region, so when you see a station it's more recognizable. When you are already on the train though you know you are on transit, so using a different font is less of an issue, so they can keep iconic TTC font instead. Not a fan of the decision but I get their font choice for accessibility reasons. Clearview was designed to be highly legible which the TTC font, although prettier, was not.

 

[Johnny Au]

A peek at the south entrance of Cedarvale station on March 5, 2022: