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This was just released about an hour ago.. so nothing as of yet. I'll def post if anything pops up.

There are a couple still renderings for other parts of the line floating around.. I'll see what I can do.

Notice in the clip that King St E is pedestrianized between Walnut & Mary? No thru traffic on King St downtown. That's a TOUGH sell!

EDIT: pdf from Hamilton Rapid Transit Office with renderings:
http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres...A756A2ADF/0/SCHEMEPLANSWITHMONTAGESforweb.pdf
 
LRT plans for the B-Line in Hamilton

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I can't believe so many of the councillors object to the $130 million cost of the LRT. It seems so cheap compared to the $1.2 billion Hurontario-Main LRT...
 
B-Line LRT will cost about $800 million. The $130 million would cover the city’s capital costs.
 
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I loved how real-life and detailed the videos and images look, as if the LRT was to be plopped down this spring, the only exception is that the MacNab bus terminal is open.

I am kind of disappointed that the Pan-Am/Ti-Cat stadium was decided on refurbishing the old Ivor Wynne rather than the Bayfront or TH&B yards sites, but at least it's on the corridor (a few blocks of a walk) rather than in a fallow field on the east Mountain.

Oh, to see overhead transit wiring above Hamilton streets again! And to put truth back to the name HSR!

(This just doesn't cut it)
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This does:
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At least this is a real trolley bus, unlike the first photo which is a "trolley" bus. And the colour scheme matches those of the Ti-Cats and the Hamilton-standard traffic signal (now embraced by Waterloo Region and Sudbury, if neglected in Burlington and Mississauga)
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ShonTron said:
I am kind of disappointed that the Pan-Am/Ti-Cat stadium was decided on refurbishing the old Ivor Wynne rather than the Bayfront or TH&B yards sites, but at least it's on the corridor (a few blocks of a walk) rather than in a fallow field on the east Mountain.
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Actually the Scott Park stop is a new stop. It was just recently added, likely because of the recent Ivor Wynne renovation proposal.
 
jwill said:
Are there plans for a maintenance yard?
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I believe down in the West Harbour area. Just west of the proposed PanAm Park & Residential.
This should give you an idea.. the area is already home to a railyard: Google Map
They should also include that portion of the A-Line (James St) while building the B-Line as they would need access to the maintenance yard regardless.

@ShonTron, that's the Gore-to-Shore 'Trolley'. It's FREE but only runs June-September.
 
DC83- thanks for the link- great map on that link- I have read of the A and B lines but was not aware of the other lines. Hopefully these become reality soon- especially like the A Line connecting the airport with this rapid transit line. Hopefully the Hunter Street Go station (James St) gets some investment too. I hope it soon gets all day two way service between Union and that station.
 
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Hamilton's Mayor, Bob Bratina, is trying to give the McGuinty Liberals an Out on their promise to fund Hamilton Light Rail.

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