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smallspy said:
All the time? Bull. The amount of times that it actually happens can be counted in the single-digits each year.

Dan
Toronto, Ont.
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I have witnessed it a few times myself. Seen people arrested and power off situations. Not all incident gets reported. I seen people jump down to grab things they drop and climb up without the TTC knowing. A couple months ago, they shut down the Yonge line cause some drunk guy ran from Dundas to College. A good 20 minute delay thanks to him. Although I never seen anything go wrong before midnight.
 
Steve X said:
I have witnessed it a few times myself. Seen people arrested and power off situations. Not all incident gets reported. I seen people jump down to grab things they drop and climb up without the TTC knowing. A couple months ago, they shut down the Yonge line cause some drunk guy ran from Dundas to College. A good 20 minute delay thanks to him. Although I never seen anything go wrong before midnight.
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During long waits for the train I've often pondered if I could run in the tunnels from Osgoode to St Andrew before the train got to me. Maybe one day I'll try it (on the sidewalks, because I'm not an idiot).
 
Steve X said:
I have witnessed it a few times myself. Seen people arrested and power off situations. Not all incident gets reported. I seen people jump down to grab things they drop and climb up without the TTC knowing. A couple months ago, they shut down the Yonge line cause some drunk guy ran from Dundas to College. A good 20 minute delay thanks to him. Although I never seen anything go wrong before midnight.
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I've only seen one incident about a decade ago. A group of teens were walking through the tunnel south to Sumermhill, driver honks horn and slams on breaks, they run the tunnel and exit to Summerhill southbound platform, train pulls up (they give various hand-gestures to the driver as he passes), train opens doors and they board.

Train runs very slowly but non-stop to Bloor where there are 5 cops waiting on the platform (one for each of the tunnel runners). Driver opens a single door to the car that the teens had boarded and they get escorted off the train in cuffs. Normal service (for the train) resumes.

I rapidly realized all the movies where people escape the cops via the subway system were wrong. Reality is you're trapped in a box where you're only tool is a large number hostages.
 
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Steve X said:
I have witnessed it a few times myself. Seen people arrested and power off situations. Not all incident gets reported. I seen people jump down to grab things they drop and climb up without the TTC knowing. A couple months ago, they shut down the Yonge line cause some drunk guy ran from Dundas to College. A good 20 minute delay thanks to him. Although I never seen anything go wrong before midnight.
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Sure, and I've seen it too. But just because you've seen it once or twice doesn't make it a "it happens all the time!1!" type of situation. The TTC knows how often it happens, and they have cameras located in the tunnels at the problem spots.

Dan
Toronto, Ont.
 
With the cameras recording on the platforms and on the train cars themselves, any problems people have can and is recorded. However, if they don't report it, nothing will be done to remedy any problems the passengers experience. If you get a bump that is results in a crime, report it, else the recording just be recorded over in a week and will be unavailable.
 
smallspy said:
Sure, and I've seen it too. But just because you've seen it once or twice doesn't make it a "it happens all the time!1!" type of situation. The TTC knows how often it happens, and they have cameras located in the tunnels at the problem spots.

Dan
Toronto, Ont.
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So what you're trying to say is that my stupid, stupid, foolish, dumb and stupid idea to run in the tunnels between Osgoode and St. Andrew is foiled? Damn it!
 
Has anyone else seen the planed closure for the bloor danforth line tomorrow, Service turning back at broadview and main street?

http://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Subway_closures/Line2_stgeorge_main_july24.jsp

It seems like the planing department needs a system map with all of the ridiculous diversions they are coming up with, first no 510 service on Queens quay due to road closures at the ex, and no turning subway trains back at stations without a crossover.
 
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Cuts due to the Ford administration. Cuts due to the Tory (Ford-lite) administration. Cuts below the the inflation rate.

All those cuts mean maintenance deferrals. Now there could be service cuts.

Mr. Tory... tear down the cutting wall.
 
Of course this should go in the TTC Cartography, Signage, and Wayfinding thread, but that’s been dormant for years.

En tout cas, I’m giving a presentation to some computer nerds this Wednesday (27 July 2016) about TTC type ’n’ tile. Then we’re having a miniature Type & Tile Tour at Dundas station at 18:00 that same day. Urban Toronto habitués are welcome to come along, sort of on a friends-and-family plan (or like transit fans attending the Bus Roadeo).
 
Elevator installation at St. Clair West proceeding.

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EastYorkTTCFan said:
I wonder if they will have to do something similar to this with Spaina Station on the university line
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I would expect the elevators to go at the very end of the platform, and they only need to go down one level since it connects to the Line 2 mezzanine via the walkway so they would probably be easier to install as a result. However it's at least 3-4 years before they start that project and I haven't seen any plans or anything yet.
 
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