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Apparently ATC IS flammable. Could be looking at a prolonged outage if the signals are actually on fire.

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Someone clearly missed a red light on that installation.
 
TTC to hold virtual information session for women to consider a career as a Transit Operator

Nov. 23, 2020

Tomorrow, Nov. 24, the TTC will be holding its first-ever virtual information session with a focus on recruiting more women to the role of transit operator. The event is open to everyone and will provide an opportunity to hear from diverse TTC women employees about their experiences.

At this time, overwhelming demand has resulted in this event reaching its capacity of 3,000 attendees. A second event is being held next month with more details below.

"TTC operators play a vital role in our city by getting residents to the places they need to go. Throughout the pandemic, our TTC operators have been making sure our transit system keeps going and frontline and essential workers get where they need to go. Thank you to the TTC for undertaking this effort to recruit more women to help keep our transit system moving and ensure their workforce reflects the diversity of our city," said Mayor John Tory.

"In 2019, only 16% of employees at the TTC identified as women," said TTC Chair Jaye Robinson. "We are looking to improve that statistic by encouraging women throughout the GTA to explore career opportunities at the TTC."

"I'm pleased that so many people have shown interest in learning more about working at the TTC. The TTC is a great place to work and have a rewarding career," said TTC CEO Rick Leary. "An important focus for me is making sure our workforce reflects the diverse communities that we serve at the TTC. Events like this one are a significant part of how we get there."

Attendees can expect discussions around the following topics:

- Working with the community
- Family and work-life balance
- Career growth opportunities
- Competitive compensation and benefits

Speakers will include:

- Rick Leary, TTC CEO
- Mahsa Redjvani, Manager, Talent Acquisition Transit Operator Program
- Dawn Arbeau, Manager, Rail Transportation Training
- Romayne Toban, Diversity Consultant, Diversity & Human Rights
- Deborah Lyon, Head, Streetcar Transportation
- Amanda Coward, Transit Operator
- Elisa McAdam, Transit Operator
- Marika Fraser, Manager Outreach and Diversity
- Pauline Kirkpatrick, Employment Ontario Representative

Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions.

Participants are required to register in advance of this event and can do so here: https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ttc.ca%2FJobs%2FTransit_Operator_Recruitment%2Findex.jsp&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cd0845a0e87fd4b6e5fa308d88ff5498c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637417630944816473%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=4WulTeV6C0GCgHWvBqG3JQNY%2FEG6%2FLTryOz5QAzC2gY%3D&reserved=0.

For those who are interested in participating but unable to make the session, or those who register but find the event is already at capacity, the TTC will be holding a second virtual information session on Thurs., Dec. 10 from 1-3 p.m. Registration and further details for the second session will be available shortly. A recording of the November session will also be available on the TTC website following the event.

The TTC is committed to fostering a positive workplace culture with a workforce that is representative of the communities it serves. The TTC is committed to the principles of diversity and inclusion, and encourages participation from all job seekers. Accommodation is available for participants, including those with disabilities. Please contact Talent Management at 416-393-4570.
 
TTC's ATC signal upgrades now extend from Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station to Rosedale Station

Nov. 23, 2020

The TTC is pleased to announce that its upgraded Automatic Train Control (ATC) signalling system is now operational between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Rosedale stations.

Upgrades and testing were completed during this past weekend's subway closure with the system going live when full subway service resumed on Saturday. Portions of the TTC's signal system date back to the 1950s when the subway first opened. In addition to reducing signal-related delays, ATC increases safety of the subway, improves travel times and lowers operating costs.

"Despite the ongoing pandemic, the TTC has been hard at work upgrading the transit system to make it more efficient and effective. With ATC signals on a big stretch of our subway system, we can ensure that we are getting people moving across this city as quickly as possible. I want to thank the TTC and all of the operators and workers who have been working throughout the pandemic so we can not only provide continued service to riders but get important repair work done," said Mayor John Tory.

"The state-of-the-art ATC signalling system is already improving reliability and capacity on Line 1. I am very pleased to see ATC installed and in-service from Queen to Rosedale. Torontonians will continue to see better and better subway service as this project moves northward," said TTC Chair Jaye Robinson.

"Upgrading our signal system is essential to our ability to provide the best service possible for our customers," said TTC CEO Rick Leary. "ATC will improve existing service and customer flow and ensure we are ready to accommodate the planned growth our system will see in the decades to come."

TTC crews completed the stretch between Queen and Rosedale stations on Saturday. The previous phase of the ATC project, between St Patrick and Queen stations, was completed in February.

This milestone in ATC installation means fewer delays associated with the older fixed-block signalling system along the majority of Line 1, and improved service. It also means access to an additional turn-back location, at College Station, which provides more flexibility in the event of an operational issue on the line.

The new ATC area required 168 beacons, 12 trackside radios, 40 axle counters, 16 signals and included two weekend closures and one single day closure - just to fully test and commission into revenue service. Crews have been laying the actual ground work for the area since last year.

As installation of ATC continues, weekend closures will continue to be required. As always, the TTC will advise customers in advance of these closures and alternate service plans.
 
drum118 said:
TTC's ATC signal upgrades now extend from Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station to Rosedale Station

Nov. 23, 2020

The TTC is pleased to announce that its upgraded Automatic Train Control (ATC) signalling system is now operational between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Rosedale stations.

Upgrades and testing were completed during this past weekend's subway closure with the system going live when full subway service resumed on Saturday. Portions of the TTC's signal system date back to the 1950s when the subway first opened. In addition to reducing signal-related delays, ATC increases safety of the subway, improves travel times and lowers operating costs.

"Despite the ongoing pandemic, the TTC has been hard at work upgrading the transit system to make it more efficient and effective. With ATC signals on a big stretch of our subway system, we can ensure that we are getting people moving across this city as quickly as possible. I want to thank the TTC and all of the operators and workers who have been working throughout the pandemic so we can not only provide continued service to riders but get important repair work done," said Mayor John Tory.

"The state-of-the-art ATC signalling system is already improving reliability and capacity on Line 1. I am very pleased to see ATC installed and in-service from Queen to Rosedale. Torontonians will continue to see better and better subway service as this project moves northward," said TTC Chair Jaye Robinson.

"Upgrading our signal system is essential to our ability to provide the best service possible for our customers," said TTC CEO Rick Leary. "ATC will improve existing service and customer flow and ensure we are ready to accommodate the planned growth our system will see in the decades to come."

TTC crews completed the stretch between Queen and Rosedale stations on Saturday. The previous phase of the ATC project, between St Patrick and Queen stations, was completed in February.

This milestone in ATC installation means fewer delays associated with the older fixed-block signalling system along the majority of Line 1, and improved service. It also means access to an additional turn-back location, at College Station, which provides more flexibility in the event of an operational issue on the line.

The new ATC area required 168 beacons, 12 trackside radios, 40 axle counters, 16 signals and included two weekend closures and one single day closure - just to fully test and commission into revenue service. Crews have been laying the actual ground work for the area since last year.

As installation of ATC continues, weekend closures will continue to be required. As always, the TTC will advise customers in advance of these closures and alternate service plans.
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Once Line 1 is finished, they then start on Line 2.
 
EastYorkTTCFan said:
Only if it has funding. I think we will probably see line 4 have ATC before line 2 because it connects directly to it and they share a yard with line 1.
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It also has a signalling system that's over 45 years more recent, and the least capacity or operational issues.

You might well be right, but there's nothing pressing about upgrading Line 4 until it's being extended or replaced.At the rate we are going, they can transition directly to Line 2, and parts of it will be older than Line 1 when it's upgrade started!
 
nfitz said:
It also has a signalling system that's over 45 years more recent, and the least capacity or operational issues.

You might well be right, but there's nothing pressing about upgrading Line 4 until it's being extended or replaced.At the rate we are going, they can transition directly to Line 2, and parts of it will be older than Line 1 when it's upgrade started!
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I think what we will probably see is that they will probably start putting ATC on line 2 once the extension is at the point where they are laying track and installing the signal system. Most likely they will probably do from Main Street to the end of the line heading east as they can turn trains back at Woodbine.
 
drum118 said:
TTC's ATC signal upgrades now extend from Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station to Rosedale Station

Nov. 23, 2020

The TTC is pleased to announce that its upgraded Automatic Train Control (ATC) signalling system is now operational between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Rosedale stations.

Upgrades and testing were completed during this past weekend's subway closure with the system going live when full subway service resumed on Saturday. Portions of the TTC's signal system date back to the 1950s when the subway first opened. In addition to reducing signal-related delays, ATC increases safety of the subway, improves travel times and lowers operating costs.

"Despite the ongoing pandemic, the TTC has been hard at work upgrading the transit system to make it more efficient and effective. With ATC signals on a big stretch of our subway system, we can ensure that we are getting people moving across this city as quickly as possible. I want to thank the TTC and all of the operators and workers who have been working throughout the pandemic so we can not only provide continued service to riders but get important repair work done," said Mayor John Tory.

"The state-of-the-art ATC signalling system is already improving reliability and capacity on Line 1. I am very pleased to see ATC installed and in-service from Queen to Rosedale. Torontonians will continue to see better and better subway service as this project moves northward," said TTC Chair Jaye Robinson.

"Upgrading our signal system is essential to our ability to provide the best service possible for our customers," said TTC CEO Rick Leary. "ATC will improve existing service and customer flow and ensure we are ready to accommodate the planned growth our system will see in the decades to come."

TTC crews completed the stretch between Queen and Rosedale stations on Saturday. The previous phase of the ATC project, between St Patrick and Queen stations, was completed in February.

This milestone in ATC installation means fewer delays associated with the older fixed-block signalling system along the majority of Line 1, and improved service. It also means access to an additional turn-back location, at College Station, which provides more flexibility in the event of an operational issue on the line.

The new ATC area required 168 beacons, 12 trackside radios, 40 axle counters, 16 signals and included two weekend closures and one single day closure - just to fully test and commission into revenue service. Crews have been laying the actual ground work for the area since last year.

As installation of ATC continues, weekend closures will continue to be required. As always, the TTC will advise customers in advance of these closures and alternate service plans.
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While nice, this upgrade is happening much too slow.
 
It also means access to an additional turn-back location, at College Station, which provides more flexibility in the event of an operational issue on the line.
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Now we need the second exit there to make dumping out a rush hour (or even an off-peak) train something that doesn't instantly overwhelm the platform.
 
Richard White said:
I concur. It's been years now and I would have expected things to be alot further along.

I get that they likely want to make things look budget friendly but they also need to get things done.
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I think you underestimate the complexity of installing a totally new kind of signalling onto a line which is operated ca 20 hours a day, 7 days a week and where the old system was/is very old and quite fragile. No doubt it would have been done MUCH faster if things could have been shut-down for weeks (or months) but....
 
DSC said:
I think you underestimate the complexity of installing a totally new kind of signalling onto a line which is operated ca 20 hours a day, 7 days a week and where the old system was/is very old and quite fragile. No doubt it would have been done MUCH faster if things could have been shut-down for weeks (or months) but....
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I once chatted with Andy Byford over lunch about that and he actually agreed but candidly noted how that wouldn't have been an option because of the impact on customers. The board wouldn't have approved the suggestion.

He wanted to do it but nobody on the TTC Board was willing to risk their careers doing it.
 
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