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Usually, by the end of June, there would be service reductions because of summer (IE. school vacation). This year, because of COVID-19 and in-home school, things are different.

Should the COVID-19 numbers stay down or go even lower over the summer, come September the route changes may provide better service.

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I am at a lost as to who was driving the train as per the report.

It was stated the guard contacted the driver who apply the breaks. When trains turn to run in opposite direction, the guard becomes the driver and the driver becomes the guard. Therefore, after the train back into the pocket track to change direction the guard became the driver and in control of the train.

This mean the guard noticed the other train through the wall opens and call the driver who was blind until the other train pass him. If this is the case, it a good thing the walls were not a solid wall, other wise a nice side swipe and train derailment with lives being lost. A real gap for communication between dispatch and the crews. Someone in control needs a week or 2 off more than the train crew since they see things in real time in the first place. Then who gave the train crew to leave the pocket track in the first place?
 
Setting aside the issue of manual vs. ATC, and going on some really old memory, cannot the guard initiate an emergency stop from their position? It strikes me that signal placement might also be an issue. Unless the train in the pocket track moved without permission, it seems the fault lies with the controller.
 
lenaitch said:
Setting aside the issue of manual vs. ATC, and going on some really old memory, cannot the guard initiate an emergency stop from their position? It strikes me that signal placement might also be an issue. Unless the train in the pocket track moved without permission, it seems the fault lies with the controller.
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This is why they should never have removed the pull cords from the passenger compartments. The guard has no operational control over the train but could have easily ran and pulled the cord inside the compartment initiating an emergency stop.

The T1 cars still have this feature.
 
https://twitter.com/x/status/1402325951233548290

The TTC now has an express bus map on their website. They should really indicate which express bus routes are all-day/7 days a week and peak only. For example, the 905 route runs all day yet the 986 only runs only at peak times on weekdays. Perhaps use a dotted line to indicate limited service like they do with the regular routes.

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Coolstar said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1402325951233548290

The TTC now has an express bus map on their website. They should really indicate which express bus routes are all-day/7 days a week and peak only. For example, the 905 route runs all day yet the 986 only runs only at peak times on weekdays. Perhaps use a dotted line to indicated limited service like they do with the regular routes.

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The map does show the "holes" in service that we have, and missing links as well. The river valleys create barriers and the bottom of Toronto seem devoid. Now if we had a proper fare integration, we could include the GO Transit routes as an "express" service.
 
Coolstar said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1402325951233548290

The TTC now has an express bus map on their website. They should really indicate which express bus routes are all-day/7 days a week and peak only. For example, the 905 route runs all day yet the 986 only runs only at peak times on weekdays. Perhaps use a dotted line to indicate limited service like they do with the regular routes.

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They had this map on pamphlets during the introduction campaign but they just didn't place one on the website. I suspect it doesn't look like an attractive service they are introducing with all the dotted lines on the map if they went with peak/full service distinction as most service are only peak services.
 
This in the CEO Report to June TTC Board explains the wi-fi experiment a bit.

Free Wi-Fi on the 35 Jane bus route
Free public Wi-Fi is now available on all buses on
the 35 Jane route. This marks the beginning of a
phased proof-of-concept pilot involving about 100
buses running on the Jane and Markham Road
routes. The 102 Markham Road trial is scheduled
to start on June 14.
Both the 35 and 102 services operate through a
number of key Neighbourhood Improvement Areas
in the west and east ends of the city, which will
benefit from free internet access.
Customers are invited to provide feedback about
their experience by calling our Customer Service
Centre or by completing a suggestion form
available at ttc.ca.
The pilot runs through summer during which time
TTC staff will evaluate the performance of the
equipment on the vehicles and gather customer
feedback to help inform a Request for Proposal
(RFP) for a Wi-Fi network on buses and
streetcars. The RFP will be issued later this year.
 

June 16, 2021​


Board Meeting Agenda and Reports​

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Presentations/Reports/Other Business​


  1. Chief Executive Officer’s Report – June 2021 (For Information) Link opens in PDF document
  2. Approved Minutes of the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT) General Monthly Meetings for February 25, March 25 and April 29, 2021
    (For Information) Link opens in PDF document
  3. Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvements - Main Construction Property Acquisition Authorization (Confidential Attachment – this report is about a proposed or pending land acquisition or disposition of land for municipal or local board purposes) (For Action) Link opens in PDF document
  4. Wheel-Trans Transformation Program 2021 Update (For Action) Link opens in PDF document
  5. Presentation: SAP Program Update (For Information) Link opens in PDF document
  6. Procurement Authorization - Supply of Mobile Climate Control Parts (For Action) Link opens in PDF document
  7. Easier Access Design Services Contract - Procurement Amendment Authorization (For Action) Link opens in PDF document
  8. 4800 Yonge Street - New Entrance Connection (For Action) Link opens in PDF document
  9. Financial Update for the Period Ended May 1, 2021 and Major Projects Update (For Information) Link opens in PDF document
  10. KPMG LLP Audit Findings Report on the Toronto Transit Commission Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2020 (For Action) Link opens in PDF document
  11. Draft Consolidated Financial Statements of Toronto Transit Commission for the Year Ended December 31, 2020 (For Action) Link opens in PDF document
  12. Annual Review of TTC’s SH&E Management System (For Information) Link opens in PDF document
  13. TTC Pension Plan – Bylaw Amendments (For Action) Link opens in PDF document
  14. TTC Pension Plan Annual Report (For Information)
 
I believe this will be the first time TTC will use 1 track for both direction of service. This will help TTC in the future to be abele to run limit service on one track while doing work on the other with no need to close the line and use buses in place of subway. The flaw water protection is going to be costly over time to deal with leaks.

Monday to Thursday

Mon., June 14 through Thurs., June 17, subway service on the portion of Line 2 between Woodbine and Kennedy stations will end nightly at 11 p.m. for track work.

Replacement shuttle buses will run frequently, stopping at each station along the route. TTC staff will be on hand to direct customers to shuttle boarding and offloading locations, which will vary from station to station.

All stations will remain open for fare sales and access to surface routes and Line 3. The Teesdale Place automatic entrance/exit at Victoria Park Station will be closed.

Customers requiring Wheel-Trans service should speak to any TTC customer service staff member for assistance.

Beginning at midnight each night from Mon., June 14 through Thurs., June 17, subway trains on Line 1 between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Pioneer Village stations will alternate use of the northbound tracks due to leak remediation work on the southbound tracks. Customers will board southbound trains on the northbound side of the platforms, and may experience slightly longer than normal wait and travel times.

While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the conclusion of service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and state-of-good-repair work as well as ATC signal upgrades.
 
drum118 said:
Beginning at midnight each night from Mon., June 14 through Thurs., June 17, subway trains on Line 1 between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Pioneer Village stations will alternate use of the northbound tracks due to leak remediation work on the southbound tracks. Customers will board southbound trains on the northbound side of the platforms, and may experience slightly longer than normal wait and travel times.
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I think they have done that a few times now.
 
drum118 said:
I believe this will be the first time TTC will use 1 track for both direction of service. This will help TTC in the future to be abele to run limit service on one track while doing work on the other with no need to close the line and use buses in place of subway. The flaw water protection is going to be costly over time to deal with leaks.
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More like the 10th time
 
Here are two videos on the Tokyo subway:


The second of the two videos has a bonus segment on Tokyo buses.

The Tokyo subway is very clean and well built. Even young children take the subway independently (and there's a booklet given out in every elementary school in Tokyo teaching young children how to take the subway independently and proper subway-riding etiquette) and the Japanese are confused as to why children in other countries don't do the same.

There is much we can learn from Tokyo.
 
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