JayBeeGooner
Active Member
I rode the Yellow Line on a Sunday morning, and it was really busy. The line needs to be extended further into Longueuil.
By most standards yes, but NYC runs longer trains with the same width on their IND lines; and BMT line trains are the same width, but 30 feet longer than ours. Even the IRT lines run narrower, but longer trains.Not just wider, but longer as well. Toronto subway trains are absolutely massive by any standard.
The TTC has far better trains, though they make tunnelling more expensive. They're quieter, more spacious and all air conditioned. What Montreal needs is some comfort refinements to their trains like better sound deadening and air conditioning. The trains really are loud when accelerating and the lack of air conditioning seems dated.
No air conditioning. Il fait chaud dans le métro!
If you think the guy waving back at the kid is creepy, or the bus driver weird, it's cut for cut from a 1970s promotional video by the STCUM:
Welcome to the unofficial website for fans of Montreal's metro system, the best way to get around the francophone metropolis of North America. This modern rapid transit system is swift, convenient, and inexpensive, and is one of the most architecturally distinctive subway systems in the world.
Unlike many other subway networks, which feature kilometres of identical stations, every station in Montreal is distinct. The system is also beautifully decorated with hundreds of pieces of public art, including sculptures, frescoes, and stained glass.
Too often, people race around underground without appreciating the beauty that can make their commute a pleasure, nor the hard work and creativity that went into the installation of the amenity they enjoy today. This is the place for Montrealers to take another look at what they rush past every day, and for people elsewhere to discover our wonderful city through what lies beneath its streets.
You can choose to read more on the whole network by making a choice from the menus on the left or at the bottom of the screen, or to examine a particular station by scrolling to the bottom of this page and choosing one of the station indices there.
Bienvenue à bord!
No air conditioning. Il fait chaud dans le métro!
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If you think the guy waving back at the kid is creepy, or the bus driver weird, it's cut for cut from a 1970s promotional video by the STCUM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcC31r1BxBY
This video is possibly one of the greatest things I've stumbled upon in my life lol
Indeed.Good grief - another thread!?!
Is Montreal going to embarrass Toronto by building more transit capacity faster?
I'd be surprised if this is built in 6 years.