As part of the Georgetown South Project by GO Transit, additional capacity is being built into the existing route to accomplish the following:
- increase GO Train capacity along the existing route to Georgetown;
- increase frequency to all-day (instead of rush-hour only);
- accommodate future expansion of the line to Kitchener;
- separate rail traffic (freight vs. commuter / passenger) at West Toronto Diamond via grade seperation;
- Air Rail Link (ARL) from Union Station to Pearson International Airport
ARL
from GO Transit website:
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In time for the 2015 Pan Am Games, 140 two-car airport rail shuttles operating approximately every 15 minutes will run daily between the Pearson International Airport and downtown Toronto. It will offer travellers more choices to connect between Canada's two busiest transportation hubs. The Air Rail Link will stop at the Bloor GO and Weston GO stations, and will take 1.2 million car trips off our roads in its first year of operation alone.
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ROUTE
source: GO Transit Website
Stations at Union, Bloor GO Station, Weston GO Station, Etobicoke North GO Station and Pearson (Terminal 1). The project is to be completed in time for the 2015 Pan American Games.
VEHICLES
source: CTV via wikipedia
The plan will utilize diesel trains and will eventually, at an unspecified date, electrify the Georgetown rail line and the Air Rail Link. These trains will be built by Sumitomo Corp. of America (the American division of a Japanese company). The Sumitomo trains have relatively small engines that are on the vehicles themselves, unlike GO trains, where the locomotive pulls unpowered coaches. The single-level trains would run with two cars, each with 64 seats. The Sumitomo trains will be Tier 4 diesel — the latest environmental standard that comes into effect across North America.
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