Canada Line | Completed - Page 365

Distill3d · #**7281** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 7:29 PM**

Snapped this one from my phone on my way to a job interview at Air Canada this morning. Looks like they were testing them, I saw two more trains (different liveries) running.

GeeCee · #**7282** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 7:32 PM**

Distill3d, you can't paste a link to an image in your Gmail account like that unfortunately.

It won't work unless signed in to your account..

lightrail · #**7283** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 7:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by mezzanine

IMO the reason why evergreen is stalled is because of the pending appeal, if the govt still wants a p3 for evergreen.

They won't have to ask - the Court would quash the lower Court order, so she would automatically owe the money. Intransit cold agree not to collect, but I would want it back - it's taxpayers money, not hers.

Distill3d · #**7284** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 7:36 PM**

thanks for the tip. this heat is scrambling my brain! I changed it to my photobucket.

WarrenC12 · #**7285** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 7:42 PM**

I don't want to derail this thread either, but...

There's a big difference between something you did once when younger, and obviously learned from, vs. organized crime and other career criminals who laugh at our justice system. How about that young guy who hacked another with his axe. Remember him laughing on camera?

What about the 6 people dead in Surrey? The perps have been arrested, but it took open gang warfare across Metro Vancouver to make it happen.

GeeCee · #**7286** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 7:45 PM**

Looks nice! And I hope you get the job..

ckkelley · #**7287** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 7:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by cornholio

ok I dont want to take this thread of course but I am always absolutely disgusted with these comments(no offense). Our crime rate and violent crime rates has been declining for decades now and is at or around the all time low. All thanks to revamping our justice system to focus more on rehabilitation and prevention instead of punishment. Hell murders were I beleive at their highest right before we abolished the death penalty...see its allot more complicated than you make it out to be, and our courts have never been better, infact they still have allot more they can do...probably 90% of the criminals should never be locked up because either there are known and tryied methods of rehabilitation(we just need to invest more money in to it, though its cheaper in the long run then just locking them up) and b most crimes could be prevented through many measures and prompt medical and psychiatric treatment.
oh and maybe if I got your type of prison sentence instead of a divergence charge(not even a criminal record exists now) some community service, a huge fine and a very short stay in pretrial when i was younger I wouldn't be here typing this, contributing to society, very well also, and in my selfish opinion being a darn good citizen....believe me you would think i got a slpa on the wrist if you knew what im talking about.
/rant

go skytrain go

OH god.......

officedweller · #**7288** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 7:52 PM**

Nice shot!
Too bad they can't restrict the colours of the wraps to greens and blues.... at least at the ends (for a transition)

CBeats · #**7289** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 8:39 PM**

Ummmm...back to the topic...

Canada Line! August 17th opening, someone said? Can others confirm that? I was hoping it was secretly this monday, BC Day Long Weekend, as people had suggested, but I guess not.

GeeCee · #**7290** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 9:18 PM**

I believe that InTransitBC/ProTransBC were shooting to have it ready on their end of things by BC Day, however, I'd imagine that TransLink still determines the 'go live' date, and they need to have the new bus schedules put into place, etc.

Chikinlittle · #**7291** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 9:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeeCee

I believe that InTransitBC/ProTransBC were shooting to have it ready on their end of things by BC Day, however, I'd imagine that TransLink still determines the 'go live' date, and they need to have the new bus schedules put into place, etc.

Why would they HAVE to have the new bus schedules in place by then? They could overlap some service for a couple weeks to get the Canada Line running, and then have bus service changed over at a slightly later date. No real harm done by doing that.

Gordon · #**7292** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 9:58 PM**

The Canada Line Bus integration takes place on The Tuseday after Labour Day.

DKaz · #**7293** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 10:02 PM**

They have a bit of finishing work to do, it's not happening this weekend for sure. Aug 17 seems reasonable but at this point Labour Day is only a month and a bit away.

BCPhil · #**7294** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 10:15 PM**

It would have been nice to have it open for the fireworks on Saturday.

But having that many people use it on the first day if there was even a tiny problem might leave a sour taste in too many people's mouth. Remember how long people went on and on about the MK II's when they first arrived because one day there was a problem with the doors or something. A lot people in Vancouver know how to hold a grudge.

That's probably why Translink would like to avoid opening it on a long weekend (BC Day or Labour day). So that only people who are already interested in riding it are exposed to first day hiccups. Same reason why Sound Transit didn't open Link on July 4th long weekend.

I think opening it as soon after BC day as possible, so that all the kinks can be worked out by Back to School, is the best option.

Man, I hate defeating my wishes with my own logic.

deasine · #**7295** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 10:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by BCPhil

Same reason why Sound Transit didn't open Link on July 4th long weekend.

They decided to open it when the Mariners were playing... still unsurprisingly however, only 45 000 attended the opening on the first day. I expect a lot more in Vancouver.

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Originally Posted by BCPhil

Man, I hate defeating my wishes with my own logic.

They could really open the line now. Their tests went with flying colours and they've sort of placed the Canada Line under "controlled public testing" with organized tours (i.e. Buzzer tour - still waiting on those juicy photos SFU Vancouver). It's really the surroundings around the Canada Line stations that are preventing it from opening earlier and I don't blame the municipal governments for that as they, themselves, were expecting it to open near Labour Day.

s211 · #**7296** Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 11:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by deasine

It's really the surroundings around the Canada Line stations that are preventing it from opening earlier

That and a little paperwork, I hear.

Don't worry, though. All shall be made known on Aug 4th.

BCPhil · #**7297** Posted **Jul 31, 2009, 12:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by deasine

They could really open the line now. Their tests went with flying colours and they've sort of placed the Canada Line under "controlled public testing" with organized tours (i.e. Buzzer tour - still waiting on those juicy photos SFU Vancouver). It's really the surroundings around the Canada Line stations that are preventing it from opening earlier and I don't blame the municipal governments for that as they, themselves, were expecting it to open near Labour Day.

One of the many things I've learned throughout my years of employment is that often things work great in closed test environments, then you throw in 50,000 users and bugs you never thought of appear. Best to have that happen when you have time to fix them, not on the first day of school when people are depending on your system.

Even if support infrastructure, like bus loops, isn't in place, they could open the line to a full public test. An invitation to try it out, no guarantees. That way the system wouldn't be swamped by users in the first few days and it would give everyone and the system time to ramp things into gear.

If it was me, I would open the line to the public quietly as soon as it's safe, then have the big hoopla and ceremony on Labour day after any last minute bugs are worked out.

Ribbon cutting and photo ops are great, but it's a bit embarrassing when you declare something open for business and the next day you have signal problems shutting down half the line *cough Seattle cough* and worse when you have problems day of. It's unprofessional and taints people's opinions for a long time.

SpongeG · #**7298** Posted **Jul 31, 2009, 12:52 AM**

when i was at the open house the one employee was telling someone that it will open sometime in August and than they asked about the Bline and the employee said it will change in september when the planned start up was

So i guess a couple weeks with bus service as well will happen than?

jlousa · #**7299** Posted **Jul 31, 2009, 1:35 AM**

I know the planned opening date but I can't say. Sorry

I am allowed to state though that my first trip on the line will be before Labour day.

mr.x · #**7300** Posted **Jul 31, 2009, 2:03 AM**

August 22.