The Great Canadian Transit Thread

[franktko]

Originally Posted by leftimage

I wonder if the new metro cars in Montreal will be faster?

Scratcheti! lol, first time I hear that word

Do anyone know if the open space will span the entire train or if we're going to get 3 open spaces of 3 wagons each?

[Innsertnamehere]

I hope it is the entire length, that way you can get the cool turning affect in the train on curves.

[Chadillaccc]

The future of the Ctrain as far as we know for certain so far.



A detailed plan of the entire Southeast LRT (203) Line can be found here: http://www.calgarytransit.com/pdf/Southeast%20LRT%20Compendium.pdf

[OwenChurch]

Hey, I just read an interesting article regarding High speed rail in the Edmonton Journal. I don't know if this is the appropriate thread, but I thought others would enjoy it:

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/...n+plan+lands+Edmonton/8813069/story.html

[Chadillaccc]

Definitely is the appropriate thread! Thanks!


Edit: WHAT?!?! A Maglev Bitumen hauler? That is a crazy/wicked idea!

[Innsertnamehere]

my dream interregional rail network: (note that the Red line runs to New York)



a more detailed routing map and a speed legend (red is Electrified HSR (300km/h) and blue is improved diesel service (200km/h))

[Nouvellecosse]

Looks good! The only changes I would make to the bottom one is there would be 4 colour/speed categories, with the addition of a lower speed electrified service 160km/h - 220km/h (we'll make that green) and a lower speed improved diesel service 140km/h - 160km/h which can be yellow.

The only parts that would be red are between Toronto and Montreal via Ottawa. The section that by-passes Ottawa, as well as the parts from Toronto to Windsor and Montreal to QC would be green. The section between Toronto and Hamilton and Toronto and Barrie would also be green, as Via could use dual mode stock for them.

The parts between London and Sarnia, and Buffalo and NYC would be yellow. I'd also introduce a yellow section between Montreal and NYC.

[Chadillaccc]

A couple gorgeous pics of Westbrook Station from SurrealPlaces!

Originally Posted by Surrealplaces

Westbrook LRT Station by Surrealplaces, on Flickr


Westbrook LRT Station by Surrealplaces, on Flickr

[J.OT13]

Westbrook Station was nicely done! Much better than the original renderings;

[Chadillaccc]

It is much nicer than was released before it opened! I just wish Calgary had more UG stations thus far; we only have 1 fully underground and 2 partially underground/trenched. Calgary transit seems to do underground and elevated stations very nicely.

[Chadillaccc]

Guideway supports going up very quickly for Vancouver's 11 kilometer (6 stations) Evergreen Line!

Originally Posted by adrianroam95

Another column mold ready to be erected. Shot August 26.

[travis3000]

I am excited to see the 5 new stations on the University line, they will all be opening in the next 1.5 to 2.5 years. We have Finch West, York University, Steeles West, Highway 407, and Highway 7 (Vaughan Metro Station). The renders look pretty sweet. And then we have the Eglington LRT line with many new stations planned as well, essentially connecting Humber College in the city's west end to Centennial College in the east end.

[Beedok]

I love how vague the term LRT is. The Eglington line looks like it's effectively a light subway, while the Hamilton plans are pretty much streetcars. Can't they just call those things what they are?

[Chadillaccc]

Where do we draw the line though? Most of the Ctrain is grade-seperated with metro-speeds, metro-headways, and metro-style stations. But because it has at-grade crossings in certain sections(among other reasons), it is an LRT. The Eglington line will be grade-seperated for 2/3 of it's length, but completely at grade for the rest of it (13 of its 27 stations will be situated between at-grade crossings). I don't know about the exact routing of the Hamilton LRT but if it's anything like Kichener's, calling it a streetcar certainly would be close to the truth, as (I believe) no section of the KW lrt will have a reserved ROW.

[GlassCity]

But isn't there also the technical aspect of it that LRT runs on overhead wires as opposed to a third rail? Also reading the definition on wikipedia, LRT doesn't have to have it's own ROW to be called LRT-the only real difference between it and a street car is rolling stock.

[Chadillaccc]

I just meant because it will run completely on street


Still very impressive though, we could have 9 cities with rapid transit systems by 2020!

Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Kitchener, Mississauga, Hamilton!



Also on the books for the future are Victoria, Quebec City, Halifax, and even Saskatoon is already talking about building an LRT system.

[GlassCity]

Are there any documents/plans available to read about all these proposed new systems? Would love to learn about all of them, mainly the cities that don't have any rapid transit yet.

[Chadillaccc]

I'm sure it's pretty easy to find information about Kichener's, Hamilton's, and Mississauga's. I don't have any sources though.

The other ones would be harder to find info about, except for Vancouver's (hopefully) future streetcar system. I have seen a picture of the proposed routing for the Victoria, Halifax and Quebec City LRTs but they were probably just visions.

[Metro-One]

Wikipedia is always a good start.

Anyways, the best way to differentiate systems is if they are fully grade separated or not.

Fully grade separated = metro, non fully grade separated = not metro.

[J.OT13]

How about this to decide which side of the line a city's LRT system is; if the train has its own right of way (as in cars or buses can't follow behind the train like streetcars) and the train never has to stop other than at stations (no traffic lights), then it's a metro.