Millennium Line - Evergreen Extension | Completed - Page 316

ChrisK · #**6301** Posted **Feb 27, 2014, 3:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by lightrail

So what do you think?

Wow, great illustrations.

Now that I see all three examples, it really does make me wonder why the Millennium Line spur to Lougheed will remain branded as a separate service.

queetz@home · #**6302** Posted **Feb 27, 2014, 3:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by DKaz

So they aren't crossing the tracks over after all. Disappointing they would do the split grade thing for nothing.

I guess in terms of aesthetics, the fact that the outbound is higher than the inbound seems to reflects the topography of the area anyway. The Lougheed Station area itself is at the bottom of the hill and does have a natural incline nonetheless, so it may not look so bad once its done.

Of course, we all know the real reason why they have that hump to begin with, but for the casual user who may not know the colourful history of the Evergreen Line, it may seem a natural way to build it that way...

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Originally Posted by nname

The future station is located after the guideway drop down to at-grade.

Are you talking about the proposed Western Port Moody Station that was being lobbied by the owner of Andres Winery and a few developers? If so, I thought that plan was dead....

officedweller · #**6303** Posted **Feb 27, 2014, 4:42 AM**

That's why I was asking.
If there's an 80m section of level at-grade track - then it's still possible...

jsbertram · #**6304** Posted **Feb 28, 2014, 12:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by ChrisK

Wow, great illustrations.

Now that I see all three examples, it really does make me wonder why the Millennium Line spur to Lougheed will remain branded as a separate service.

Probably because for over a decade, users have become familiar with where the Expo trains and Millennium trains go.
You don't want to confuse the sheeple by changing it to "Expo train to King George" and "Expo train to Lougheed" at the same time Evergreen starts running. then the masses start crying out "where's my Millennium train ?"

I've heard a Canada Line line train be skipped because 'that's an airport train -- we need a Richmond train to get to Oakridge'.
oh ..
my ...

xd_1771 · #**6305** Posted **Feb 28, 2014, 12:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by nname

Those brand new maps would be out of date already this coming April, as two new stops will be added to the 96 B-Line...

Well, what are you standing here for telling us that without letting us know anything else!?

jsbertram · #**6306** Posted **Feb 28, 2014, 2:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by nname

VCC-Clark was bordered on the west side by Glen Drive... I guess you're glad they didn't name it as Glen-Clark Station

Fortunately, he was tossed from the premier's office before the station was completed and opened and 'officially' named VCC-Clark.

I suspect nobody at the time wanted a Glen-Clark [Memorial] Station to remind future generations of the last elected NDP premier and the scandals that killed their re-election chances.

Olden Retreiver · #**6307** Posted **Feb 28, 2014, 7:00 AM**

The elevated guideway shown in the FaceBook update immediately east of Barnet Hightway in Port Moody crosses Schoolhouse Creek and the north end of Douglas Street before coming down to grade between Douglas and Elgin Streets. The potential 3rd Port Moody station is at grade between Elgin and Queens streets.

dpogue · #**6308** Posted **Feb 28, 2014, 8:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by Olden Retreiver

The elevated guideway shown in the FaceBook update immediately east of Barnet Hightway in Port Moody crosses Schoolhouse Creek and the north end of Douglas Street before coming down to grade between Douglas and Elgin Streets.

There's also (proposed to be) two switches and a propulsion substation along that stretch.

nname · #**6309** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 6:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by xd_1771

Well, what are you standing here for telling us that without letting us know anything else!?

Sorry.. didn't see this message.

New stops will be added at 104 @ 140th, and KGB @ 80th. They changed the frequency to every 10min all day but had since reversed the change, so I have no idea if there's going to be adjustment. However, I heard they are going to use much more 40ft buses on the line, as there's no replacement for the bus that crashed a month ago, and they might transfer a few more back to Burnaby..

As for Evergreen Line, the girder now reaches the south bound lanes on North Road, and the two tracks are finally at the same level.

officedweller · #**6310** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 8:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by dpogue

There's also (proposed to be) two switches and a propulsion substation along that stretch.

The switches would explain the use of the I-beam girders.

GMasterAres · #**6311** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 8:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by nname

Sorry.. didn't see this message.

New stops will be added at 104 @ 140th, and KGB @ 80th. They changed the frequency to every 10min all day but had since reversed the change, so I have no idea if there's going to be adjustment. However, I heard they are going to use much more 40ft buses on the line, as there's no replacement for the bus that crashed a month ago, and they might transfer a few more back to Burnaby..

As for Evergreen Line, the girder now reaches the south bound lanes on North Road, and the two tracks are finally at the same level.

Do you have a link to the info on these changes? I know it is off the topic of this thread but I'd like to take a read aka frequencies and the stop changes.

Maybe you can just PM it to me if you have it. If not is the info in another thread?

queetz@home · #**6312** Posted **Mar 5, 2014, 2:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by nname

As for Evergreen Line, the girder now reaches the south bound lanes on North Road, and the two tracks are finally at the same level.

Pics or it didn't happen...

dpogue · #**6313** Posted **Mar 5, 2014, 3:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by queetz@home

Pics or it didn't happen...

I will try to deliver tomorrow. It's getting hard to capture because the curve is at the point of blocking the view of new segments

GlassCity · #**6314** Posted **Mar 5, 2014, 7:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by jhausner

Do you have a link to the info on these changes? I know it is off the topic of this thread but I'd like to take a read aka frequencies and the stop changes.

Maybe you can just PM it to me if you have it. If not is the info in another thread?

I just wanna know when this will come into place.

vancitydweller · #**6315** Posted **Mar 5, 2014, 1:48 PM**

Does anyone know what's the current status of the tunnel boring machine? Has it started digging yet? It was supposed to be assembled and ready in February, if I'm not mistaken.

SOSS · #**6316** Posted **Mar 5, 2014, 2:52 PM**

The TBM is still being assembled.

cjones2451 · #**6317** Posted **Mar 5, 2014, 4:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by SOSS

The TBM is still being assembled.

There is a conveyor belt system assembled that looks like it will carry the dirt from the TBM and up to waiting dump trucks, so it has to be close

Thousands Wouldn't · #**6318** Posted **Mar 5, 2014, 4:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by cjones2451

There is a conveyor belt system assembled that looks like it will carry the dirt from the TBM and up to waiting dump trucks, so it has to be close

Tunneling is supposed to begin within the next two weeks.

dpogue · #**6319** Posted **Mar 5, 2014, 9:03 PM**

The quality is terrible because of upload issues and the rain on the train windows, but here's a video from this morning showing the extent of guideway construction.

officedweller · #**6320** Posted **Mar 5, 2014, 9:32 PM**

Still gives a good idea of what's going on.

Thanks.