The Great Canadian Transit Thread

[WhipperSnapper]

$300 bucks is chump change for a cost centre.

[mistercorporate]

Originally Posted by 1overcosc

Though, the UPX line is going to be paralleled by the GO RER Kitchener line, so it's all good

It's a huge boon to people in southern Ontario outside Toronto, places like Kingston, Ottawa, Kitchener, London, Windsor, etc. It's now so much easier for them to get to Pearson Airport for travel to points afar. In fact, it arguably benefits Ontarians outside Toronto more than it benefits Torontonians.

In Kingston, there's two coach routes to Toronto, one that goes to downtown Toronto and another that goes to Pearson Airport. I suspect that once the downtown coach terminal is relocated to Union Station, the direct bus to Pearson Airport will cease to exist.

Agreed and for Torontonians it will benefit them when visit cities outside the GTA. I'd love to get to downtown Kitchener or London quickly without driving, would do the trip frequently if this option were available. Also glad we can use the Presto card, finally able to get discounted pricing and convenience when travelling across the Greater Golden Horseshoe!

[Beedok]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

$300 bucks is chump change for a cost centre.

Cost centre?

[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by Beedok

Cost centre?

A chance for Metrolinx to test DMU technology along with electrification before it is expands to the wider network.

[caltrane74]

From the UPX Facebook Page - Interior Shots of the UPX (UP Express)



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[hipster duck]

The Metro Vancouver Mayor's Council on Regional Transportation approved the transit referendum question for next Spring:

One million more people will live and work in Metro Vancouver by 2040. The region;s mayors worked together to develop a plan to reduce congestion on roads and bridges and to provide more transit to communities across the region.

The Mayor’s Transportation and Transit Plan will:

Add more bus service to crowded routes and add new routes in growing areas
Increase service on SkyTrain, Canada Line, SeaBus, and West Coast Express
Add 11 new B-Line rapid bus routes, with fast and frequent service connecting town centres
Maintain and upgrade the region’s major roads
Build a new, earthquake-ready Pattullo Bridge
Building light rail transit connecting Surrey Centre with Guilford, Newton, and Langley
Extend the Millennium Line tunneled along Broadway
Improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists
Revenues raised through this referendum, together with Provincial and Federal contributions, will be dedicated to the Plan Revenues and expenditures will be subject to annual independent audits and public reporting.

“Do you support a one-half percentage point (0.5%) increase to the Provincial Sales Tax in Metro Vancouver, dedicated to the Mayors’ Transportation and Transit Plan, with independent audits and public reporting?”

Source.
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Personally, while I support this, I think that it has a very low chance of succeeding.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by Beedok

Cost centre?

How business manage their costs.

[GreaterMontréal]

[SkahHigh]

^ nice shot! That's right near my house!

[Nouvellecosse]

Anyone know the maximum length of AMT consists in revenue service? It seems AMT normally runs 6 car consists on St. Jerome, Mont St. Hilaire and Hudson, with longer trains on Deux Montanges (up to 10 cars) and shorter on Dorion-Rigaud, but there seems to be exceptions.

[Trans Canada]

Credit Gavin Young, Calgary Herald, link

[GreaterMontréal]

Anyone know the maximum length of AMT consists in revenue service? It seems AMT normally runs 6 car consists on St. Jerome, Mont St. Hilaire and Hudson, with longer trains on Deux Montanges (up to 10 cars) and shorter on Dorion-Rigaud, but there seems to be exceptions.

max 10 cars. the length of the platform does not allow more than 10 cars.

[SkahHigh]

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

Anyone know the maximum length of AMT consists in revenue service? It seems AMT normally runs 6 car consists on St. Jerome, Mont St. Hilaire and Hudson, with longer trains on Deux Montanges (up to 10 cars) and shorter on Dorion-Rigaud, but there seems to be exceptions.

Do you mean Candiac? Cause Hudson and Dorion-Rigaud are the same thing (DR is the old name). Mascouche uses 6 cars I believe.

[Nouvellecosse]

Yes, I meant Candiac

[GreaterMontréal]

Candiac 3-5 cars, I think.
When the density within a car reaches two people per square meter, they add a car.

[ssiguy]

Where is that CTrain shot taken from?

[Innsertnamehere]

6 car trains seem oddly short to me.. GO uses 10 or 12 car trains on all lines except the summer Niagara trips, which use 8 car trains.

[Trans Canada]

Originally Posted by ssiguy

Where is that CTrain shot taken from?

Looks like the +15 directly north of City Hall, facing east

[SkahHigh]

Passing by Griffintown

AMT 809 by Michael Berry Railfan, on Flickr

Vaudreuil and Candiac lines meeting at Montreal-West

Meet at Elmhurst by Michael Berry Railfan, on Flickr

[Nouvellecosse]

Wow the new locomotives look so much better than those ancient beasts. The old ones look cool for freight trains but for urban passenger service it just looks archaic.