O-Train Line 2/4 [Stage 2 | Greenboro to Limebank/Airport] | In Service

[zzptichka]

Interesting decision of not going all the way up with the glass panel on the Corso Italia station.

This is ... ugly, not to mention the elements.

[J.OT13]

Running theory is that it's for air circulation, otherwise the doorway would be the only opening, which would not provide enough airflow.

[SL123]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Running theory is that it's for air circulation, otherwise the doorway would be the only opening, which would not provide enough airflow.

Yeah I would bet they didnt want to spend money on ventilation and the only way to pass fire safety regulation without ventilation is to keep it an open air building, that would be my guess. Same thing with the open air station in the Byron Tunnel on the west side

[TransitZilla]

I think they are likely just waiting for custom pieces of glass that have yet to be received.

[LRTeverywhere]

Originally Posted by TransitZilla

I think they are likely just waiting for custom pieces of glass that have yet to be received.

Unfortunetly not.

[AuxTown]

Is the overhang wide enough to keep most of the snow out? Otherwise, that's gonna 🞵🞵🞵🞵!

[Kitchissippi]

Originally Posted by AuxTown

Is the overhang wide enough to keep most of the snow out? Otherwise, that's gonna 🞵🞵🞵🞵!

Sometimes snow blows horizontally and no amount of overhang will block it. Tunney’s in the winter is proof

[skyscraperaccount]

It lets the smell of urine dissipate. First Class.

[kmcamp]

Originally Posted by LRTeverywhere

Unfortunetly not.

Walkley station is the same, towards the back they have this "ventilation feature"

[OTownandDown]

Typically 'they' just fake it for you people and put sheet metal louvres, at least it makes a finished look.

[J.OT13]

Trains have reached Bayview.

[lrt's friend]

Videos of train testing at and near Bayview can be found here.

https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/ottawa-transit-developments.28872/page-125

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by lrt's friend

Videos of train testing at and near Bayview can be found here.

https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/ottawa-transit-developments.28872/page-125

Funny (or is it just sad?) that the Urban Toronto forum has a 125-page Ottawa Transit Developments thread with information that isn't found here. Maybe we should encourage those forum members who aren't already members to join us over here?

[eltodesukane]

This is a skyscaper forum.
Nothing to do with transit.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by eltodesukane

This is a skyscaper forum.
Nothing to do with transit.

And Urban Toronto is a Toronto forum. Doesn't stop them from have discussions beyond the borders of Toronto.

It's called SkyscraperPage, but the forum goes way beyond just skyscrapers. It's an urbanism forum, and beyond.

[On Edge]

Spotted a train slowly climbing over the Ellwood crossover this evening around 8.

[SL123]

Originally Posted by On Edge

Spotted a train slowly climbing over the Ellwood crossover this evening around 8.

I spotted a train at around 8pm at Carleton Station and heading south

[hwy418]

I really like these new Stadler trainsets - can't wait to try them!

[Multi-modal]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Funny (or is it just sad?) that the Urban Toronto forum has a 125-page Ottawa Transit Developments thread with information that isn't found here. Maybe we should encourage those forum members who aren't already members to join us over here?

I find a lot of the transit discussion on skyscraperpage has moved over the Rail Fans Canada discord. A lot less discussion on here now.

[Truenorth00]

Going to move this to a more relevant thread....

Originally Posted by PHrenetic

Good Day.

Fair enough, but I would think that the Ontario / B.C. company producing the cells has had to go down this road. and justify their impact.
Battery technologies just kinda grew helter skelter, and we are seeing more and more of the impact as time progresses, along with the economics of geopolitics.

That same energy system can go to green hydrogen production - no real need for the natural gas option if properly configured / installed / operated.

Reliability of battery systems could well be - again I have no numbers.
This is what a proper trial is meant to prove out.
But unfortunately - to be a bit nasty - there have been several widely reported difficulties with various manufacturers' battery systems in cars and suvs lately, as the technology ages into more massive production and matures.
True - this is cars and suvs, where they are trying to reduce costs and margins to an extreme, but still.....

Good discussion, but I am open to having it move elsewhere than the VIA thread if anyone wishes to suggest where.

Thx.

In any other city, the Trillium Corridor would be twin tracked and electrified and we wouldn't be having this discussion. The best solution to any moderate frequency urban or suburban rail corridor is electrification. Battery or fuel cells are at best a compromise solution. Full electrification has the lowest operating cost, the least disruption (no refuelling time, lower maintenance) and the highest reliability (fewer components and no novel technology).

Second to the above is battery-electric. And that's largely because there's no need to buildout a whole storage and distribution infrastructure, as you would have to for hydrogen. Installing charging gantries at the terminii is relatively easy. Hooking them up to the grid is not an issue.

Hydrogen fuel cells have a very specific application which really doesn't apply to the Trillium Line. Hydrogen fuel cells are great for long, low frequency routes where batteries can't provide enough range and the cost of electrification is not justified because of low frequency. If you want to run a train 95 km through the countryside, a few times a day, hydrogen fuel cells might make sense. A 24 km suburban rail line running 5-6 trains per hour in each direction? Full electrification or battery with charging at the terminii is more sensible.