Canadian LRT/RT projects U/C - Page 2

Chadillaccc · #1 Posted **Apr 15, 2015, 1:17 AM**

Does Calgary's platform extension (in preparation of 4-car trains) project count? Jeez, this is the first year in 15 years that Calgary doesn't have any rail transit UC.

SkahHigh · #2 Posted **Apr 15, 2015, 1:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Does Calgary's platform extension (in preparation of 4-car trains) project count? Jeez, this is the first year in 15 years that Calgary doesn't have any rail transit UC.

We are talking about actual rail extensions here though, not platform renovations...

Innsertnamehere · #3 Posted **Apr 15, 2015, 2:16 AM**

if we were talking platform renovations I could list like 10 more large TTC projects going on right now, I think its best to leave it to just expansion.

Chadillaccc · #4 Posted **Apr 15, 2015, 2:30 AM**

I didn't say platform renovation, I said platform expansion. Makes sense though.

red-paladin · #5 Posted **Apr 15, 2015, 5:39 AM**

Yeah I think it's best to keep this thread just for new lines, as the transit thread is great for all the other projects.

SkahHigh · #6 Posted **Apr 15, 2015, 1:48 PM**

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Some pictures I took today of the Confederation Line construction in Ottawa.

First off, the east tunnel portal:
This is where the trains will descend into the downtown tunnel from the east.

Next I headed west to the area around the future Pimisi station, just west of where the underground tunnel starts/ends.

This is the excavation for the future Pimisi station.

I took this picture standing directly atop the not-yet-built tracks. This is looking east, from just east of the future Pimisi Station towards the tunnel portal, which is a few hundred metres ahead.

GlassCity · #7 Posted **Apr 15, 2015, 10:52 PM**

Nice to see the limited amount of park and rides included. For all the mistakes that have been made under the veil of making the line more "urban" so far, fewer park and rides is actually a legitimate way of doing so.

Metro-One · #8 Posted **Apr 16, 2015, 1:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by SkahHigh

Since we have a few LRT/rapid transit projects under construction right now and some more planned in the future, I suggest we make a specific thread where users can post construction updates of listed projects instead of doing it in one big transit thread with other modes.

Here's the list.

Under construction

1. NAIT line (ETS) - 3 stations - 3.3km - 2015
2. Evergreen line (TransLink) - 6 stations - 11km - 2016
3. Ion (Grand River Transit) - 16 stations - 19km - 2017
4. Yonge/Spadina Extension (TTC) - 6 stations - 8.6km - 2017
5. Confederation line (OC Transpo) - 13 stations - 12.5km - 2018
6. Eglinton Crosstown (Metrolinx) - 25 stations - 19km - 2020

Love this idea, but just a few ideas to add to it.

Can we have the location (metro area names) added for each line.

Also, can we add a simple title for technology type to each project as well?

Maybe use the following: Metro (fully grade separated), Partial at grade LRT (if more than half of the line is grade separated), At grade LRT (over half is at grade), Other at grade urban rail (trams), HRT Commuter Rail (not sure if this is included on this thread).

SkahHigh · #9 Posted **Apr 16, 2015, 2:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

Love this idea, but just a few ideas to add to it.

Can we have the location (metro area names) added for each line.

Also, can we add a simple title for technology type to each project as well?

Maybe use the following: Metro (fully grade separated), Partial at grade LRT (if more than half of the line is grade separated), At grade LRT (over half is at grade), Other at grade urban rail (trams), HRT Commuter Rail (not sure if this is included on this thread).

The city/metro is a good idea but for the technology I don't know if we should include categories... Most of them are either LRT or subway.

Metro-One · #10 Posted **Apr 16, 2015, 2:46 AM**

Well maybe a more simple classification then*

Fully grade separated

Non fully grade separated

Commuter Rail

This is an important distinction used in many transit articles / ranking systems.

SkahHigh · #11 Posted **Apr 16, 2015, 2:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

Well maybe a more simple classification then*

Fully grade separated

Non fully grade separated

Commuter Rail

This is an important distinction used in many transit articles / ranking systems.

Yeah we can do that if you can distinguish them. There's no commuter rail here though.

Metro-One · #12 Posted **Apr 16, 2015, 3:34 AM**

Evergreen Line is fully grade separated.

Younge / Spadina is fully grade separated (99% sure).

Confederation Line is fully grade separated (90% sure).

The rest are Non fully grade separated I think.

Innsertnamehere · #13 Posted **Apr 16, 2015, 3:38 AM**

yup, those 3 are fully seperated.

SkahHigh · #14 Posted **Apr 19, 2015, 10:22 PM**

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www.vikpahwa.com

Tunnel Boring Machine - Eglinton West

caltrane74 · #15 Posted **Apr 19, 2015, 11:25 PM**

Yeah, the Eglinton Line is not full grade seperated yet it is the most expensive transit project in Canadian History (no inflation of course) But a large part of that is due to the 12 km of underground construction through midtown Toronto. This weekend saw the tunnel boring machine come above ground level for the first time since it went into the ground at Black Creek near the Etobicoke border on the western edge of the city. I'm not 100% but once the Tunnel Boring Machine gets to Yonge and Eglinton it will have to come above ground again before it continues it journey onto Don Mills, one suburban block away from the Scarborough border at Victoria Park, where the line will run at Street level until it hits Kennedy Road.

The_Architect · #16 Posted **Apr 20, 2015, 2:46 PM**

^ I thought there were 2 other TBMs that entered in the east portal and they would all meet at Yonge?

caltrane74 · #17 Posted **Apr 20, 2015, 4:06 PM**

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^ I thought there were 2 other TBMs that entered in the east portal and they would all meet at Yonge?

YEs, yes! All 4 TBM's get EXTRACTED at Yonge-Eglinton!

WhipperSnapper · #18 Posted **Apr 20, 2015, 5:43 PM**

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YEs, yes! All 4 TBM's get EXTRACTED at Yonge-Eglinton!

Why wouldn't they just bury them there?

TorontoDrew · #19 Posted **Apr 20, 2015, 6:52 PM**

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Why wouldn't they just bury them there?

They aren't done with them yet. Over the weekend of April 17–20, 2015, Dennis and Lea will be lifted out of the extraction shaft located just west of Allen Road, and moved to the launch shaft just east of Allen Road. The TBMs are being moved in order to bypass the TTC subway line in this area.

http://www.thecrosstown.ca/news-medi...day-april-20-a

Innsertnamehere · #20 Posted **Apr 20, 2015, 7:12 PM**

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Why wouldn't they just bury them there?

the area is surrounded by highrise parking garages, meaning there isn't really anywhere they can just drive them into and abandon them.

Plus they will probably want to sell them like they did for the Spadina TBMs, which were sold for a Russian subway project.