The Great Canadian Transit Thread - Page 87

Doug · #**1721** Posted **Sep 22, 2012, 11:57 PM**

Wonder why Anderson isn't being replaced as well. It and Chinook are the ugliest, most dysfunctional and most run down of the busy stations. Used to say that about Whitehorn, but it is under renovation.

Chadillaccc · #**1722** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 3:53 AM**

haha I agree, but Chinook is even uglier and less functional than Anderson!

yet it's twice as busy!!!

ssiguy · #**1723** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 6:07 AM**

I think the Langley Rapid Bus will be very successful and revenues will be higher than forecast. Right now getting from Langley to Vancouver/Burnaby/Coquitlam is a day long event because all traffic from Langley must use the SkyTrain which means a long and painful route thru Surrey. This will be a very fast service due to the easy transit on/off ramps built into the new HWY#1 and the HOV lanes. I think it will also get a lot of new passengers due to the new tolls coming on stream at the same time on the Port Mann.

It will also probably help relieve some of the crowding on the Expo Line. It will also be very convient for any SFU students South of Fraser.

Chadillaccc · #**1724** Posted **Sep 24, 2012, 3:25 AM**

pretty sweet!

Quote:

Originally Posted by srperrycgy

A few West LRT related shots from my walk this afternoon:

Old sidewalks removed along 17th Ave and 33rd St SW. Hopefully, the ugly-ass and crooked former trolley poles will be removed as well.

WLRT-09232012-1 by srp775, on Flickr

More finishing work on Westbrook Centre.

WLRT-09232012-3 by srp775, on Flickr

New alignment for Bow Trail. The lack of a fence in the median is an accident waiting to happen. During construction, people have been jaywalking across Bow Trail inspite of the existing overpass.

WLRT-09232012-6 by srp775, on Flickr

4-LRV Train dwelling at Sunalta. I missed getting a shot of a moving train on the guideway by a few seconds. The damn thing was too quiet!

WLRT-09232012-8 by srp775, on Flickr

caltrane74 · #**1725** Posted **Sep 27, 2012, 1:43 AM**

New Streetcars are rolling into Toronto for testing

http://m.thestar.com/news/gta/transporta...-s-new-streetcar-spotted-in-the-junction

Chadillaccc · #**1726** Posted **Sep 27, 2012, 7:16 AM**

Found it pretty cool (and somewhat embarrassing as a new Calgarian) that Edmonton has four-car trains. Their downtown subway stations are quite nice by Canadian standards actually.

River valley from the LRT bridge

065 by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Bay-Enterprise Station

062 by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

armorand93 · #**1727** Posted **Sep 27, 2012, 10:33 AM**

My personal favorite Edmonton shot (yes its my photo, and CPTDB screen name):

Daveography · #**1728** Posted **Sep 27, 2012, 2:59 PM**

^^ We even run 5-car trains on occasion. Great photos!

armorand93 · #**1729** Posted **Sep 27, 2012, 5:59 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by RTA

^^ We even run 5-car trains on occasion. Great photos!

Thanks! Planning to return sometime in 2013, hope that theres still a few left in this livery

Chadillaccc · #**1730** Posted **Sep 30, 2012, 9:03 PM**

More new awesomeness from the Ctrain.

Westbrook Station(Calgary's first underground):

Westbrookk by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Westbrook by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Tuscany Station (opening in 2014 as the new terminus of the NW line):

Tuscanyy by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Tuscany by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Sunnyside Station reconstruction:
What it currently looks like

ctrain_sunnyside (1) by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

What it will look like (The plaza with all the trees and benches didn't exist before, nor did the wide platfroms)

Sunnyside by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Sirocco Station:

Sirroco by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

69 Street Station (terminus of the UC West Line):
Currently

69 streett by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

69 Street Stationn by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

69 Street Station by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

45 Street Station:

45 street station by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

I'm excited for the West Line and Sunnyside to be finished, as I travel through Sunnyside every day and it's an amazing neighbourhood (Kensington) and the West Line will just be cool.

vid · #**1731** Posted **Sep 30, 2012, 10:51 PM**

3rd instalment of the Thunder Bay Transit Subway Map, with a new look since the city stole the font I was using. And of course there is an anagram version.

Click for bigger.

caltrane74 · #**1732** Posted **Oct 8, 2012, 12:12 AM**

Union Station Renovation

vid · #**1733** Posted **Oct 8, 2012, 12:25 AM**

That giant text thing is starting to get old. Nice doors, though.

Chadillaccc · #**1734** Posted **Oct 10, 2012, 1:37 AM**

The new station house at Chinook is going up quick. The demolition of the primary building will commence in January. I'm not sure why, but construction on the new station building will take 8 months to complete somehow.

chinoook by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Here is the current preferred plan for Calgary's North Central LRT line, with a possible connection between the NC and NE lines by way of the Airport.

Untitled by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Oh yeah! And for some reason, Calgary had one of Toronto's new LRT cars on display on Stephen Avenue this summer. Here it is..

TO lrt by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Chadillaccc · #**1735** Posted **Oct 12, 2012, 6:27 AM**

Wow... I am extremely impressed... like... wow! Go Calgary!

The new West LRT is almost finished. Will be fully operational in 2 months!

Quote:

Originally Posted by frinkprof

New construction photos just posted on westlrt.ca.

Westbrook Station Light Cannons

Westbrook Station South Entrance

Westbrook Station Looking North

Westbrook Station Platform Level

Westbrook Station Interior Looking South

Westbrook Station Interior Looking North

Sunalta Station Entrance

Sunalta Station at Night

Sunalta Station Aerial

Sunalta Station Interior Upper Level

Sunalta Station Plaza

Sunalta Station Platform Level

Sunalta Station Interior Second Level

69th Street Station East Head

69th Street Station Tunnel

69th Street Station East Entrance

69th Street Station East Plaza

69th Street Station Interior Looking East

69th Street Station Interior Looking West

69th Street Station and Bus Terminal Aerial

Sirocco Station Looking East

45th Street Station Tracks

45th Street Station Platform Level

24th Street Pedestrian Bridge

Aylmer · #**1736** Posted **Oct 12, 2012, 1:02 PM**

After those construction and render pics from Calgary, my mouth is dry from drooling

If Ottawa takes notes from their books for our (eventual?) LRT system, I will be quite happy indeed!

Here are some renders, though I think they're just concepts:

Tunney's Pasture:

Lebreton:

Campus:

Hurdman:

You can check them all out here.

SignalHillHiker · #**1737** Posted **Oct 12, 2012, 1:34 PM**

Calgary's is looking great! Wow.

Chadillaccc · #**1738** Posted **Oct 12, 2012, 4:18 PM**

Yeah I have looked in on the Ottawa LRT and the designs are really something! Would prolly be the nicest rapid transit system in the Americas if they built it like that.

Daveography · #**1739** Posted **Oct 17, 2012, 5:12 PM**

A CGI "ride through" of part of the planned southeast-to-west LRT line, the part I'm most excited about (one of the stops will be very near where I live).

• Video Link

Metro-One · #**1740** Posted **Oct 17, 2012, 7:52 PM**

Too many interactions with surface streets for my liking. Will be inferior to Edmonton's existing LRT line that is for sure.

I love the positive spin they try and put on having a non-grade separated rail line "here the LRT returns to street level, where it is easiest for riders to hop on and off" Hehe.