Canadian LRT/RT projects U/C

[J.OT13]

Ottawa's new west end O-Train Yard, the Moodie LMSF, is coming along nicely. Posted on O-Train Fans:

Moodie Yards




https://otrain.railfans.ca/snapshot-...f-march-3-2022

[craner]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

New LRT now running in downtown Edmonton, but still just for testing

Sean Amato
CTV News Edmonton
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Published March 1, 2022 7:48 p.m. MST

Some brand-new LRT cars were rolling through downtown Edmonton Tuesday, but passengers are not allowed yet.
Crews are testing brakes, wheels and power systems on the Southeast Valley Line that will soon run from 102 Street at Churchill Square to Mill Woods Town Centre.
The testing is happening between 102 Street and the Muttart Conservatory, and along 66 Street.

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/new-lrt-...ting-1.5801872

So this mentions the western terminus is 102 Street at Churchill Square but isn’t 102 St. a couple blocks west of Churchill Sq. ?
I assume this line will continue on to WEM fairly soon ?

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by craner

So this mentions the western terminus is 102 Street at Churchill Square but isn’t 102 St. a couple blocks west of Churchill Sq. ?
I assume this line will continue on to WEM fairly soon ?

Yes, the article got it wrong, Churchill Stop is at 100 Street and 102 Street is the stop in front of City Centre West.

The Valley Line West segment to WEM is under construction now and is slated to open for service in 2027.

[craner]

^Thanks.
So Valley Line West by 2030 then ?

[Coldrsx]

Lolz... the new group seems quite competent thus far and ahead of the game; probably a lot of lessons learned.

[craner]

Send them down to work on our Green Line when they’re done then - Thank-you.

[J.OT13]

Posted on Rail Fans Canada Discord, the overview and cycling/ped networks around Iris and Algonquin stations.

Iris will be a local station, mostly serving sfhs. One station over, Algonquin (currently called Baseline, one of the original Transitway stations) will be the south-west terminus until the extension to Barrhaven. It serves Ottawa's largest college, Algonquin College, along with City of Ottawa offices and Ben Franklin Place, a local branch library and theatre (named for a former Nepean Mayor, not the U.S. Ben Franklin).

The train platform will be underground and feature storage tracks, retail, washrooms and a bus loop.




https://discord.com/channels/8942969...07795851345970

[GeneralLeeTPHLS]

(Eglinton LRT Construction)
The main station entrance for Mount Pleasant station has been rising upwardin the last month or so, finally. The facade of the building that formerly stood on this corner (NW) of the intersection will be reconstructed.
You can see they're installing the beams for the ceiling of the second floor of the rebuilt building here:
Construction in North Toronto by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Construction in North Toronto by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

[J.OT13]

From David Bellerive on Rail Fans Canada. Airport Station concourse and bridge. This section was built by the airport authority, and not part of the Trillium contact (which is the square section with the green flashing far right of the first pic).







https://otrain.railfans.ca/snapshot-...-march-17-2022

[Coldrsx]

Avenuer on SRC
https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/f...1#post-1800806

[itom 987]

^ Better hope the station never becomes busy in the second picture.

[DEWLine]

Some additional imagery from the O-Train station construction at Place d'Orléans in eastern Ottawa:

[JHikka]

Eglinton Crosstown has yet to open but its Western LRT extension is getting closer.

Metrolinx TBMs making progress for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

The West Extension will pull LRT further west, from Mount Dennis to Renforth, just south of Pearson Airport.



https://www.metrolinx.com/en/greater...town-west.aspx

[Nouvellecosse]

^ The idea of that section being underground is outlandish imo.

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by itom 987

^ Better hope the station never becomes busy in the second picture.

Why? Or are you being sarcastic?

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Harrison

Why? Or are you being sarcastic?

Stupid narrow platfroms?

[casper]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Stupid narrow platfroms?

Nonsense. It is not the Canada Line on the Vancouver Skytrain which sets the standard in Canada for undersized platforms. That is a very high standard that will be difficult for any other system to meet.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by casper

Nonsense. It is not the Canada Line on the Vancouver Skytrain which sets the standard in Canada for undersized platforms. That is a very high standard that will be difficult for any other system to meet.

Now THIS must be sarcasm!

Maybe not about the Canada Line (problem being the overall capacity, not the platform width, but we could debate forever on that), but this new Edmonton LRT being high standard for width. Couldn't even walk side by side.

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Avenuer on SRC
https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/f...1#post-1800806

I thought Ottawa's downtown platforms were narrow! (though peak volume is probably much higher than the Valley Line will ever be).


https://www.sercoconstruction.ca/pro...t-lyon-station

[casper]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Now THIS must be sarcasm!

Maybe not about the Canada Line (problem being the overall capacity, not the platform width, but we could debate forever on that), but this new Edmonton LRT being high standard for width. Couldn't even walk side by side.



I thought Ottawa's downtown platforms were narrow! (though peak volume is probably much higher than the Valley Line will ever be).


https://www.sercoconstruction.ca/pro...t-lyon-station

Yes, Canada line sets the standard for platform length. Looks like Edmonton sets the standard for depth.

[JHikka]

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

^ The idea of that section being underground is outlandish imo.

Most of the debate that i've seen, either on UT, Twitter, or elsewhere, is that this section should almost certainly be elevated. Politics at play forcing it to be underground.