29Sufferin

On 7/1/2020 at 1:33 PM, Shaun said:

Is it because the access to Hillcrest is closed? 

4414 is tracking at Leslie so the truck was probably used because access between Leslie an Hillcrest is severed with the work on the Bathurst Station loop.

22 hours ago, drum118 said:

That an odd location for it to go to Hillcrest. Did it come from CP or CN and only 2 location in Mississauga it could be off loaded from CP? Even coming from CN in Brampton is an odd route

When I got the photo and was told the directions I was really puzzled too. I made sure to verify that the building on the left (just to the right of the Canada Post truck) seemed to be in the right place. Note the front of the car was facing away from the truck cab.

La Pocatière is served by CN so given the route it probably was pulled off in Brampton. Maybe there are some challenges with the height that made them go that way.

6 hours ago, ttc rider said:

Car 4414 was offloaded at Hillcrest this morning, with car 4412 being used to tow it off of the railcar transporter.

I don't think it arrived by rail. I received a picture of 4414 on a truck at Dixie & Dundas.

I'm told it was headed eastbound towards Toronto along Dundas. This was taken just before 11 AM.

2 hours ago, drum118 said:

Looking at Wiki for the fleet to verify something and shouldn't 4406 have another date for being sent back to TB for repairs due to the damage caused by the pole in transit or was that another car I thinking of???

4466 is the car you are thinking of and the wiki has all the dates save for the one it was sent back: 2018-03-20 according to my notes

11 hours ago, MK78 said:

Well that sucks, I've been enjoying the buses on 503 in the mornings from Bingham loop.

As for the overhead, they recently finished wiring up the remainder of the kingston/queen turnback loop, after the intersection work last year the loop didn't have overhead for a while. As far as the rest, i haven't paid attention if they've done anything to make it panto ready. It'll probably still be pole.

Coxwell and Queen intersection overhead didn't appear to be upgraded last time I was through there. I'd say trolley poles on the 503 is a safe assumption.

Haha, more fun from the trackers. 4549 (not even here yet) is tracking in the lake!