7575 Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Going on 20 minutes at Tonwsley Loop. 1 hour behind and a crappy bus. My night is ruined. Mount Dennis wants me to do the Blue Night. Hell nah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoUse4AName Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Orion VI said: I hear you; yesterday as I am shoveling my driveway, 1025 was skidding as it accelerated from a stop and I could see the frustration on the operators face. Kind of expecting this tonight: Tromping on the accelerator does not make the bus go faster in the snow, it creates a slicker surface, but hey not his or her bus they didn't buy it so F it Tromp away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doppelkupplung Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Are TTC drivers given training specifically in regards to snow driving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoUse4AName Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, Doppelkupplung said: Are TTC drivers given training specifically in regards to snow driving? LOL does it look like it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someguy3071 Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, Doppelkupplung said: Are TTC drivers given training specifically in regards to snow driving? If you do initial training in winter you do, otherwise you just drive according to weather conditions. Little bit of snow doesn't really matter, but when you have as much as we have tonight there isn't much you can do as the tires on the bus suck in deep snow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoUse4AName Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, Someguy3071 said: If you do initial training in winter you do, otherwise you just drive according to weather conditions. Little bit of snow doesn't really matter, but when you have as much as we have tonight there isn't much you can do as the tires on the bus suck in deep snow. 2 **If you do initial training in winter you do** <---- LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someguy3071 Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 36 minutes ago, NovaBus76 said: **If you do initial training in winter you do** <---- LOL Hey it's the same when you get a drivers license. Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someguy3071 Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Let's see how today goes. Still a lot of snow out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoUse4AName Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 9 hours ago, Someguy3071 said: Hey it's the same when you get a drivers license. Lol You sir ...... are correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7575 Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Just now, NovaBus76 said: You sir ...... are correct @NovaBus76 troll?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someguy3071 Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 VID-20190129-WA0011.mp4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoUse4AName Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Someguy3071 said: VID-20190129-WA0011.mp4 What? WHAT DID YOU DO? oh my god you are in sooooooo much trouble lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptorjays Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Looks like there is a problem at Islington Station Bus Bays.. Islington Station: 37, 50, 937 will be boarding at the north east corner of Islington and Bloor and 110 will be boarding at the south west corner of Islington and Bloor, due to roadway conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoUse4AName Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 24 minutes ago, NovaBus76 said: What? WHAT DID YOU DO? oh my god you are in sooooooo much trouble lol Hey that bus is not in service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulated Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 6 hours ago, raptorjays said: Looks like there is a problem at Islington Station Bus Bays.. Islington Station: 37, 50, 937 will be boarding at the north east corner of Islington and Bloor and 110 will be boarding at the south west corner of Islington and Bloor, due to roadway conditions. A number of stations had similar notices posted earlier today... from what I remember from this morning, Scarborough Centre (both TTC and GO) was another station that had all buses serve the stops "on street" (although the exactly location was not specified) until snow clearing inside the station had taken place. Islington would probably be particularly susceptible to issues like this with the amount of tight turns that need to be made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK78 Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Wow the SRT is still not running as of 6pm today... I still hear the dispatch giving directions to the ST-1 locomotive. I wonder what equipment it could be pushing or pulling, i wonder if the snowblower I saw a picture of once actually works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, Articulated said: A number of stations had similar notices posted earlier today... from what I remember from this morning, Scarborough Centre (both TTC and GO) was another station that had all buses serve the stops "on street" (although the exactly location was not specified) until snow clearing inside the station had taken place. Islington would probably be particularly susceptible to issues like this with the amount of tight turns that need to be made. Lawrence was street level boarding this morning and Kipling also. Pioneer was street boarding this evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil9402 Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, Articulated said: A number of stations had similar notices posted earlier today... from what I remember from this morning, Scarborough Centre (both TTC and GO) was another station that had all buses serve the stops "on street" (although the exactly location was not specified) until snow clearing inside the station had taken place. Islington would probably be particularly susceptible to issues like this with the amount of tight turns that need to be made. As I mention in the Today's Sightings thread, 9084 jackknifed on the turn into Scarborough Centre Station, blocking access to the south side of the terminal for about an hour. All buses entered the terminal from the Brimley and exited onto McCowan. The buses stuck in the tunnel entering from McCowan behind 9084 used the taxi driveway to exit the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK78 Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 SRT down again due to weather. Cant be the snow cuz it was running today, must be the cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 51 minutes ago, MK78 said: SRT down again due to weather. Cant be the snow cuz it was running today, must be the cold? There was door problems at McCowan, and other trains could probably not function properly so headway's would be horrible, so they probably figured buses would work better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrazsteve Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Sounds like the trains are giving up. We can expect this to happen more frequently with no Scarborough subway in sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK78 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Yeah, i can't see this crap lasting that much longer. It's not just the trains, but the whole infrastructure is crumbling. Well past it's service life, like the CLRV/ALRV's. I think they would be better off just shutting it down and replacing it with a permanent, more frequent LFS Artic shuttle, going along Brimley, stopping only at Lawrence & Ellesmere. They'd have to build some bigger bus shelters on Lawrence & Brimley, but there's lots of room there, since a lot of people transfer from 54 to the RT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameskoole Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 “Please exit using the doors at the front of the bus.” Kingston Rd at Main St. today on the 502 bus. City crews haven’t done much to clear out the stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit geek Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 I wonder why there hasn't been even talks of implementing bus lanes on Brimley to accommodate rush-hour service. They could just be part-time so that traffic wouldn't be clogged during off-peak service. And speaking of crumbling infrastructure, it seems like there are similar problems just down the 401... https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/detroit-people-mover-closed-wednesday-evening-due-to-bitter-temperature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someguy3071 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Transit geek said: I wonder why there hasn't been even talks of implementing bus lanes on Brimley to accommodate rush-hour service. They could just be part-time so that traffic wouldn't be clogged during off-peak service. Is this a joke? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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