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2 hours ago, Shaun said:

Plus eventually this route is supposed to be used for VIA's high speed line through Peterborough to Ottawa. (If it ever gets built).

 

The Plan for that is to use the Kingston Sub up to just past Eglinton then build new track to Smith's Falls via Peterborough. 

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14 hours ago, Shaun said:

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/09/03/planned-go-train-facility-could-undermine-years-of-don-valley-restoration-efforts-conservationists-warn.html

If I understand this plan correctly, this plan is to use the CP rail line which is now owned by metronlix as storage.  

Why not use the lower Don yard or Wilson Yard(the yard just south of the east layover facilitiy)? There is a three track siding there now that is not in use. 

Because they are already converting Wilson Yard to store GO trains and there won't be enough room for 3 more trains. Thus this facility.

 

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Plus eventually this route is supposed to be used for VIA's high speed line through Peterborough to Ottawa. (If it ever gets built).

Yeah, don't hold your breath on that.

 

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Unless there is a plan to build a siding beside the existing tracks, that may work.  But there must be other places they could build a yard.  East of the current eastern storage yard, there is space for an additional track towards Danforth Station. Wouldn't that be easier?

There isn't room on the north side of the Kingston Sub to store trains until you get out towards Scarborough Station. That's too far for here. By putting the storage facility on the north side, the hope is that the trains won't have to make as many crossing movements on their way in and out of Union, and thus clog up the tracks.

 

11 hours ago, John Oke said:

The Plan for that is to use the Kingston Sub up to just past Eglinton then build new track to Smith's Falls via Peterborough. 

There is so little publicly known about the "plan" that to suggest that they've announced a finalized singular route out of the City of Toronto is silly.

 

Dan

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10 hours ago, smallspy said:

Because they are already converting Wilson Yard to store GO trains and there won't be enough room for 3 more trains. Thus this facility.

 

Yeah, don't hold your breath on that.

 

There isn't room on the north side of the Kingston Sub to store trains until you get out towards Scarborough Station. That's too far for here. By putting the storage facility on the north side, the hope is that the trains won't have to make as many crossing movements on their way in and out of Union, and thus clog up the tracks.

 

There is so little publicly known about the "plan" that to suggest that they've announced a finalized singular route out of the City of Toronto is silly.

 

Dan

Where is the space to build a new track for that in Toronto? Won't it be using the CP right of way throughout the Agincourt yard?

Edit: is this line still connected to the CP Belleville sub?

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4 hours ago, Oc4526 said:

Found this on Metrolinx's Facebook page 

 

 

Aw, isn't that cute?  100% organic cotton.  How woke.  You know what, find me some inorganic cotton and then I'll be impressed.  Or maybe use Aroclor infused asbestos as a filter membrane and go for the whole better living through toxic chemistry thing like we're back in the good old 20th century.  No, I haven't had any coffee yet and it's showing.

On a more serious note.  I recall a conversation several years ago with someone at work about how Go is too Oakville centric.  I guess the proof of that guy's argument keeps on piling up.

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1 hour ago, Wayside Observer said:

On a more serious note.  I recall a conversation several years ago with someone at work about how Go is too Oakville centric.  I guess the proof of that guy's argument keeps on piling up.

How so? Not trying to be aggressive or anything. It is a major station and it is "international" in a sense. Lots of bus service too... 

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3 hours ago, Wayside Observer said:

Aw, isn't that cute?  100% organic cotton.  How woke.  You know what, find me some inorganic cotton and then I'll be impressed.  Or maybe use Aroclor infused asbestos as a filter membrane and go for the whole better living through toxic chemistry thing like we're back in the good old 20th century.  No, I haven't had any coffee yet and it's showing.

I've had an old H&S manual once from the makers of Aroclor, and it's perfectly safe ... they said if ingested, just drink milk.

I bet you oppose Organic Dry Cleaning as well! :)

image.thumb.png.30679a9dbf66917bbcd443c75a17d395.png
(this is real, and local, BTW - https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.649409,-79.3674653,3a,28.7y,206.23h,84.29t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sNoVtyPyogBs8LeewdCUgEg!2e0!5s20150901T000000!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en - not fully off-topic ... you can see the Lakeshore East/Stouffville/Richmond GO in the background)

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2 hours ago, Doppelkupplung said:

How so? Not trying to be aggressive or anything. It is a major station and it is "international" in a sense. Lots of bus service too... 

This was several years ago and I can't really ask because the guy has since retired but the thrust of it was that you look at the service patterns (since disrupted) to Oakville vs. further out, the amenities provided vs. the other stations, the palatial parking garage with three elevators vs. smaller ones that have one vs. the stations with no parking structure at all, etc., there were a few other items on the list but I don't remember them, and the impression he had was that Metrolinx was catering to the wealth and lobbying power present in Oakville.

Since then, having explored a bit of the train system on my own and seeing for myself, I can't really disagree those observations.  Piloting those face mask dispensers at Union station as the hub of the hub and spoke system makes sense, but as I said, the second machine out of two on the whole system landing at Oakville, not Oshawa, not Pickering, not Burlington, not Milton, not any of the other very busy stations, does add another piece of evidence in support of the guy's argument.  As I said, I can't really disagree based on what I see including this.

47 minutes ago, nfitz said:

I've had an old H&S manual once from the makers of Aroclor, and it's perfectly safe ... they said if ingested, just drink milk.

I bet you oppose Organic Dry Cleaning as well! :)

image.thumb.png.30679a9dbf66917bbcd443c75a17d395.png
(this is real, and local, BTW - https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.649409,-79.3674653,3a,28.7y,206.23h,84.29t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sNoVtyPyogBs8LeewdCUgEg!2e0!5s20150901T000000!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en - not fully off-topic ... you can see the Lakeshore East/Stouffville/Richmond GO in the background)

It was the "organic cotton" that got me as if there's any other kind.  Yeah, I'm not a fan of dry cleaning in general to be honest.  It's a requirement I try to avoid as much as possible when I'm buying clothes.  Aroclor, so much for that being harmless.  To be honest, many of the physical properties were fantastic which is why it got used in so many things but the unfortunate irony in it being nearly indestructible is also a major problem due to the issue of environmental persistence that aspect of it creates, which means once it gets out there, it doesn't decompose, and bioaccumulates which is why it's such a huge problem now that we know it's seriously toxic.  I wish I could take credit for coming up with that phrase, "Aroclor infused asbestos" but I can't.  It actually came out of a PCC service manual from the early 1940s that listed some high temperature rated cabling for some wiring runs in the controller and actually specified Aroclor infused asbestos insulation.  When I saw that one, I turned around pointed it out on the page of the book to three of my friends and said that if the asbestos isn't bad enough by itself, they soaked it in PCBs and made the "better living through toxic chemistry" quip which we all had a good laugh at, but yeah, we all agreed that gloves and masks are in order for handling this cabling if it's still present especially if it's crumbling and falling apart.  The good news is that most PCC cars out there still lasted long enough that they got overhauled several times and most of the old nasty stuff is gone.  The bad news is, not all of it is and you get cars that were retired early that still have a good amount of their original cabling intact which can be bad news for multiple reasons, not just the insulation materials that were in common use when they were made.

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On 9/10/2020 at 7:56 AM, Wayside Observer said:

Aw, isn't that cute?  100% organic cotton.  How woke.  You know what, find me some inorganic cotton and then I'll be impressed.  Or maybe use Aroclor infused asbestos as a filter membrane and go for the whole better living through toxic chemistry thing like we're back in the good old 20th century.  No, I haven't had any coffee yet and it's showing.

On a more serious note.  I recall a conversation several years ago with someone at work about how Go is too Oakville centric.  I guess the proof of that guy's argument keeps on piling up.

Squeaky, wealthy, politically connected wheel gets the grease.

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2 hours ago, Bus_Medic said:

Squeaky, wealthy, politically connected wheel gets the grease.

You betcha.  It’s not just any grease though, it’s the most expensive designer boutique exclusive grease there is.

I rolled through the moneyed paradise on my way to some essential services work I had to do during the peak of the panic in the spring and I saw a construction crew working on a traffic island in the intersection of Speers and Trafalgar right by the Go Train Palace.  On closer inspection, they were planting flowers in the planters at the height of the lockdown.  I was so glad to see that the important things needed to keep society running were being attended to because life in an upscale enclave such as this would cease to exist if the flower beds don’t get attended to.  The light changed and I took off before anybody could see my vulgar, rude Chevrolet and call in a report of someone with inadequate net worth driving through because I’m sure vagrancy is taken as seriously as the decorative planters.

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On 9/12/2020 at 11:41 AM, Wayside Observer said:

You betcha.  It’s not just any grease though, it’s the most expensive designer boutique exclusive grease there is.

I rolled through the moneyed paradise on my way to some essential services work I had to do during the peak of the panic in the spring and I saw a construction crew working on a traffic island in the intersection of Speers and Trafalgar right by the Go Train Palace.  On closer inspection, they were planting flowers in the planters at the height of the lockdown.  I was so glad to see that the important things needed to keep society running were being attended to because life in an upscale enclave such as this would cease to exist if the flower beds don’t get attended to.  The light changed and I took off before anybody could see my vulgar, rude Chevrolet and call in a report of someone with inadequate net worth driving through because I’m sure vagrancy is taken as seriously as the decorative planters.

I know it's fun to be grumpy cat and all (like, how many followers does Reasonably Satisfied Cat get?). But I did drive past a pile of these planters along Lakeshore in Oakville, and they all display sponsor signs. So even though the crew may have been city workers, it's not some expense that's being taken away from your Hamilton GO service or anything.

The observation that wealthy and privileged neighbourhoods are nicer is, of course, no news. Even if the municipality is not necessarily paying for more services to them (ha!), residents there have the time and means to beautify areas that otherwise are left as garbage filled weed fields. I'm sitting in front of a privilege garden by Eatonville library right now, in fact.

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On 9/12/2020 at 1:56 PM, Bus_Medic said:

Hyperbolic humor aside, the contract was probably awarded months before the world went to shit, would’ve been money up in smoke to cancel it.

I was able to ask about this on Sunday since a friend's wife works for the town and:

-  It's all done in house

-  If the gardening isn't done satisfactorily, people complain severely which I guess goes back to your point of the squeaky wheel getting the grease.

1 hour ago, Ed T. said:

I know it's fun to be grumpy cat and all (like, how many followers does Reasonably Satisfied Cat get?). But I did drive past a pile of these planters along Lakeshore in Oakville, and they all display sponsor signs. So even though the crew may have been city workers, it's not some expense that's being taken away from your Hamilton GO service or anything.

The observation that wealthy and privileged neighbourhoods are nicer is, of course, no news. Even if the municipality is not necessarily paying for more services to them (ha!), residents there have the time and means to beautify areas that otherwise are left as garbage filled weed fields. I'm sitting in front of a privilege garden by Eatonville library right now, in fact.

-  I've seen and read the signs so a big shout out to "Sponsor Me" for kicking in some cash.

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14 minutes ago, Shaun said:

What was the cause of the damage? Vandalism?

They haven’t released anything yet, this happened in the overnight hours, there was an earlier police investigation which cleared. They just said there’s been “Severe damage to infrastructure affecting signals.”

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2 hours ago, John Oke said:

They haven’t released anything yet, this happened in the overnight hours, there was an earlier police investigation which cleared. They just said there’s been “Severe damage to infrastructure affecting signals.”

From what I had read in the Twitter-verse, someone might have inadvertently crashed into it (either at a high rate of speed or someone might have been impaired):

That could be one of those theories....

(This post was posted by my Samsung Galaxy S20)

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On 9/19/2020 at 4:43 PM, John Oke said:

They haven’t released anything yet, this happened in the overnight hours, there was an earlier police investigation which cleared. They just said there’s been “Severe damage to infrastructure affecting signals.”

A car drove off of the Lakeridge Road bridge and manged to take out one of the signals and a signal cabinet. The damage was enough that they've had to completely rewire that set of signals.

 

At least through my GO channels, there was no word about how exactly that managed to transpire or the condition of anyone involved.

 

Dan

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On 9/20/2020 at 4:41 AM, bus_7246 said:

This is definitely off topic, but the vehicle’s origin in this video isn’t. Take a look:

(I posted this bc I can’t seem to track the specific unit on the wiki amongst Miami-Dade County transit)

The bus is owned/operated by a contractor, America's Transportation. If you watch the video on their website, you'll see a number of ex. GO units.

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Came across America's Transportation website. Hope this helps those that want to know what the new coach numbers are:

 

https://www.facebook.com/americastransportationflorida/photos

 

55100  -  2329 can barely be seen

 

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55117, 5598, and a peak at 55108

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55114

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55110  -  The license plate lookup reveals it to be former 2369, VIN 1M8PDMFA68P058614

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5794

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55105

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5782  -  It looks 2276

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55116

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5599

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55120

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5796

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55113 and 55111

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Now, I don't know if this is a former GO Transit coach, but it's worth to see if anyone can recognize it

5554

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Neat neat. Miss those beasts, they were really nice to ride. 
 

I’m not sure 5554 is ex GO, those older D45s had steel rims not aluminium. I’m not sure these 2nd owners (AT) look to spend too much money on the cosmetics seeing as they retain most if not all previous features save for unit IDs and company branding. They didn’t even remove or alter the wraps so I doubt they’d shell out the coin to paint it blue.

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GO Transit has launched free Wi-Fi and en-route entertainment (similar to in-flight Wi-Fi) which is available on all buses as of today and some bi-level railcars, with all revenue service vehicles to receive them by 2021: https://www.gotransit.com/en/travelling-with-us/go-plus-wi-fi?fbclid=IwAR39F9ifMC43B8rLFQCde1JxjjFk_UPpohv3bZdkCL3JiUUoNS_ln3oWr_8

Riders who log in with a My PRESTO account get 50 MB of data while using an email account gets you 10 MB per trip/session; both options allow for unlimited access to GO's Wi-Fi Plus portal which includes videos, music, audiobooks and podcasts- content can also be curated based on how long your trip is using a trip timer (15-60 min in 15 minute increments)

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