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7 hours ago, lip said:

And so it begins, Hines isnt playing around with the second phase of CIBC Square. Demolition crews are on site at the old USBT.

I'm not surprised. They didn't seem to be playing around with Phase 1!

Hmm ... with that new public walkway over the tracks between Phase 1 and Phase 2 - will there be stairs from there down to the platforms? That could be useful in helping congestion - and relatively cheap.

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3 hours ago, nfitz said:

I'm not surprised. They didn't seem to be playing around with Phase 1!

Hmm ... with that new public walkway over the tracks between Phase 1 and Phase 2 - will there be stairs from there down to the platforms? That could be useful in helping congestion - and relatively cheap.

Nope, no plans for that.

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Trains on weekday evenings and weekends along Barrie, Kitchener and Stouffville will be replaced by buses starting January 23rd. Stouffville line a bit different with the first weekday morning train trip to better accommodate work going on the line. 

https://blog.metrolinx.com/2021/01/14/metrolinx-announces-temporary-go-transit-and-up-express-service-adjustments-while-ridership-levels-remain-low/

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2 hours ago, ORION said:

It appears that refurbishment has commenced on the Super Lo Enviros. This one was spotted at MTB today.

I thought it was 6 years into the service life? Isn't this a year/year.5 early?

Edit- I looked at the other series, and it seems like 5ish years...although I thought I would've heard about the MCIs up to 2616 being refurb'd first. 

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I got curious about the fate of the GO Transit buses in Miami. I found a vehicle list online about Miami-Dade Transit contractor America's Transportation a few days ago, and gathered info from online photos on its website. This is what I gathered; old GO numbers on left, new numbers on right (first two digits are supposed to be number of seats):

 

2135 - 5772

2136 - 5773

2137 - 5771

2152 - 5779

2163 - 5777

2169 - 5778

2191 - 5774

2211 - 5775

2212 - 5776

2268 - 5783

2276 - 5782

2322 - 5597

2329 - 55100

2334 - ?

2340 - 5793

2341 - 55102

2353 - 55124

2354 - ?

2356 - 5794

2365 - ?

2367 - 5599

2369 - 55110

2370 - ?

2390 - 5796

2399 - 55104

2402 - 55116

2414 - 55105

There are at least, at minimum, 10 more buses. 5771-5779 were put on sale recently.

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5 hours ago, Downsview34. said:

2 new GO bus routes coming next month. 

One route is the 56. Merging the 46 & 52 together. Same routing but it will be from Oakville GO to Oshawa GO.

The other is 41. Merging 47 & 51 from Hamilton GO to pickering GO.

Interesting they are merging four 407 routes into two crosstown routes avoiding the need to change buses at 407 bus terminal which is beneficial. Having a 3 hour transfer window to complete a trip on the Go Transit network.

Go Transit has definitely been creating more direct routes without the need for transfers to certain destinations while managing the limited resources they have. 

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13 hours ago, Downsview34. said:

2 new GO bus routes coming next month. 

One route is the 56. Merging the 46 & 52 together. Same routing but it will be from Oakville GO to Oshawa GO.

The other is 41. Merging 47 & 51 from Hamilton GO to pickering GO.

I'm very pleased to see more of this cross-regional bus services about to become a reality. 
Merging the 46 and 52 would possibly mean giving Oakville weekend and holiday GO bus service assuming that's what happens, same with the new 41 giving Pickering GO possibly weekend and holiday service.
The one route out of all four that are being merged into these new routes, being the 47, prior to covid had so many branches. I'd be quite curious to see how the frequencies for these routes evolve overtime given the length of these routes.

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On 1/29/2021 at 8:40 PM, newflyerinvero said:

I'm very pleased to see more of this cross-regional bus services about to become a reality. 
Merging the 46 and 52 would possibly mean giving Oakville weekend and holiday GO bus service assuming that's what happens, same with the new 41 giving Pickering GO possibly weekend and holiday service.

That's not happening. 47 and 52 weekend service will remain as is.

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Go Transit is adjusting station hours and in some cases, closing ticket booth hours entirely at some stations effective March 6th. With the limited train service along with bus replacement service, have to cut costs where possible. Noting that a ticket attendant working at one makes over $20/hour. Labour being an expensive cost of business. 

Ticket machines and electronic tickets are available for purchase. This is along with Presto functions done at the ticket machine regarding loading of value or simply done through the mobile application. 

If someone still needs transit info, they can always ask the transit operator or use trip planning apps like Google Maps for trip planning. For those that prefer to call, the info line is available between 8 AM to 8 PM on weekdays and 9 AM to 5 PM on weekends/holidays reaching a human representative. 

https://www.gotransit.com/en/stations-stops-parking/reservedparking/new-station-hours

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On 1/16/2021 at 3:43 PM, ORION said:

It appears that refurbishment has commenced on the Super Lo Enviros. This one was spotted at MTB today.

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More like paint quality issue!  I've seen some of the paint are already bubbling out in less than 2 years!

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On 2/27/2021 at 8:34 PM, general682002 said:

More like paint quality issue!  I've seen some of the paint are already bubbling out in less than 2 years!

I'd say this one is in the process of livery removal rather than paint issues. The GO Transit logo is already gone, for instance.

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I can't believe I missed this one from a week ago:

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/03/01/after-four-years-and-7-million-metrolinx-quietly-drops-proposal-for-hydrogen-powered-go-trains.html (alternate link)

There were rumours circulating in 2016-2017 that they wanted to begin construction on the easy to design parts of the electrification and begin planting poles and stringing some wire before the provincial election in 2018, but that got shelved when the hydrogen train circus showed up in town and $7 million and four years of time got wasted.  Granted, in the grand scheme of what they're going to be spending electrifying one way or another, $7 million isn't too bad even though I wish they didn't waste that money, but it's the loss of time that bothers me much more.  Think of how much progress could've been made on the traditional 25 kV AC overhead electrification build out if it had started four years ago and how much further along everything would be today.

 

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35 minutes ago, Wayside Observer said:

I can't believe I missed this one from a week ago:

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/03/01/after-four-years-and-7-million-metrolinx-quietly-drops-proposal-for-hydrogen-powered-go-trains.html (alternate link)

There were rumours circulating in 2016-2017 that they wanted to begin construction on the easy to design parts of the electrification and begin planting poles and stringing some wire before the provincial election in 2018, but that got shelved when the hydrogen train circus showed up in town and $7 million and four years of time got wasted.  Granted, in the grand scheme of what they're going to be spending electrifying one way or another, $7 million isn't too bad even though I wish they didn't waste that money, but it's the loss of time that bothers me much more.  Think of how much progress could've been made on the traditional 25 kV AC overhead electrification build out if it had started four years ago and how much further along everything would be today.

 

Who knows this might not be the last we hear of it, more especially if the clown Del Duca (who initiated the hydrogen circus) gets elected as premier.

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16 hours ago, Wayside Observer said:

I can't believe I missed this one from a week ago:

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/03/01/after-four-years-and-7-million-metrolinx-quietly-drops-proposal-for-hydrogen-powered-go-trains.html (alternate link)

There were rumours circulating in 2016-2017 that they wanted to begin construction on the easy to design parts of the electrification and begin planting poles and stringing some wire before the provincial election in 2018, but that got shelved when the hydrogen train circus showed up in town and $7 million and four years of time got wasted.  Granted, in the grand scheme of what they're going to be spending electrifying one way or another, $7 million isn't too bad even though I wish they didn't waste that money, but it's the loss of time that bothers me much more.  Think of how much progress could've been made on the traditional 25 kV AC overhead electrification build out if it had started four years ago and how much further along everything would be today.

 

In fairness, they wouldn't have been that much closer.

 

I had heard about the pole/wire rumour as well - but the problem is that they still hadn't (and haven't) finalized an OCS design. If they had put poles into the ground in 2018, there was a 50-50 chance that they would have to pull them back out to do them properly when the time came to finish the system.

 

Dan

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1 hour ago, smallspy said:

In fairness, they wouldn't have been that much closer.

 

I had heard about the pole/wire rumour as well - but the problem is that they still hadn't (and haven't) finalized an OCS design. If they had put poles into the ground in 2018, there was a 50-50 chance that they would have to pull them back out to do them properly when the time came to finish the system.

 

Dan

Around the time I heard the rumour, I think it was after I heard it actually, I downloaded one of the reports on the design of the Lakeshore West electrification since it would've been the second phase after Lakeshore East to be done, and I was surprised at how far advanced it was.  The line had been surveyed from the end of the USRC to Burlington and all the bridges, signal gantries, everything that would have to be modified was listed with proposed changes to provide the clearance needed for the overhead system, proposed locations for all the supporting infrastructure were surveyed, pole locations in and out of Metrolinx property had been surveyed, it was all extensively documented with photographs.

I was impressed, it was ready to go to detailed design work and then on to construction, so the rumour sounded credible to me that if the order came down from Queen's Park to go on it, it would've been relatively easy to get started building the straightforward, standard easy stuff on tangent track with no clearance obstructions while the designs for the more complicated work were finished up.  Of course, the order never came because the whole diversion with the hydrogen trains happened.  If it hadn't, I'm sure selecting a specific OCS system would've been moved up significantly in order to get started.

I heard a couple of years ago that New York State and Amtrak are designing everything they do around the main line across NYS to New York City around OCS clearances to be future-proof for any electrification that might come later.  I hope Metrolinx picks something that's going to be compatible with existing pantograph requirements with an eye towards the possibility that the two electrifications may meet in Niagara Falls some day.

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On 1/29/2021 at 2:12 AM, GojiMet86 said:

I got curious about the fate of the GO Transit buses in Miami. I found a vehicle list online about Miami-Dade Transit contractor America's Transportation a few days ago, and gathered info from online photos on its website. This is what I gathered; old GO numbers on left, new numbers on right (first two digits are supposed to be number of seats):

 

2135 - 5772

2136 - 5773

2137 - 5771

2152 - 5779

2163 - 5777

2169 - 5778

2191 - 5774

2211 - 5775

2212 - 5776

2268 - 5783

2276 - 5782

2322 - 5597

2329 - 55100

2334 - ?

2340 - 5793

2341 - 55102

2353 - 55124

2354 - ?

2356 - 5794

2365 - ?

2367 - 5599

2369 - 55110

2370 - ?

2390 - 5796

2399 - 55104

2402 - 55116

2414 - 55105

There are at least, at minimum, 10 more buses. 5771-5779 were put on sale recently.

Here is a list of a couple of other ex GO Transit MCI's units here in South Florida. Bus 2334 is 55117,  bus 2365 is 5785,  bus 2407 is 55106,  bus 2379 is 55105,  bus 2414 is 55111,  bus 2380 is 55115,  bus 2420 is 55122 Cummins ISM engine.  Bus 2406 is  55112,  bus 2371 is 55108,  

8 minutes ago, Marcos A R said:

Here is a list of a couple of other ex GO Transit MCI's units here in South Florida. Bus 2334 - 55117,  bus 2365 - 5785,  bus 2407 - 55106,  bus 2379 - 55105,  bus 2414 - 55111,  bus 2380 - 55115,  bus 2420 - 55122 Cummins ISM engine.  Bus 2406 -  55112,  bus 2371 - 55108. I'll try to get some more of them when ever I get a chance.

 

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Is Metrolinx redundantly trying to recreate the wheel with this pilot project at Mimico and Danforth stations?

https://blog.metrolinx.com/2021/03/04/getting-on-board-metrolinx-launches-new-signage-pilot-program-to-make-catching-your-train-even-easier/

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Instead of duplicating the existing (blue) signage with a different colour for each possible train length couldn't they just explain what the signs mean or even make them more prominent since they're now intended for more broader use?  The other half that isn't mentioned in the article is whether or not the departure screens will indicate the length of the train so that passengers know where to wait using the signage.  Are there any Danforth or Mimico users who can confirm whether the departure screens actually display this vital information?

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