James Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 She should do us all a favor and take you with her. Even better, she should take you and give your wife and i some breathing room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 ok i just dont get EPCOR how they are removing lines. They removed the trolley lines last weekend on the HLB however left the clips and the aluminum cover up. why wouldnt they take that down when they had the bridge closed. just no sens and there is wire from the south side up to at least the 83rd avenue loop. and all the wire is still there. they have pulled wire to the side a bit on a couple spots. but like why not start from what is left close to southgate and work your way back. Im thinking they are just trying to get out bits and bites while they have some money so when they run out, its too much to try and piece it together. This has to be the most pathetic work plan ive ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Im thinking they are just trying to get out bits and bites while they have some money so when they run out, its too much to try and piece it together. Why would they piece it back together? They are simply bastardizing the wire network so it would be next to impossible to put back together. It ALL has to come down now. There will be electrification in the future. Maybe 20-30-40 years down the line when it becomes necessary. At which point they can start from scratch and reconfigure routes to make them long and logical. Perhaps new alloys will be used to make strong (but slim) traction poles, special work will be less complicated and garages won't require wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 They removed the trolley lines last weekend on the HLB however left the clips and the aluminum cover up. why wouldnt they take that down when they had the bridge closed. just no sens I believe it is a fiberglass panel, not aluminum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 I believe it is a fiberglass panel, not aluminum. ah ok well because they left it up and without the support of the trolley lines, saturday night they spent the whole nght trying to brace it because they lost the first section on the north side. Epcor said they would have to shut down the bridge to remove it all so they were just bracing it for now. i cant understand why it took them 2 nights to remove that short stretch of wire and not the Fibreglass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 ah ok well because they left it up and without the support of the trolley lines, saturday night they spent the whole nght trying to brace it because they lost the first section on the north side. Epcor said they would have to shut down the bridge to remove it all so they were just bracing it for now.i cant understand why it took them 2 nights to remove that short stretch of wire and not the Fibreglass Nope. Doesn't make sense at all. If you're going to do a job, do it right the first time. These clowns in admin couldn't (rather didn't) want to operate a trolleybus system, and they still can't seem to even properly remove the trolley system with out screwing things up. Lets not forget the 95 St LRT crossing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted July 23, 2009 Board Admin Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 With the heat, the wires on 82 Street near Stadium were sagging like crazy. I'm sure it's just a matter of time before something happens there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Walton Posted July 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 I believe it is a fiberglass panel, not aluminum. Fiberglass is an insulating material; aluminum is a conductor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T6H-5307N Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Fiberglass is an insulating material; aluminum is a conductor. Ohhhhh, so that's why the bridge isn't electrically charged. I always wondered why I could walk on it without getting electrocuted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awstott Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I always wondered why the water wasn't boiliing in the river around the pillars for support... Guess we know now. Would explain why they didn't have a monster power bill too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Fiberglass is an insulating material; aluminum is a conductor. I always thought it was cheap corrugated fiberglass made to look like aluminum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esturk Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Everything appears to be gone from 76ave and 109st intersection and beyond. I'm not sure if it was removed today or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Marriott Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Is all the special work gone too? Last time I was on the southside all the straight wire was gone, but the intersections at 65 Ave, 76 Ave and Garneau Loop were still up. Everything appears to be gone from 76ave and 109st intersection and beyond. I'm not sure if it was removed today or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esturk Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Indeed it's all gone as far as I can tell from that intersection. I haven't been north or south of there since Friday, so i can't say what else is gone if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Indeed it's all gone as far as I can tell from that intersection. I haven't been north or south of there since Friday, so i can't say what else is gone if anything. Man, that's awful. Where are your birds gonna sit? We've got a couple of robins and one crow that actually prefer the trolley lines to trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 I saw the NB wires on 124 Street and 111 Ave just tied off onto the spans. (This was reported yesterday but I only just remembered to 'pay attention' on my way to the pool from work today). There is some 'work' in the area, but guaranteed that stretch will be the next to come down. I am really starting to hate this diesel infested excuse for a city. BLECCHH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Geoff reports some *tampering* with the wires attached to the 97 Street underpass. He wasn't sure if they were down or just sidelined, said he would try and remember to look later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Well here is some disapointing news. Aparently Edmonton will possibly come out in the black this year. So i bet that $700,000 they saved from removing trolleys wasnt required as much as they said it was. http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2...f-10638056.html Theres an article in the sun with comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I read something about Alberta as a whole is 6.9 Billion $ in debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I read something about Alberta as a whole is 6.9 Billion $ in debt. Yes thats the province, but the city has its own budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Marriott Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Do any budget figures administration provides have any connection to reality at all? Well here is some disapointing news.Aparently Edmonton will possibly come out in the black this year. So i bet that $700,000 they saved from removing trolleys wasnt required as much as they said it was. http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2...f-10638056.html Theres an article in the sun with comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brill Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 The unfunded wire removal continues, along 115 Ave. between the Cromdale loop and 95 Street. Westbound wire is either totally removed or tied off to the side. Hangers have been removed for the eastbound wire, the wire itself is tied to the spanwires. According to a 115 Avenue merchant, they started work this morning at the Cromdale loop and worked west. I didn't get a look at the Cromdale loop, so I don't know what, if anything, is left there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 The unfunded wire removal continues, along 115 Ave. between the Cromdale loop and 95 Street. Westbound wire is either totally removed or tied off to the side. Hangers have been removed for the eastbound wire, the wire itself is tied to the spanwires. According to a 115 Avenue merchant, they started work this morning at the Cromdale loop and worked west. I didn't get a look at the Cromdale loop, so I don't know what, if anything, is left there. Doesn't matter anymore. Edmonton is a lost cause. It's just one big hot, stinky, polluted mess. I just can't wait to get the heck outta here. I hate it here. Thanks for the update btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Doesn't matter anymore. Edmonton is a lost cause. It's just one big hot, stinky, polluted mess. I just can't wait to get the heck outta here. I hate it here. Thanks for the update btw. Edmonton is not a hot stinky polluted mess. A mess perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T6H-5307N Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Edmonton is not a hot stinky polluted mess. A mess perhaps. A mess in need of fixing. I'm definitely gonna stick around, it's gotta get better eventually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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