smallspy Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 It created quite a stir in Ontarop a few months back when GO Transit awarded a much large contract to CAD Railway Industries in Lachine. [url="http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/31088--go-transit-refurbishment-contract-goes-to-montreal-firm-not-ontario-northland"[/url] Which they bid on and won fair-and-square. And so why isn't it fair to go the other way? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 AMT is hosting public consultations during the month of November. If anyone is interested in attending, details can be found here http://www.amt.qc.ca/consultations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emdx Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 It’s very tempting to go to the Candiac line consultation, just for kicks… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 I don't know why no one is talking about this but Joel has upped the fares for 2012! Doah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyA Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 I don't know why no one is talking about this but Joel has upped the fares for 2012!Doah! to be expected...at least they say they're increasing service on my line in time for the turcotte reconstruction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Having the bus shoulder lane on a20 should help too. It is asinine that people that are doing the right thing by taking transit are penalized by being stuck in traffic at any given hour on the 2-20. The train is the way to go in that corridor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 2 ALP-45DPs sighted at 7h21 at St-Bruno train station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellergraham Posted December 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Derailment at Gare Centrale this morning: En français: Metro News I don't think any English news has covered it yet. - 07:50 arrival (Train #805) - 1400 people on board - No injuries - No delays to other trains - One 3000-series car was tilted, but did not fall over The photo in the article doesn't necessarily mean an ALP-45DP was involved. Likely stock photography. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_the_traveller Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Derailment at Gare Centrale this morning:En français: Metro News I don't think any English news has covered it yet. - 07:50 arrival (Train #805) - 1400 people on board - No injuries - No delays to other trains - One 3000-series car was tilted, but did not fall over The photo in the article doesn't necessarily mean an ALP-45DP was involved. Likely stock photography. Alex There are clearly people peering down to the tracks as if it weren't an ordinary event. The ALP-45DPs haven't been in service for much more than a week, so it's highly unlikely a reporter would have been able to get photos of the ALP-45DP beforehand, especially since the AMT hasn't published a formal press release about the dual modes going into service, to my knowledge. Therefore that doesn't look like stock photography to me at all. There are similar photos here: http://tvanouvelles.ca/lcn/infos/faitsdive...209-091509.html I went to Central Station today and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary from the outside. Then again snow was blowing very intensely and visibility (from a pedestrian's view) wasn't the best. Inside there were AMT security officers blocking access to tracks 21 and 22. I wonder how the event would have played out had the "derailment" occurred anywhere where there isn't a high-level platform. Would there be a chance of the locomotive falling onto its side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esterel01 Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 . What's more puzzling is the sentence in the Cyberpresse article: ...selon ce que LaPresse.ca a pu obtenir, ce ne serait pas le premier incident du genre impliquant ces appareils. It would have happened before. During testing? So why put them into service without correcting the problem first? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 From the photos that I've seen, it looks like the rail rolled underneath the engine or first car. How do you test that, exactly? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm_5307N Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 There are clearly people peering down to the tracks as if it weren't an ordinary event. The ALP-45DPs haven't been in service for much more than a week, so it's highly unlikely a reporter would have been able to get photos of the ALP-45DP beforehand, especially since the AMT hasn't published a formal press release about the dual modes going into service, to my knowledge. Therefore that doesn't look like stock photography to me at all. There are similar photos here:http://tvanouvelles.ca/lcn/infos/faitsdive...209-091509.html I went to Central Station today and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary from the outside. Then again snow was blowing very intensely and visibility (from a pedestrian's view) wasn't the best. Inside there were AMT security officers blocking access to tracks 21 and 22. I wonder how the event would have played out had the "derailment" occurred anywhere where there isn't a high-level platform. Would there be a chance of the locomotive falling onto its side? The engine that derailed is 1352.. there's a pic of it in the railway section of the board AMT sightings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 I wonder if Joel was on said train! Hoo-ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfil Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 So long, Joël. http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Montreal/2012/01/13/002-demission-pdg-amt.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_the_traveller Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 I'll wait to see who replaces him before saying whether this is a good or bad change. Then again, I don't see how things could get much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Walton Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 I'll wait to see who replaces him before saying whether this is a good or bad change.Then again, I don't see how things could get much worse. There was some speculation it may be Yves Devin, current DG of STM. He's reportedly on the outs with the Chair, Michel Labrecque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_the_traveller Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Paul Côté has been named PDG of the AMT. Finally, someone who knows railways. http://tvanouvelles.ca/lcn/infos/regional/montreal/archives/2012/02/20120216-201547.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Walton Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Paul Côté has been named PDG of the AMT. Finally, someone who knows railways. http://tvanouvelles....216-201547.html The former president of VIA Rail!He should be a good choice, if the politicians keep out of his hair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowlingm Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Any news on the outcome of the ALP-45DP derailment investigation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oc4526 Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Found this in the Gazette CP Rail strike would disrupt Montreal-area commuter trains http://www.montrealgazette.com/touch/business/story.html?id=6659333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Walton Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Any news on the outcome of the ALP-45DP derailment nvestigation? Someone on another list suggested getting some of New Jersey Transit's retired ALP-44 locos as a quick fix. Might that work for the Deux-Montagnes line, when it needs extra capacity, the MR-90s go in for rebuild (long overdue) and the ALP-45DPs are still sidelined? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_the_traveller Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I read in an article that they were studying the possibility of extending some trainsets from 10 to 12 cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowlingm Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 NJT have put the 45DP in service, and it's hard to believe they have done so without some sort of indication that the result of the derailment investigation will not blame something of a showstopper nature. http://www.railwayag...html?channel=55 EDIT: according to "AMTfan1" on Railroad.Net track fault rectification will allow recommencement of testing in two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_the_traveller Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 The plan 2020 ads that have been popping up everywhere are really getting annoying. Yesterday I rode MR-90s and they have placed them along the top of the windows. In the multilevels they have placed them above the staircase leading to the bottom level. It's very STM-like of them to go out of their way to show the clients that they provide the best service on the continent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph99929 Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 The plan 2020 ads that have been popping up everywhere are really getting annoying. Yesterday I rode MR-90s and they have placed them along the top of the windows. In the multilevels they have placed them above the staircase leading to the bottom level. It's very STM-like of them to go out of their way to show the clients that they provide the best service on the continent! Agreed. So annoying. As bad as the stupid behaviour ads. I have not once seen a graffiti inside a train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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