ttc rider Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Yup! And I was there to see the WHOLE thing take place. Hi all, I'm Sammi, author of the apparently well-known tracker, and this is my first post on the CPTDB. I was out fanning with my friend, and we were heading down Spadina... on 4406. As we go south towards Front Street we hear a loud bang from the back of the car. My friend and I thought it was a derailment, and then the car stopped. We look back and see the wire, along with the end of the trolley pole, dangling from the insulator: Turns out the end of the pole just snapped off. We stayed there for a few minutes while the operator sorted it out, and got 4413 to join in to move it out of the way. While they were attempting to couple the two cars, 4406 decided to put up the pantograph! I didn't think they would be using them any time soon, but they did in this case. On our way back, we decided to stop by Queens Quay Loop and saw that the car was still sitting there. Too bad I didn't get a picture. Welcome to this forum! Car #4406 is back in service today after a one-day break. Obviously this incident wasn't a big deal. These kinds of incidents are likely to be much more "entertaining" in the future once the switch to pantograph operation is made, because pantographs do snag on the overhead occasionally and - compared to a ripped trolley shoe - the potential for damage to equipment on the roof is much higher if the pantograph snaps off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowlingm Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 1) is not that bad (because graphite strips are essentially consumables that wear out anyway and need to be replaced regularly), but 2) is a much more serious problem that's harder to fix. So in case of ice on the overhead, both pantographs are raised. Each pantograph acts as its own electrical resistance and as everybody recalls from basic high school physics, two electrical resistances set up in parallel result in an overall resistance that is lower than each of the individual resistances. So the total resistance at the pantograph-overhead interface is reduced compared to the case of having only one pantograph raised. The total contact area between pantograph and catenary is also increased (because both pantographs are simultaneously in contact with the wire). So the chances of either 1) or 2) happening are reduced.very interesting. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom1122 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Today at the Easter parade, they bought out five streetcars: Witt 2766, PCC 4500, CLRV 4125, ALRV 4217, and LFLRV 4412. This year, they ran the cars in chronological order as they had a service truck running in front of the Witt. I have attached pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum118 Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 March 27 <> <> At Russell Yard and more up on site https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1672/26087066506_28d3a5b259_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1602/26020470742_39283cb4e5_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1571/25508237314_b5d11d6f88_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1696/26046676231_70dfdf2208_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1708/26020372252_ff2bcfc318_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1512/25510272653_09f27ff98f_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1603/26086980136_aa96a5d8a1_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1638/26021084432_80681081a2_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1713/26087682696_be7166ded0_h.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1702/26021104632_1a513d772a_h.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WKLis Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 ...and a service truck in front of the Peter Witt, to act as an emergency brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Hollingsworth Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Correct me if I'm wrong but 4419 has to leave by the 7th to have 4 streetcars a month at equal spacing in delivery time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitfanJW Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 17 minutes ago, 900 Highway 2 said: Correct me if I'm wrong but 4419 has to leave by the 7th to have 4 streetcars a month at equal spacing in delivery time 8th, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrazsteve Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 They can still ship out 2 together or within a few days and still make 4 in a month. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilRedDave Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 This is what came off 4406...ice build up being a major factor. It did not snap off. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc rider Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Car 4400 is back in service this morning after a relatively long 18-day absence. So far, of all the new cars, only 4404 was out longer (19 days after the derailment last summer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soo8513 Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 4417 was eastbound on Dundas East @ Jarvis - 2:30 PM April 4th --- many yellow-vested persons on board - did not see the destination signs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitfanJW Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 33 minutes ago, soo8513 said: 4417 was eastbound on Dundas East @ Jarvis - 2:30 PM April 4th --- many yellow-vested persons on board - did not see the destination signs It was displaying 501A on the sammdot tracker. No idea what's been up with that car lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilRedDave Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 3 hours ago, MiWay1137 said: It was displaying 501A on the sammdot tracker. No idea what's been up with that car lately. Training duty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soo8513 Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 4047 (on 505 today) really is in need of body work --- large areas rusted out in nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitfanJW Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 #4418 has popped up on sammdot in Lake Huron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 8 hours ago, MiWay1137 said: #4418 has popped up on sammdot in Lake Huron Heading north up Parliament just past Gerrard now, according to the feed. Edit - and saw it with my own eyes turning east from Broadview to Queen East around pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc rider Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Car 4418 entered passenger service for the first time tonight around 7:30 PM on 509 Harbourfront as a change-off for a CLRV (the change-off was done in the loop at Queen's Quay and Spadina). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus_7246 Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 2 hours ago, ttc rider said: Car 4418 entered passenger service for the first time tonight around 7:30 PM on 509 Harbourfront as a change-off for a CLRV (the change-off was done in the loop at Queen's Quay and Spadina). As the first carhouse guy to have brought 4418 to its change off location, the car was actually changed off on Fleet st. west of Bathurst. She entered service as 509, 6 run in exchange for 4026. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc rider Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Thanks for the details. I did see the car sitting for position in Queen's Quay Loop prior to the change-off after having been driven west on Queen and south on Spadina, which is why I thought the change-off took place in the loop itself, especially since it is a more convenient location than Fleet st/Fleet Loop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38 Highland Creek Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 3 hours ago, ttc rider said: Car 4418 entered passenger service for the first time tonight around 7:30 PM on 509 Harbourfront as a change-off for a CLRV (the change-off was done in the loop at Queen's Quay and Spadina). That should be in the Bombardier Flexity Deliveries thread. This thread is for other streetcar tidbits, not sightings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc rider Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 21 hours ago, 38 Highland Creek said: That should be in the Bombardier Flexity Deliveries thread. This thread is for other streetcar tidbits, not sightings. Sorry, I didn't see that topic. But to prevent confusion, I think it's better to change that thread's title to reflect that it deals with commissioning of the new cars as well, not just their delivery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLRV4037 Posted April 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 On 4/9/2016 at 0:32 AM, 38 Highland Creek said: That should be in the Bombardier Flexity Deliveries thread. This thread is for other streetcar tidbits, not sightings. Let it stand, I created this thread almost 10 years ago. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc rider Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Today marks the first day ever with Flexities deployed on all runs on 510 Spadina during daytime operation, so the route is finally 100% converted to low-floor vehicles - more than three months after the official "paper" conversion. 16 of the 17 available new streetcars are in service concurrently today - all except 4413. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitfanJW Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 2 minutes ago, ttc rider said: Today marks the first day ever with Flexities deployed on all runs on 510 Spadina during daytime operation, so the route is finally 100% converted to low-floor vehicles - more than three months after the official "paper" conversion. 16 of the 17 available new streetcars are in service concurrently today - all except 4413. It seems like 4413 is always the one left out of the party when everybody else is out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrazsteve Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 44 minutes ago, ttc rider said: Today marks the first day ever with Flexities deployed on all runs on 510 Spadina during daytime operation, so the route is finally 100% converted to low-floor vehicles - more than three months after the official "paper" conversion. 16 of the 17 available new streetcars are in service concurrently today - all except 4413. It's a Saturday. It would be back to like 10 on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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