[cplchanb]

You wouldn’t think it was that crazy back in 2018:

they were hedging on it before the pandemic took over and prices skyrocketed. id bet that was the main reason why they baulked in the end. thats what happens when the govt takes too long to make a decision. things get more expensive and either they increase the budget or they start value engineering things out.

 

[turbanplanner]

If anyone wants to ride the CN mainline the Richmond Hill line is detouring via the Barrie line the east to west via snider. Massive delays yesterday but luckily got to film!

 

[Krypto98]

If anyone wants to ride the CN mainline the Richmond Hill line is detouring via the Barrie line the east to west via snider. Massive delays yesterday but luckily got to film!View attachment 581054View attachment 581055View attachment 581056

I go on the route all the time on the freight trains but it's so cool seeing it from a passenger perspective

 

[turbanplanner]

I go on the route all the time on the freight trains but it's so cool seeing it from a passenger perspective

Maybe you're not allowed to answer this haha but I'm guessing there isn't much phone signal? I had 1 bar most of the trip when I was along it.

I'm going to render the footage and upload the trip from union to langstaff in a few days

 

[smallspy]

Maybe you're not allowed to answer this haha but I'm guessing there isn't much phone signal? I had 1 bar most of the trip when I was along it.

There's nowhere along that stretch that is anything approaching remote. Unless your carrier has spectacularly bad coverage along there (and therefore, along the north side of Steeles) you should have not had any cell service issues.

Dan

 

[turbanplanner]

There's nowhere along that stretch that is anything approaching remote. Unless your carrier has spectacularly bad coverage along there (and therefore, along the north side of Steeles) you should have not had any cell service issues.

Dan

I meant more along the parts that are away from the cities

 

[turbanplanner]

Took some photos on the RH line, the trains were incredibly slow, I checked the alerts before my trip and there was nothing about the speed restrictions until much later in the day :/ Nearly doubled the trip tip for me.

Crazy to think it was all under water yesterday!

 

[GOTransitFan206]

Took some photos on the RH line, the trains were incredibly slow, I checked the alerts before my trip and there was nothing about the speed restrictions until much later in the day :/ Nearly doubled the trip tip for me.

Crazy to think it was all under water yesterday!

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Saw a video of water flowing down some stairs inside Union Station because of a wave caused by a train pulling in. Might short the electrical systems if it gets high enough.

Hopefully a train dosen't get stuck in the Don Valley (flashback to 7/19/2013) again!

 

[Krypto98]

There's nowhere along that stretch that is anything approaching remote. Unless your carrier has spectacularly bad coverage along there (and therefore, along the north side of Steeles) you should have not had any cell service issues.

Dan

I'm guessing maybe the hydro lines could potentially affect cell coverage and cause interference but cell coverage is usually good in the area. I've had issues on the 407 in the area going under hydro lines.

 

[WB62]

Saw a video of water flowing down some stairs inside Union Station because of a wave caused by a train pulling in. Might short the electrical systems if it gets high enough.

Hopefully a train dosen't get stuck in the Don Valley (flashback to 7/19/2013) again!

Are you sure it wasn’t the video of the water flowing down the moat stairs? I don’t remember any GO parts of Union getting seriously flooded, only city of Toronto parts

 

[turbanplanner]

Are you sure it wasn’t the video of the water flowing down the moat stairs? I don’t remember any GO parts of Union getting seriously flooded, only city of Toronto parts

I remember seeing photos of water in the foodcourt

 

[WB62]

I remember seeing photos of water in the foodcourt

That’s not a Metrolinx area but there’s nowhere else that water could’ve come from but up (unless it flowed in from the Teamway), so I guess parts of the concourses did flood

 

[drum118]

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Are you sure it wasn’t the video of the water flowing down the moat stairs? I don’t remember any GO parts of Union getting seriously flooded, only city of Toronto parts

With the amount of water flowing down the stairs, it had to go into Union Station as well the Team Way. As soon as someone opens a door to Union, water rushes in. There are videos and photographs floating around showing water in Union

 

[SaugeenJunction]

Wabtec earnings surge on higher freight and transit revenue ​

Wabtec also disclosed that it has received a $600 million, multiyear order for Tier 4 locomotives from a North American railroad. It did not name the railroad, and no Class I system has yet announced a new locomotive order this year. A Wabtec spokesman said the company could not identify the railroad that has placed the order.

Wonder if this is GO? We’ve seen plenty of indications that they’re going to order more diesels. I would also be surprised if a freight railway ordered Tier 4s. They’ve stayed away from them like the plague due to longevity issues, making me think this order was a passenger railway.

 

[SaugeenJunction]

If this is GO, I am guessing that means we probably will see more MP54ACs then.

Wonder if Wabtec would want to use this order to refresh the loco design to better compete with Siemens who is absolutely dominating the market. Until now (maybe), that model isn’t officially offered anymore.