SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
Shot of another GO cab refurbishment in North Bay. Can’t wait to see these leading a train in their new paint scheme. Facebook post caption unrelated.
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RU479
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I wonder what's going on with the paint job near the vent
Allandale25
Senior Member
GO coach refurb announcement today:
urbantoronto.ca
Ontario Northland/Northern Ontario Transportation
Timmins has already been announced and it would be highly unlikely they would re-start service to Cochrane only to take it away, again. If I recall correctly, earlier announcements said service would re-start first from Toronto-North Bay. I can't see how they don't eventually have some kind of...
RU479
Active Member
Which Series of coaches is it?GO coach refurb announcement today:
Ontario Northland/Northern Ontario Transportation
Timmins has already been announced and it would be highly unlikely they would re-start service to Cochrane only to take it away, again. If I recall correctly, earlier announcements said service would re-start first from Toronto-North Bay. I can't see how they don't eventually have some kind of...
APTA-2048
Senior Member
With 56 coaches, it sounds like the Series II. I guess that makes sense since they’re already working on the Series II cab cars.
RU479
Active Member
Along with this article comes this picture of three of the 15 old cab cars being in the most complete state I've seen
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
They actually look so good in the new GO livery. Excited to see them back on the GO network soon, if only to provide variety to appease my inner rail fan.
Along with this article comes this picture of three of the 15 old cab cars being in the most complete state I've seen
RU479
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From the CTV news article, GO 212 is one of the cabs that are in the most refurbed state
SaugeenJunction
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Funny how they’re still using the old Metrolinx logos.Northern Ontario News – Local Breaking, Weather and Traffic – CTV News Northern Ontario
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From the CTV news article, GO 212 is one of the cabs that are in the most refurbed state
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RU479
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You know, I have to wonder what MX's thought process is,
200-214, which are nearly 40 years old and would be the second closest series of cars to EOL, would have their controls reactivated and lead trains again.
Yet 242-250, the series VII deactivated cab cars and are only 16-18 years old, will have their controls permanently deactivated and be converted into regular coaches.
One would think that it would be the opposite way around, no?
200-214, which are nearly 40 years old and would be the second closest series of cars to EOL, would have their controls reactivated and lead trains again.
Yet 242-250, the series VII deactivated cab cars and are only 16-18 years old, will have their controls permanently deactivated and be converted into regular coaches.
One would think that it would be the opposite way around, no?
Richard White
Senior Member
I wonder if they were thinking in terms of creature comforts wherein a newer car has less internal work needing to be done for it to be brought up to modern standards.
drum118
Superstar
Since they are the near the end of life and the need more cabs until a new fleet arrives, cheaper to make them back to a cab car and scrap them once the new fleet arrives than rebuilt them.
That said, isn't 212 a rebuilt coach now as noted in the photo of awarding the contract for rebuilt a few days ago or a reactivated car in new colours??
RU479
Active Member
Hmm that is a good point
Also 212 was part of the original 2019 order, it has been rebuilt with reactivated cab controls, and the video it came from also confirms that another one of the near finished reactivated cab cars is 204
RU479
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Ontario Newsroom
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I wonder why in the more recent GO RER news there has not been any mention on rolling stock
crs1026
Superstar
Ontario Newsroom
I wonder why in the more recent GO RER news there has not been any mention on rolling stock
Maybe.... because they were leaving that to the OnCorr vendor - who they were only about to announce - to figure out?
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