WB62
Senior Member
Well if you aren’t 10, then grow up.
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lenaitch
Senior Member
Horns are important - apparently. Or so we've heard several times.
Undead
Senior Member
Did your accident have anything to do with the noisy horns??
gotransitboyhere
Active Member
No it was a 1996 chevy cavalier coupe green. The steering wheel disconnected and loss of control made me slam into a truck, causing the "disconnected steering wheel" to push into me. It was scary. I wrecked my first car tho it was sad she was actually efficient.
cplchanb
Senior Member
Guys let's get back on topic... mods please filter out the nonsense
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
Canada needs to be more European in regards to transit. ”World-leading North American transit” hasn’t existed since the 1950s. GO Transit will inevitably become more European with DB designing OnCorr.
I’m trying to not be petty, but due to your obsession with horns, I hope GO’s new trains sound like something out of the Netherlands.
Krypto98
Active Member
Unfortunately quite a bit of foamers think that the railways only purpose is to entertain them...
I have 10 unread messages from various foamers to my personal facebook asking me to stop sending GE ACs on the Halton, Kingston or Bala...
WB62
Senior Member
And how do they think you have literally any control over that.
WB62
Senior Member
A few other people and I are waiting eagerly for Metrolinx to buy the Guelph Subdivision, foamers hate the GO trains that run on it and once it's renamed to the Metrolinx Guelph Sub, it'll really rub it into them.
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RU479
Active Member
You know I have to wonder, why did the Niagara Train suddenly start using dual F59s?
I understand the London Train needed it due to the St. Mary's Bridge, but is there any reason why the Niagara Train started using them?
I understand the London Train needed it due to the St. Mary's Bridge, but is there any reason why the Niagara Train started using them?
reaperexpress
Senior Member
That's really strange. When I rode it (powered by an MP40), it would typically reach 147 km/h between Port Credit, Oakville and Burlington, which is higher than the top speed of an F59 (134 km/h).
Krypto98
Active Member
My ETT literally says Metrolinx Guelph from mile 63 to 30... a foamer got upset at me cause i corrected them about calling the section near Acton the Metrolinx Guelph sub... i still see foamers calling it the CN Weston or CN Uxbridge.. the foamer proceeded to say "Railroaders are not essential to the operation of a railway"
WB62
Senior Member
It’s probably better for the Niagara train to use 2 underpowered locomotives twice a day instead of another line using them multiple times a day.
reaperexpress
Senior Member
The weekend Niagara train runs in service for 9 hours per day, similar to other trains in the network. It's a single trainset which does two daily round trips with a one-way travel time just over two hours.
And besides, a train with 2 F59s has more power than an MP40 (6400 hp vs 4000 hp) and more traction (8 powered axles vs 4). So it will definitely accelerate faster. The only downside is that there's a lower top speed (134 km/h vs 150 km/h). So you'd think that they'd put the F59 sets on a run which doesn't reach 134 km/h anyway, which is nearly every other run in the network.
WB62
Senior Member
My god I forgot how long the Niagara train is, my bad. But that’s what I meant about underpowered locomotives, they’re only stronger than the MP40 or 54’s if they’re placed together, and that’s not as feasible in regular train service.