Kyle Campbell
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You can see all switches double track etc for all lines in Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal and Vancouver
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You can see all switches double track etc for all lines in Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal and Vancouver
lrt's friend
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Walkley Road overpass will not be replaced in the foreseeable future to allow double tracking. It was just rehabilitated as part of this project. Pretty short sighted in my opinion, but it is what it is
IRT_BMT_IND
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OC Transpo seems to be really overly cautious with opening this line, seeing how this week has been pretty much fine (which is not surprising, as unlike the Confederation line it uses proven rolling stock which is suitable for the application) really they probably could start full seven day service immediately after this weekend and there probably would be no problems, it really is ridiculous to make everyone wait almost another month for full weekend service unless there is a really good reason to.
Kyle Campbell
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It's annoying, but at least it's finally open. I used it for commuting this week, the train was quite busy on Thursday afternoon to the point every seat was taken after Carleton station southbound. The train seemed fuller than a typical line 1 train at the same time period
lrt's friend
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The worry was not having enough trained operators to run 7 day service reliably. Also, it gives extra time to fix any glitches that only show up in live service. I understand that there have been some minor problems.
reaperexpress
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They didn't have enough trained operators. If they insisted on opening all 7 days, the line's opening would have needed to be delayed by several more weeks.
Kyle Campbell
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Kyle Campbell
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Today I was on the older Lints on Line 2 instead of the usual Flirts. It's a big difference in the experience. Besides missing the nice screens that give the time to the next station, the Lints, being direct diesel drive do a noticable clunky gear down and plod into the station, versus how the Flirts glide in like the electric trains they are despite basically carrying a diesel generator along for the ride.
I do still love the huge windows on the old Lints though
I do still love the huge windows on the old Lints though
Kyle Campbell
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Another little touch I like, since interlining will be a common thing in Ottawa, is the green/blue bar indicating this platform serves Line 2 and Line 4 (in addition to the number signage). For Line 1/3 the colors will be red/gold at those stations
(photo from RailFans)
On the other side, it's just green, as that side of the platform only serves Line 2 north
(photo from RailFans)
On the other side, it's just green, as that side of the platform only serves Line 2 north
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drum118
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goodcitywhenfinished
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If Wellington becomes a pedestrianized tram street that would be pretty cool
nfitz
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I hadn't realised the tramway was advancing on any defined schedule.
Is there a map? I'm surprised it's not popping up in a Google search, or (for me at least) on the OCTransport or STO websites.
Is there a map? I'm surprised it's not popping up in a Google search, or (for me at least) on the OCTransport or STO websites.
drum118
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ARG1
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Once again, https://map.railfans.ca/ is your friend (under the STO tab in the layers menu). The map shows both the underground alignment under Sparks Street, and the surface alignment down Wellington.
There is also this updated official map with new station placements. If there's any inconsistency between this map and the one on RFC, this one is more up to date and correct. Note that the short section between Chaudiere and Begin is an off-street former rail row, whilst the rest of this is on (or under) city streets.
It honestly wouldn't. The idea of having the entire segment in Ottawa be closed everytime there's a protest sounds like a nightmare to deal with. It also doesn't help that the Wellington alignment will force them to get battery trams because the NCR doesn't want wires along Wellington.
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nfitz
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Thanks! I'm sure it was up earlier, but I couldn't find it, and wasn't paying much attention.
I'm confused by the surface downtown section on Wellington, which doesn't quite intersect the Ottawa LRT. Why put the terminus at Elgin and Queen instead of going across the canal to at least the west end to intersect Rideau station
The tunnelled Sparks Street alignment doesn't seem clear either. There's a stub east of Parliament station. Is that supposed to connect to something (like the LRT?)