[robmausser]

The operators should already be onboard the trains.

Yes, and they will sit there and witness the bunching that will ensure from the transition from an automated system to one thats manual and has a ton of intersections on it.

 

[salsa]

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[Monarch Butterfly]

Isn't Line 1 already partly under automatic control, especially to line up with the platform markings? Which means the ATO stops the train at some stations. So the switch between operator and ATO should seem to be seamless.

See link.

The decals were first introduced in April at the Bloor-Yonge station. Green said they intend to keep rolling them out at other high volume stations in the near future.

Expanding them across the TTC will be time consuming, Green said, since only some stations have the “automatic train control signal system,” which allows trains to stop at a predetermined place on the platform.

At most stations, drivers have to stop the train manually, making it difficult to line up the doors with the decals once the train has stopped.

 

[Steve X]

Woah, an automated system drives the trains in the yard, until the TTC operator takes over? That's basically Tesla's summons mode for a train. That is so cool

It isn't that futurist as you think. Many systems around the world drives themselves with directions from the control centre. Antenna and transponders give very accurate feedback so there isn't much AI involved. A road vehicle on the other hand doesn't have this accurate feedback. That needs a lot more prediction and uncertainty. An automated car would need to detect things in the way while these LRVs will almost certainly run over anyone on the yard tracks. So they aren't intelligent at all.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

In fact an automated system will be used from Mount Dennis to Laird with drivers in the cab monitoring. It's like a GOA2 system. Then drivers take over and drive the trains at Laird to Kennedy. Opposite way around westward.

It isn't that futurist as you think. Many systems around the world drives themselves with directions from the control centre. Antenna and transponders give very accurate feedback so there isn't much AI involved. A road vehicle on the other hand doesn't have this accurate feedback. That needs a lot more prediction and uncertainty. An automated car would need to detect things in the way while these LRVs will almost certainly run over anyone on the yard tracks. So they aren't intelligent at all.

Anyone know if the TTC be using similar ATO technology to control trains in the yard?

@smallspy

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Great progress at Don Mills Station. Construction here should be wrapped up in late 2020, according to the video
No shots of the progress at platform level, however. I wonder how things are progressing there.

 

[Coolstar]

Great progress at Don Mills Station. Construction here should be wrapped up in late 2020, according to the video
No shots of the progress at platform level, however. I wonder how things are progressing there.

It's shown at 1:32

Anyone know if the TTC be using similar ATO technology to control trains in the yard?

@smallspy

There's ATO in the EMSF and im sure there's ATO at Wilson yard so far.

 

[TransitBart]

Davisville Yard
Greenwood Yard
Wilson Yard
Vincent Yard

Roncesvalles Carhouse

Line 5 EMSF, and Finch MSF.

Why such a precious name for LRT yards? The whole thing is too fussy. No wonder it costs so much per km.

 

[JSF-1]

Davisville Yard
Greenwood Yard
Wilson Yard
Vincent Yard

Roncesvalles Carhouse

Line 5 EMSF, and Finch MSF.

Why such a precious name for LRT yards? The whole thing is too fussy. No wonder it costs so much per km.

Just Metrolinx weirdness. Personally I just refer to Line 5 EMSF as "Mount Dennis Yard" and Finch MSF as "Finch Yard" and I would like to think that is what will become the colloquial terminology for the yards after they open.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Just Metrolinx weirdness. Personally I just refer to Line 5 EMSF as "Mount Dennis Yard" and Finch MSF as "Finch Yard" and I would like to think that is what will become the colloquial terminology for the yards after they open.

I would like to see the "Mount Dennis Yard" be the "Kodak Yard". We'll see what develops.

 

[KevinT]

Here on Kitchener's ION line it's the OMSF.

 

[44 North]

Great progress at Don Mills Station. Construction here should be wrapped up in late 2020, according to the video
No shots of the progress at platform level, however. I wonder how things are progressing there.

It did seem odd why no shots or mention of platform level. Though at 1:26 we get a shot of stairs and escalators which seem like they're going down to platform and appear far along.

Here on Kitchener's ION line it's the OMSF.

Boring when lots of opportunity for names. In a few years hopefully Dutton Hangar or something.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

Just Metrolinx weirdness. Personally I just refer to Line 5 EMSF as "Mount Dennis Yard" and Finch MSF as "Finch Yard" and I would like to think that is what will become the colloquial terminology for the yards after they open.

You'd think the government would the name right...

 

[Streety McCarface]

Just Metrolinx weirdness. Personally I just refer to Line 5 EMSF as "Mount Dennis Yard" and Finch MSF as "Finch Yard" and I would like to think that is what will become the colloquial terminology for the yards after they open.

Personally I'd refer to them as carhouses because LRVs are similar enough to the Outlooks.

Here on Kitchener's ION line it's the OMSF.

Meh, we only have one storage facility. Eventually when the second one gets built, it might be renamed the Northfield OMSF, or Northfield Yard/Carhouse.

 

[smallspy]

There's ATO in the EMSF and im sure there's ATO at Wilson yard so far.

The completion of ATC/ATO at Wilson Yard is the last step of the whole resignalling process of the YUS. Right now, there is ATC/ATO on the mainline, and from the build-ups to the mainline - but other than a test track at the north end, no where else in the yard.

Dan