urbanclient
Senior Member
Is the whole Queens Quay-Lakeshore Road/Boulevard situation an example of the Mandela Effect? Although that would require us to be alive at the time Queens Quay was first built.
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Thaboss
Active Member
While of course it makes sense to promote a new line and i think its totally reasonable to run a bit if a campaign for it, I somhow doubt an lrt running along torontos busiest bus route will be underutilized due to the connections between train, bus, and subway alone.
LORINC: We built it, but now will we ride it? - Spacing Toronto
As befits a fall when the Blue Jays have again become contenders, the $10 billion-plus question hanging over the soon-to-be-opened Crosstown LRT is whether it will attract riders. We built it, but will they come? It’s been a very long time since a major trunk rapid transit line opened in Toronto...spacing.ca
RGB_11
Active Member
Interesting question: If the complaint is that the Eglinton LRT cars are 10 years old already, then in 15 years, why not just move the Finch LRT cars over to the Eglinton line and buy new cars for the Finch line instead of having to buy all new cars for both lines in the future...?
Sounds like a nice quick fix solution.
Sounds like a nice quick fix solution.
APTA-2048
Senior Member
Because they’re not.
Correct ... let's get back on track
mrgrieves
Active Member
thanks for sharing and I agree with your comment. I was a bit disappointed at the lack of detail or information for a Lorinc article. The TTC has a marketing campaign right now where they are showcasing areas of the city to explore that are accessible by transit. It is natural to assume this would be extended to the Crosstown stops.
given how cautious the city/province is in rolling this thing out, I imagine they also want to slowly ramp up ridership. I'm sure there will be kinks to work out before they roll out a marketing campaign?
urbancog
Active Member
Also, Crosslinx has the responsibility for vehicle availability for a 30 year period (after Substantial Completion?). So if the cars have deteriorated then they will need to arrange for refurbishment or replacement.
crs1026
Superstar
Some more tangible signs of progress - the Mount Dennis GO station platforms have been cleared of materials, and my GO train slowed to run thru the platforms.
Meanwhile, over at the MSF, the fleet was "out".... far fewer cars visible in the yard than I have ever noted before.
- Paul
jordanmkasla2009
Active Member
Plus, as long as parts remain available, rail vehicles can be run even longer than 30 years. Remember: the first of these vehicles was only delivered to the EMSF on Jan 8, 2019.
StreetcarRider
Active Member
From last year’s Hallowe’en display in Lower Bay station by the TTC. Still apt for 2025?
ssiguy2
Senior Member
I know the underground stations are built to accommodate 3 car trains but are the street level ones also?
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
Yes, the whole line could run 3 car trains on opening day if they had sufficient trains to do so. There is also space at the Mount Dennis MSF to add more storage tracks for more trains.
Steve X
Senior Member
If they were to run 3 car trains, they would not run at best frequency (service level 6) but rather at a wider frequency(service level 1). They should have enough cars to run it like that as that is like 19 trains instead of 28 trains.
kaptrice
New Member
They would run at service level 7, which has longer headways than service level 6. Service level 1 is premised on 2-RV trains.
micheal_can
Senior Member
Why can the trains not be made longer and have shorter headways?
Besides the obvious lack of cars to do it.
Besides the obvious lack of cars to do it.