kotsy
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well played, sir!
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Monarch Butterfly
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TheTigerMaster
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Is there any chance the track could bend?
TheTigerMaster
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Yes!
Bombardier winS ECLRT maintenance contract:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bombardier-wins-contract-30-years-141627191.html
Monarch Butterfly
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From Bombardier's website, at this link:
Bombardier Wins Contract to Provide 30-Years of Vehicle Maintenance for the New Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Line in Toronto
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has won a contract to provide 30-years of maintenance on BOMBARDIER FLEXITY Freedom light rail vehicles it will build for service on the new Toronto Eglinton Crosstown line. The contract, which was awarded by the Crosslinx Transit Solutions Maintenance General Partnership, is valued at approximately $403 million CDN ($308 million US, 282 million euro).
For this agreement, Bombardier has been subcontracted by the Crosslinx Transit Solutions Maintenance General Partnership, which is acting as the maintainer of the entire system on behalf of the winning consortium responsible for designing, financing, building and maintaining the 19-kilometre transit line. The project is under the authority of Metrolinx, the Government of Ontario agency responsible for the coordination and integration of all modes of transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, and is part of an investment of $5.3 billion CDN for capital (construction costs) for the Crosstown LRT, announced in 2010 by the Government of Ontario.
“This is another expression of our commitment to Ontario,” said Raymond Bachant, President, Bombardier Transportation, Americas Division. “This new agreement strengthens Bombardier’s leadership position as a provider of passenger rail services in North America and worldwide. Our strong services portfolio complements our innovative products and technologies, allowing us to form a true partnership with our customers throughout the entire product life cycle and to ensure the highest levels of safety, customer service, on-time performance, fleet availability and reliability,” he added.
In addition to providing equipment maintenance, Bombardier will also deliver its Automated Vehicle Inspection System (AVI System) and its BOMBARDIER ORBIFLO advanced condition monitoring system in order to automatically inspect the vehicles and provide predictive maintenance capabilities. Bombardier will deliver BOMBARDIER FLEXITY Freedom light rail vehicles to Metrolinx through a separate manufacturing contract signed with the transit agency.
Bombardier has a long-standing track record of providing operations and maintenance services to transit systems across North America including Agence Métropolitaine de Transport in Montréal, GO Transit in Toronto and the West Coast Express in Vancouver. This also includes maintenance services for the Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) Train Service, New Jersey Transit, North County Transit District in California, OC Transpo in Ottawa, the South Florida Regional Transit Authority, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority and the Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit project (SunRail) Train Service. Bombardier also supports transit systems with overhaul and refurbishment programs and material and technology solutions.
For this agreement, Bombardier has been subcontracted by the Crosslinx Transit Solutions Maintenance General Partnership, which is acting as the maintainer of the entire system on behalf of the winning consortium responsible for designing, financing, building and maintaining the 19-kilometre transit line. The project is under the authority of Metrolinx, the Government of Ontario agency responsible for the coordination and integration of all modes of transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, and is part of an investment of $5.3 billion CDN for capital (construction costs) for the Crosstown LRT, announced in 2010 by the Government of Ontario.
“This is another expression of our commitment to Ontario,” said Raymond Bachant, President, Bombardier Transportation, Americas Division. “This new agreement strengthens Bombardier’s leadership position as a provider of passenger rail services in North America and worldwide. Our strong services portfolio complements our innovative products and technologies, allowing us to form a true partnership with our customers throughout the entire product life cycle and to ensure the highest levels of safety, customer service, on-time performance, fleet availability and reliability,” he added.
In addition to providing equipment maintenance, Bombardier will also deliver its Automated Vehicle Inspection System (AVI System) and its BOMBARDIER ORBIFLO advanced condition monitoring system in order to automatically inspect the vehicles and provide predictive maintenance capabilities. Bombardier will deliver BOMBARDIER FLEXITY Freedom light rail vehicles to Metrolinx through a separate manufacturing contract signed with the transit agency.
Bombardier has a long-standing track record of providing operations and maintenance services to transit systems across North America including Agence Métropolitaine de Transport in Montréal, GO Transit in Toronto and the West Coast Express in Vancouver. This also includes maintenance services for the Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) Train Service, New Jersey Transit, North County Transit District in California, OC Transpo in Ottawa, the South Florida Regional Transit Authority, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority and the Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit project (SunRail) Train Service. Bombardier also supports transit systems with overhaul and refurbishment programs and material and technology solutions.
TheTigerMaster
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It's really hard for me not to be cynical about bombardier.
EastYorkTTCFan
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GO transit doesn't seem to be complaining about them and thy both maintaian, build and staff their trains
TOareaFan
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Patrick Searle @Patrick4ONT 1m1 minute ago
Media: Tuesday's 10AM transit event has been postponed. Please subscribe to @ONgov media alerts for new details in coming days. Tks. #onpoli
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Media: Tuesday's 10AM transit event has been postponed. Please subscribe to @ONgov media alerts for new details in coming days. Tks. #onpoli
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Juan_Lennon416
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There was a 'Black Lives Matter' protest around Allen and Eglinton. Does anyone know if this affected the construction of the Eglinton LRT?
AlvinofDiaspar
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It was literally on the Allen disrupting vehicular traffic in the evening - I am not sure why it even rates a mention in this thread.
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TheTigerMaster
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Definitely. The project will be delayed by a few weeks because of the BLM protestors. Yup. You satisfied?
DonValleyRainbow
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Can we move on from this BLM stuff? I don't wan't us to say something we might regret.
Juan_Lennon416
Senior Member
Calm down Mister 'LRT on Sheppard East or nothing'. I just wanted to understand if the disruption led to no work being done for a few hours or anything like that and if more protests will take place in the future. Calm down
ehlow
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Construction is really ramping up on Eglinton East now. More and more of the roads are closed off, utility work and jet grout plants everywhere (big orange things). Bus stops getting moved around, fences going up everywhere.
Also the Crosstown twitter account tweeted that the TBMs were moved to the Brentcliffe (east) launch site.
For those who are interested and don't visit Eglinton regularly:
Also the Crosstown twitter account tweeted that the TBMs were moved to the Brentcliffe (east) launch site.
For those who are interested and don't visit Eglinton regularly:
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TheTigerMaster
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Oh yeah. Looks like a lot of stuff is happening there now. I like seeing stuff get done.
As of a week or two ago, they've also begun [what I assume is] headwall construction at Avenue Station and wrapped up headwall construction at Bathurst.
Also, if you go to Allen road you can hear a high pitched humming noise 24/7. I'm going to assume that's the boring machines boring.
Lots of stuff happening.
As of a week or two ago, they've also begun [what I assume is] headwall construction at Avenue Station and wrapped up headwall construction at Bathurst.
Also, if you go to Allen road you can hear a high pitched humming noise 24/7. I'm going to assume that's the boring machines boring.
Lots of stuff happening.