KevinT
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Maybe they were prescient enough to include ballast hopper cars for the GO quad-tracking because it's an 'under construction' rendering.
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Maybe they were prescient enough to include ballast hopper cars for the GO quad-tracking because it's an 'under construction' rendering.
chrisw
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Sounds like a good idea to use cut and cover instead of a mined cavern considering the densities.
officedweller
Senior Member
The obvious dumb question is whether they could have closed Pape and used cut and cover in the old in-street location?
(or is the former dewatering requirement because of a stream or something in-street and not under the east properties?)
(or is the former dewatering requirement because of a stream or something in-street and not under the east properties?)
TOtramz
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According to Metrolinx, 2025 is the year of the dig and the TBM are supposed to be launched this year.
We know that the TBMs are already on route from Germany and will arrive some time in the next few months.
How long will it take to set up and launch the TBM after arriving at the launch site, based on what has happened for other projects?
We know that the TBMs are already on route from Germany and will arrive some time in the next few months.
How long will it take to set up and launch the TBM after arriving at the launch site, based on what has happened for other projects?
81-717
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Those look like covered hoppers in the rendering, not ballast cars.Maybe they were prescient enough to include ballast hopper cars for the GO quad-tracking because it's an 'under construction' rendering.
There usually is a string of ballast cars parked next to the mainline on the approach to Union (from the east), with a railcar mover that is owned by GO (rather than a freight locomotive), so I wonder if they are usually moved along the LE corridor overnight, between downtown & Scarborough or even Oshawa (where CN L546 originates).
(taken 2022/11/06)
And then we can re-create photos like these with low floor LRT's.
As long as recreating photos like this with the T1s & TRs will be happening, we're good.
reinventingthewheel
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generalcanada
Senior Member
Oh yea thats the big tent structure
reinventingthewheel
Active Member
Only about half the length of it too, it will extend a good bit further to Victoria. There was active work on footings for that extension when I passed about an hour ago.
Natika33
Active Member
The activity around Osgoode Hall on University Ave as seen from HOK's offices during Door's Open today:
Allandale25
Senior Member
From the OL X account today:
"Two of the Ontario Line's first tunnel boring machines are all packed up and ready to set sail for Ontario! Follow along here to be part of the journey."
"Two of the Ontario Line's first tunnel boring machines are all packed up and ready to set sail for Ontario! Follow along here to be part of the journey."
TOtramz
Active Member
I swear they posted something saying the TBMs beginning their journey like 2 months ago
jordanmkasla2009
Active Member
2 months ago they were going through their final inspections before being crated for shipping.
hw621
Senior Member
Can't we make this $hit here?
smallspy
Senior Member
We used to, but then the company got sold to Caterpillar who shut everything down. Look up Lovat.
A Chinese firm was suppose to buy some of the IP and the facility to start constructing new TBMs, but I haven't heard anything of it in some time.
Dan
Amare
Senior Member
We did, but you know we always get bought out by Americans who then go and screw up the company and shut things down:
Caterpillar buys tunnel boring equipment maker Lovat
Caterpillar Inc. and Lovat Inc. announced on April 2 that Caterpillar has acquired Lovat, a leading global manufacturer of tunnel boring machines used in the construction of metro, railway, road,...
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