DSCToronto
Superstar
Really? I lived there for 30+ years and never saw this myself.
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Really? I lived there for 30+ years and never saw this myself.
nfitz
Superstar
The more I think about it, the more I wonder. There's definitely some system in place to get the trains to the next station other than gravity. But what I took for granted 35 years ago, now I wonder about. Perhaps backup generators is the answer - which would explain why it goes completely dark before it kicks in - the same way it happens in hospitals when there's a power failure (seen those in Montreal too - as I said, they were commonplace in the 1980s).
What happens in Toronto - heck what happened in Toronto on Monday night? The streetcars randomly littering downtown yesterday morning makes it pretty clear what happened to them!
I found a newspaper article relating to one of the rush hour outages I remember - https://news.google.com/newspapers?...AIBAJ&sjid=n6UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2715,4262509&hl=en
It talks about evacuating passengers from stations. No mention about evacuating passengers from tunnels.
What happens in Toronto - heck what happened in Toronto on Monday night? The streetcars randomly littering downtown yesterday morning makes it pretty clear what happened to them!
What happened when you were in the metro when the power went out? Did you have to walk out?
I found a newspaper article relating to one of the rush hour outages I remember - https://news.google.com/newspapers?...AIBAJ&sjid=n6UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2715,4262509&hl=en
It talks about evacuating passengers from stations. No mention about evacuating passengers from tunnels.
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DSCToronto
Superstar
It only happened to me once or twice and we just sat there until the power returned. - NOT long.
Napoleon
Active Member
I don't think many (if any) subways have backup generators for traction power. Emergency lighting, sure. The energy required to move trains would require some pretty serious generators.
ottbike
Active Member
If anyone is interested, the first Alstom Citadis train has been produced for Ottawa's LRT. Check out the sky-rise cities thread. http://skyrisecities.com/forum/forums/transportation-and-infrastructure.452/
cplchanb
Senior Member
interesting shape....maybe if Alstom ever wins a contract for TTC they can build their vehicles in Ottawa?
Markster
Senior Member
Unlikely.
The Ottawa vehicles are only being assembled in Ottawa, and the assembly plant is going to become the Maintenance and Storage facility. Once 2018 hits, there will be nowhere in Ottawa to assemble anything.
ottbike
Active Member
It is likely that more vehicles will be built in Ottawa, most likely at the MSF, as part of Stage 2 expansion.
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
I doubt it. I actually like the look of the ones we have better the ottawa ones just look weird
1overcosc
Active Member
For the Ottawa Confederation Line trains, the parts are being built at Alstom's plant in Upstate New York, then the parts are assembled in Ottawa.
dowlingm
Senior Member
Last car arrival was February 10. This is starting to look very grim indeed.
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
It's only the 4th of March. If we haven't seen one by the ides of march then it's time to worry. I think the only hiccup in getting them quickly at this point will be CP picking up the flat cars either at Bombardier or the yard in Toronto.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Why the end of March? That will be two months between deliveries?
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
the Ides is the 15th of march. Like in shakespeare's Julius Caesar "beware the Ides of March"
torontopeter
Senior Member
Things were grim many many months ago. Where have you been?