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turbanplanner
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Bordercollie
Senior Member
This is utterly BS. There is a small handful of people working the line working their way along slowly through different sections taking their time doing the work bit by bit. If they took this project seriously there would be a work being done along the whole line simultaneously.
I was riding the route and I asked the bus driver where the work was being done. And he said, they do it but by bit, section by section. It's a joke.
And how is the rebuilding of the Sheppard station driveway taking 6 months? Don't even get me started on that.
Undead
Senior Member
Diamond lawyers are gutter trash who will sue water for being wet.
Your comparison only works if someone is working a job in the US, earning USD and coming here to spend in CAD. This exaggerates their purchasing power and is not a common scenario.
Therefore, we compare the ratio of a median/average/whatever wage to a median/average basket of goods. It's the ratio that matters, NOT the raw numbers of 16 USD being worth 22 CAD. That's a meaningless comparison.
Respectfully, NL, I have corrected this before and will once again. One does not adjust for the exchange rate going across the border. This is because one earns and pays in USD south of the border; earns and pays in CAD north of the border.
Your comparison only works if someone is working a job in the US, earning USD and coming here to spend in CAD. This exaggerates their purchasing power and is not a common scenario.
Therefore, we compare the ratio of a median/average/whatever wage to a median/average basket of goods. It's the ratio that matters, NOT the raw numbers of 16 USD being worth 22 CAD. That's a meaningless comparison.
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Jonny5
Senior Member
I had a very odd experience on the 501 today. The streetcar was going north on Church to Queen when it stopped for several minutes, and then appeared to lose power, I'm not sure of that but about half the interior lights suddenly turned off.
The operator then walked into the middle of the car and opened a panel above the seats and fiddled with some controls in there.
Then she opened the doors and announced it would be four or five minutes until we would get underway again, so I decided to walk as my destination was only three more stops.
As soon I got out I saw the operator outside the streetcar there and noticed the pantograph had been lowered and she had attached the trolley pole to the wires.
I actually beat the streetcar to my stop on Queen East by only about three seconds, but I noted at that point the pantograph was back up and the trolley pole down again.
What could have been going on there?
The operator then walked into the middle of the car and opened a panel above the seats and fiddled with some controls in there.
Then she opened the doors and announced it would be four or five minutes until we would get underway again, so I decided to walk as my destination was only three more stops.
As soon I got out I saw the operator outside the streetcar there and noticed the pantograph had been lowered and she had attached the trolley pole to the wires.
I actually beat the streetcar to my stop on Queen East by only about three seconds, but I noted at that point the pantograph was back up and the trolley pole down again.
What could have been going on there?
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TTCdinosaur
Active Member
Metrolinx strikes again!…oh, wait.
Lol construction incompetence and corruption is rampant here. So glad we have Uber at least.
smallspy
Senior Member
Pan drop.
The pantographs installed on the legacy network Flexities are "smart", and are capable of lowering themselves if they detect any situation or motion that could cause damage to either the overhead or themselves.
They are arguably too sensitive however. Early on, a pan drop was considered a major fault and required the car to be removed from service immediately. I guess that they've finally realised that there is no damage to the pantographs when this happens, and so the car (in most cases) can switch to the pole and have its pantograph inspected later.
Dan
Mind_the_gap
Active Member
Crosspost from CPTDB:
This video answered my question:
Yes, you will have to push the button.
It was rather amusing seeing some people pushing the doors.
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On a side note, good to see Guelph doing more with their LCD-displays than Toronto:
Thank you @Blob (on CPTDB)!!
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This video answered my question:
Yes, you will have to push the button.
It was rather amusing seeing some people pushing the doors.
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On a side note, good to see Guelph doing more with their LCD-displays than Toronto:
Thank you @Blob (on CPTDB)!!
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DSCToronto
Superstar
Finally, a reason why the poles are still useful - though I assume that as they update all the 'frogs' and connections the poles will only work on the straight sections of overhead.
A_Faulty5
New Member
At least TTC is more open and transparent than Metrolinx...
Mind_the_gap
Active Member
TTCdinosaur
Active Member
They have been completely not transparent in what has head to these seemingly permanent slow zones.At least TTC is more open and transparent than Metrolinx...
nfitz
Superstar
There's been a lot of information. There's an entire frequently updated detailed page on their website - https://www.ttc.ca/service-advisories/subway-service/Reduced-Speed-Zones
drum118
Superstar
TTC and the police can get the ID/IP of the posters who post their videos on YouTube that will lead them to their front door of the poster. Then can round up the rest of the group for some big fines and charges.
The police have already charged a number of drivers who have posted videos of them speeding and sunt driving. This will make a small dent to what is taking place as well cut down people doing things illegal to the point less videos will get posted to stop copy cats trying the same thing.
The police have already charged a number of drivers who have posted videos of them speeding and sunt driving. This will make a small dent to what is taking place as well cut down people doing things illegal to the point less videos will get posted to stop copy cats trying the same thing.
reinventingthewheel
Senior Member
Now now, it’s hardly reasonable to conflate skateboarding an empty concourse with stunt driving. Deterring skateboarders is the least of the City and TTCs worries.
Legendary compilation, thanks for sharing!