dowlingm
Senior Member
I also wonder to what extent E0 construction zone would have overlapped with Ontario Line (not announced until 2019, a year after the TPAP)
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DSCToronto
Superstar
It was certainly not welcomed by people who would have seen ca 20 feet of trees and bushes removed, blank walls erected and then have trains passing within a few feet of their windows. The new track would literally have been in their back yards and their NIMBYism was more justified than most.
Metroscapes
Active Member
I'm confused, Track E1 extends through all the way from the shed to the Bala Sub, no? Did you mean track E0?
I just noticed there's a switch into Track 1 from the east / north. What's up with this?
Also bringing forward this diagram, as I found it useful.
Allandale25
Senior Member
^ sorry, I meant E0. You are correct.
crs1026
Superstar
Old news.... the connections to the Bala (and Don Branch) have changed thanks to Ontario Line construction. How they are restored afterwards is anyone's guess at this point.
- Paul
WB62
Senior Member
Metrolinx made the renderings look so awful it almost seems like self sabotage to get people against it:
DSCToronto
Superstar
Indeed! I had forgotten that one!
Metroscapes
Active Member
"It used to be a lovely vegetated side slope. You could see the F59s clearly without any drone technology, you just used your eyeballs!"
"Okay Grampa, let's get you home."
Metroscapes
Active Member
Flipping through the aerials, I now see that 3 tracks used to round the bend at Corktown Common before going down to two south of the Eastern Ave Diversion (with a fourth going below to serve Corktown industry) circa 1978. It looks removed east of the signal bridge in 2005, and then never really restored I guess, partly thanks to this Track E0 plan.
dowlingm
Senior Member
For me the shame of losing E0 was that we were going to see Cherry Tower moved on Metrolinx’ dime and not the TTC’s…
smallspy
Senior Member
That's correct. There used to be the two tracks for the Bala and Belleville Subs on the outside of the curve, and a third, service track on the inside to service the various industries in the area around the Canary Restaurant. It continued up past Queen St.
It was pulled up in the late 1980s as far as I remember, as the industries and freight sheds moved out or closed down.
Dan
reinventingthewheel
Active Member
Jarvis East formwork for additional retaining:
Jarvis west preparing for abutment formwork:
Jarvis west preparing for abutment formwork:
mburrrrr
Senior Member
These steel beams delivered in the rain today could be two of the four bridge supports for Lower Sherbourne and Jarvis. They are scheduled to be lifted in place over two weekends in October.
mburrrrr
Senior Member
New steel delivered again today with a little less rain.
I assume we have 2 beams per track per street, one NB and one SB.
4 more to be delivered?
I assume we have 2 beams per track per street, one NB and one SB.
4 more to be delivered?
mburrrrr
Senior Member
The other set of large beams were hiding in the trees last week. Today it looks like they were assembling or test fitting some parts. I guess they will wheel assembled structure(s) onto the street for lifting?? Bridge building fun for geeks.
