[Wax]

Anyone know what this is? Seen near meadowlark station.

 

[archited]

Looks like the Gantry that was used for the elevated sections.

 

[The_Cat]

This would fit into the 8-plexes!

 

[EdwardEdm]

Took the train this evening north from MTC . Train operator was honking before crossing intersections. I think the operator forgot during the first stretch until after crossing Whitemud.

I don't think I had any operators using the horn on Saturday or Sunday, today I did, but only in the industrial section. I also haven't heard any honking, and I am at 31 Ave, so right in between 28 Ave and 34 Ave and I certainly hear when they trains do use their horn. So, I suspect if this is a formal requirement to use the horn it's only in the industrial section as it would get quite annoying in the residential areas. I know for sure the horn sounds at both ends of a double car train, I believe it sounds at both ends of a single car train as well, so it really annoying in residential areas.

That didn't happen this morning but that operator was slowing down before each major intersection.

We slowed down approaching the Whitemud Drive EB ramp, but we had a stop signal that went to proceed as we approached. We went at track speed through the Whitemud Drive WB ramp. 51 Ave we slowed down for again, but, again we had a stop signal as we approached that cleared to proceed. The usual stop at Roper Road, no horn, when NB, and then I believe it was track speed and horn at McIntyre Road. The speeds seemed normal other than slowing down at 51 Ave for that signal. SB seemed normal, seemed like track speed to Whitemud Drive WB ramp, slow there (couldn't see the signal as I was at north end of the train) and then track speed through Whitemud Drive EB ramp.
I'll be curious to see if this is indeed standard practise.

There were a couple of workers at the crash site this morning. Not sure what they were up to.. Lol..

I though that meant they might have been picking up the remains of of the Tesla and even car 2024. Apparently not as it was still there today.

 

[The_Cat]

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[The_Cat]

Norquest stop construction:

 

[cloney]

Norquest stop construction:
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Another stupid pointless car lane that’s just going to make the entire stretch less enjoyable for everyone. It’s only an illustration but the amount of space around the car while the sidewalk shows 3 people unable to fit side by side is just comical.

 

[J_gordo]

Anyone know what this is? Seen near meadowlark station.View attachment 737468

This is the precast trackbed former they had custom made for this job

 

[The_Cat]

102 Avenue:

 

[Yeggy]

The city, I do not care which branch, council or Trans-Ed, need to put gates at this high traffic, high speed intersection. 'Urban style trams' is clearly not working in this location. What is it going to take ? A truck smashing into the train and killing people. Look at all the emissions that are being generated when the train gets hit , you would think this would spur action.

Yet the overwhelming majority of days per year, it does work.

check your negativity bias friend, ya got it dialled up to 20.

 

[cloney]

Yet the overwhelming majority of days per year, it does work.

check your negativity bias friend, ya got it dialled up to 20.

I mean both can be true: the overwhelming majority of days per year there’s no accidents and, accidents are frequent, expensive and disruptive enough to warrant crossing arms in these locations. The reasoning for no arms was urban feel/integration of the low floor style but this obviously doesn’t apply in these industrial locations.

 

[Yeggy]

Using this logic we need to install crossing arms at these 20 studied intersections that resulted in over 600,000 near miss incidents.

How to fix our most dangerous intersections?

AMA suggests dedicated turn lanes, advance lights for pedestrians

edmontonjournal.com

If we are going to spend tax dollars “fixing”
poorly designed intersections there are dozens more higher up on the list than the lrt crossing over the mud.

 

[thommyjo]

Another stupid pointless car lane that’s just going to make the entire stretch less enjoyable for everyone. It’s only an illustration but the amount of space around the car while the sidewalk shows 3 people unable to fit side by side is just comical.

Fire truck access maybe? Not sure how it works if those lofts are on fire, but front access for trucks might be key?

 

[cloney]

Fire truck access maybe? Not sure how it works if those lofts are on fire, but front access for trucks might be key?

Yes emergency access is obviously required with this being the street the fire station is on but allowing emergency access on a bike lane couldn’t be easier to design. Just because a fire truck needs to be able to drive down it doesn’t mean it needs to be open for private cars as well.

 

[cloney]

Using this logic we need to install crossing arms at these 20 studied intersections that resulted in over 600,000 near miss incidents.

How to fix our most dangerous intersections?

AMA suggests dedicated turn lanes, advance lights for pedestrians

edmontonjournal.com

If we are going to spend tax dollars “fixing”
poorly designed intersections there are dozens more higher up on the list than the lrt crossing over the mud.

What? The article you linked was referencing a study where they looked at 20 intersections across Canada, and this had nothing to do with LRT, it was just people/cars. And the article even mentioned the recommended changes being safer interaction design with more advanced left turns and leading signals for pedestrians. Again, nothing about cars colliding with the VLSW.