dowlingm
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Anyone know what the operational status of the TMC Siemens shop is? Given the increase in tempo I am guessing it is at least partially available?
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Jonny5
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Interesting that Guildwood is still dropped eastbound but not westbound.
I'm guessing they figure most people who board at Guildwood drive there, and they can easily drive to Oshawa instead, while people going west to Toronto probably need to get out at a place like Guildwood for destination specific reasons as Union is too far away and they would have to backtrack.
I'm guessing they figure most people who board at Guildwood drive there, and they can easily drive to Oshawa instead, while people going west to Toronto probably need to get out at a place like Guildwood for destination specific reasons as Union is too far away and they would have to backtrack.
- Train 61 Montréal to Toronto: Depart Montréal at 6:45 a.m. (Train will continue to stop in Dorval, Cornwall, Kingston, Belleville, Oshawa, Guildwood)
- Train 69 Montréal to Toronto: Depart Montréal at 4:39 p.m. (Train will continue to stop in Cornwall, Brockville, Kingston, Oshawa, Guildwood).
- Train 60 Toronto to Montréal: Depart Toronto at 6:32 a.m. (Train will stop in Oshawa, Cobourg, Belleville, Kingston, Cornwall, Dorval)
- Train 68 Toronto to Montréal: Depart Toronto at 5:08 p.m. (Train will stop in Oshawa, Cobourg, Belleville, Kingston, Brockville, Cornwall, Dorval)
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reaperexpress
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Whether or not a given train stops in Guildwood has almost nothing to do with demand. Guildwood is in a triple-tracked segment so skipping it allows Via trains to overtake whichever GO train they're stuck behind. If they serve Guildwood, they usually won't be fast enough to reach the end of the triple-tracked segment before Metrolinx reserves the junction for the approaching GO train.
Generally trains stop at Guildwood if the centre track is likely to be unavailable (due to a Via train using it in the opposite direction). They're going to be stuck behind a GO train so they might as well stop and pick up customers while they're waiting. That said, there are some trips that stop there even though the centre track is available.
In my opinion even fewer Via trains should stop at Guildwood, to maximize overtaking opportunities. People from Scarborough and Pickering can take a GO Train to Oshawa which is in the right direction for them anyway
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WB62
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I’ve always been curious, do you have these for the entire network?