Toronto GO Transit: Davenport Diamond Grade Separation | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

[Garuda]

Multiple test trains.

The reason for extending the closure through Monday is that Transit Safety has demanded an additional battery of tests that, to the best of my knowledge, have never been required before. Amongst others, they will be performing emergency braking tests and emergency egress tests on the grade separation.

This is also coinciding with the removal of the ground-level "temporary" track. While I don't foresee anything untoward happening, wouldn't it be amusing if some issue is found during the grade separation tests that precludes them from using the grade separation for an extended period of time, and yet the "temporary" track will then be removed?

Maybe "amusing" isn't the right term.....

Dan

Murphy's Law applies here

 

[vic]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1642170264526938112

You can see the disconnected track at Davenport in this photo.

 

[ProjectEnd]

They…they actually did it:

 

[jer1961]

Another shot from Dundas, taken today, Saturday (April 1).

 

[Garuda]

They…they actually did it:

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Great shots!

However, do you have a stronger telephoto lens? I want to see the atoms that make up the metal.

 

[KevinT]

Another shot from Dundas, taken today, Saturday (April 1).
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That piece of MSE wall to the right of the new track (wasn't expecting that) makes me wonder just how long it will be before they ever actually double track this...

 

[smallspy]

That piece of MSE wall to the right of the new track (wasn't expecting that) makes me wonder just how long it will be before they ever actually double track this...

It's intentional. There's a similar at the north end of the north embankment as well. There simply wasn't enough room within the ROW to allow for the full width embankments to be fully built with the old track in place and in use.

Once the old track is removed, they are to finish both of the embankments and make them wide enough for two tracks. They're also supposed to remove the final section of old bridge over Bloor, build the new abutments and install a new bridge on the new vertical alignment.

Dan

 

[Allandale25]

Multiple test trains.

The reason for extending the closure through Monday is that Transit Safety has demanded an additional battery of tests that, to the best of my knowledge, have never been required before. Amongst others, they will be performing emergency braking tests and emergency egress tests on the grade separation.

This is also coinciding with the removal of the ground-level "temporary" track. While I don't foresee anything untoward happening, wouldn't it be amusing if some issue is found during the grade separation tests that precludes them from using the grade separation for an extended period of time, and yet the "temporary" track will then be removed?

Maybe "amusing" isn't the right term.....

Dan

re emergency egress tests - so this will involve people exiting the coaches on the overpass?

 

[Allandale25]

Amazing pictures @ProjectEnd @jer1961 !

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[Metroscapes]

They…they actually did it:

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Removing the level crossing seems like a ballsy move for the low but non-zero chance that tests on the guideway don't check out by Tuesday.

 

[smallspy]

re emergency egress tests - so this will involve people exiting the coaches on the overpass?

To the best of my knowledge, yes.

Dan

 

[crs1026]

To the best of my knowledge, yes.

Dan

And the UT community wasn’t invited to volunteer as evacuees, so we could ride the first test train?

I’m deeply disappointed.

- Paul

 

[vic]

And the UT community wasn’t invited to volunteer as evacuees, so we could ride the first test train?

I’m deeply disappointed.

- Paul

I would have been happy enough to go for an end-to-end walk.

 

[ProjectEnd]

One more, the last train ever to go over the Diamond on Friday night:

And some final prep before testing begins tomorrow:

 

[lenaitch]

Pardon my ignorance, but is emergency egress and evacuation simply a long walk or are there emergency exit/fire-EMS access points? That crew looks to be working on a hatch or opeing, but it looks like it will be right where the second track will eventually go (maybe it's perspective and it falls between them.

I assume Toronto Fire and EMS will need some training time as well.