Recent content by crs1026

There are concessions, and then there's what it takes to mute opposition. The nice thing about the EA process is it meticulously collects all of these complaints and then offers a mitigation or response. The solution offered doesn't have to satisfy the originator, but if it would look...

It's only a start, but good to see - Paul

True, but the number of people along the northern alignment is that much smaller. Even if they continue to oppose, their leverage is that much smaller. The votes are mostly along the lakeshore. - Paul

It will be interesting to see a) whether the CPC takes the same 'anti' position that they are veering to with Alto and b) what Alberta's position is on who pays. Pretty hard to demand Ottawa pays for nice things while proposing to go it on their own. - Paul

This is awesome work. So great to separate real data from railfan gossip and sandhouse speculation. A million thanks ! - Paul

I am confident that 90% of the vocal opposition will dissipate once individuals learn the land Alto actually wants is across their neighbour's property and not their own. Politicians will insist that there has to be a stop in their little town, and there's nothing wrong with that advocacy. It's...

It's time we stopped complaining about the past and started looking at how much we ARE getting done. Case study: I expanded an errand into a full excursion yesterday and marvelled at how the transit connectivity has improved. My circle trip: - 76 to Mimico GO - LSW to Union - Stouffville line...

There's a ginormous amount of new steel superstructure erected at Exhibition - it's the conveyor belt assembly to move the spoils from the TBM when it begins boring. Maybe we will see pix soon? - Paul

Ps The “while the train is in motion, please remain seated and hold the handrail” in two languagea is totally unnecessary and annoying. - Paul

Rode twice this week, today just after the accident cleared. My train was first to leave Kennedy when service reaumed and with a gap ahead of it we rocketed across to Laird. At Birchmount we were pacing a 34 bus, but before reaching Laird we had left it behind and caught up with the next ahead...

If the problem is this simple, is it not equally simple to solve? Crosslinx quoted based on a belief that the fleet would require x brake jobs per year at a cost of $y per brake job New information suggests that applying higher speeds, the fleet will require x+z brake jobs at a higher cost...

One person's game is another person's craft. Nothing is a bigger "gamification" of pricing than decreeing that some group must have a mandated price, based on some view of social or political imperatives..... and then insisting that an enterprise pretend that their capital and operating costs...

^I have no data or expertise to rely on, but I suspect pricing will be one of the last details to fall into place, and I suspect that a wide range of options will stay on the table until the bitter end.... and pricing may not stabilise until a decade after opening day. We really haven't gotten...

^Am I seeing this correctly? Top slab has been poured at the west end but a little more formwork and concrete pour to come towards the east end? - Paul

I wonder how the contractor explains how braking once (from track speed, to apply the speed restriction) and then a second time (to stop at the platform) is more demanding on brakes than just braking once from track speed to stop at the platform. The only way there is a difference is if the...