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lastcommodore reacted to reaperexpress's post in the thread GO Transit Fleet Equipment and other with
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The only time the battery needs to be used is under acceleration (i.e. whenever you want more than 2MW of output), which is much less... -
lastcommodore replied to the thread GO Transit Fleet Equipment and other.This is fair, i was operating under the assumption that the battery would be charged via catenary and not by the 2nd diesel engine or...
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lastcommodore reacted to ssiguy2's post in the thread GO Transit Fleet Equipment and other with Like.
This is a good idea and such trains are known as Electro {not electric} Diesel Multiple Units {EDMU} and the term is commonly used for...
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The reason why it wasn't a key part of Waterfront QQE. it was outside our scoop area regardless how many times we requested it and other...
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lastcommodore reacted to EnviroTO's post in the thread Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis with Like.
There is no issue with how Eglinton was built. Over time there are many options to allow the line to grow with the city: Vehicle...
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lastcommodore reacted to MisterF's post in the thread Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis with Like.
If capacity is a problem, the solution is to build more lines. Not to spend billions on shutting a line down for years to convert it to...
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lastcommodore reacted to reaperexpress's post in the thread GO Transit Fleet Equipment and other with Like.
A diesel hybrid train would presumably save fuel for the same reason a Toyota Prius saves fuel even if you never plug it in. Most...
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We could add more humans back into the stations themselves, or reintroduce guards back on the trains. If the trains are safer and more...
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This is a city that BOUGHT a self driving system (line 3) and then messed it up by adding human drivers
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lastcommodore reacted to nfitz's post in the thread Toronto Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx with Like.
Now that we are looking at 15 lines in the GTA (13 currently operating), there's going to be some colour overlaps between services. As...
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lastcommodore reacted to Sauga89's post in the thread GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various) with Like.
*edited for clarity Metrolinx says that next week it will start burying at least some, and possibly all, of the wires in a section of...
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lastcommodore reacted to WB62's post in the thread GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various) with Like.
I could be an outlier but I wouldn’t mind hearing more about this type of stuff as it happens. Seems perfectly fit for this thread
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lastcommodore reacted to Yeltsa Kcir's post in the thread GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various) with Like.
https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news/brampton-caledon-overpass/article_26814af6-cc0a-525d-b9dd-50edae5c46d6.html The grade separation...
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lastcommodore reacted to nfitz's post in the thread Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis with Like.
They certainly felt wider, being crush loaded in them last week after a security-related shutdown at Cedarvale; a bit easier to pass...
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lastcommodore reacted to crs1026's post in the thread Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis with Like.
I really think that going forward, this thread should be split in two....one to discuss the reality of the current line 5, its observed...
