Recent content by smallspy

10% of the advertising space that the TTC sells is "sold" back to the TTC for their use and at no cost. This is set up in the contract with Pattison. Dan

Crosslinx has been doing inspections on the line for the past couple of days. Dan

The platforms for the UPX are all 48" above the top of rail - also known as high-level platforms. GO platforms are considerably lower, only about 5" to 10" above the top of rail. They are too high for BiLevels, but are the right height to have level boarding for most other rolling stock used...

This has nothing to do with following through with the exception fallacy, and everything to do with real life observations and the state of the railway. To consider: - The line has a speed limit of 75mph for much of it, with lower speed limits in many places and for much of its distance...

If Transport Canada has placed an edict on platform speeds, then that's specific to Ottawa as there is no such regulation on any other system anywhere in Canada. Dan

There are two scenarios. One is that it's up to the driver's discretion to do so if they feel it is unsafe. But if they do they feel that a particular station is unsafe they then need to tell control, who will then broadcast an "unsafe platform" alert, and so to the next several trains after...

Wilson wasn't configured to handle 6-car trains either before they rebuilt and built the new buildings. But here we are. The same could be done at Greenwood as well, although yes, land is far more limited there and the ability to expand is nil. There are a very few tracks where 6-car trains...

I've stated many times that below a certain speed the difference in acceleration is basically non-existent. And it is. That speed varies depending on the specs of the equipment, but it's usually around 35mph - that's the point at which the equipment is no longer traction-limited and thus an...

It is lighter, but not by a significant amount For instance, the addition of the diesel drivetrains in the 5-car British Class 800 trainsets only makes them 10 tonnes heavier than their EMU siblings (243tonnes versus 233 tonnes). That's less than a 5% difference. Traction is a limiting factor...

In this same vein..... I took the Eglinton bus from Kennedy to Mount Pleasant yesterday afternoon. We got passed by at least 2 LRVs on the surface section of the trip, which took me about 52 minutes end-to-end. Are there times when the bus will be faster than the LRT? Yes, of course. There are...

You realize that this is how almost every single other HSR works around the world, right? You think that a TGV runs every single mile of its journey on high speed lines? A couple do, but most do not. Dan

They've initiated the poor weather mode on the ATC/ATO, which limits top speeds and lowers braking forces on the open-cut sections of the line. Leaf build-up on the ROW is the reason. Dan

It was until they added the third unit to the sets. Correct. Dan

I get that. But if the bus runs more frequently, and thus they don't have to stand at a stop for as long, that also affects one's trip time, too. Dan

No, the issue is that the structure underneath the trainshed and tracks is hollow. Each track is running on girders that span this opening, and uses columns mounted in a row to support hem. This allows for the station's concourses to function underneath. Moving the tracks will involve...