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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

Dan416 said:
Disappointing not to get any peak service improvements on Milton. I'm not expecting miracles (i.e. off-peak or weekend service).
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The overlords at CPKC will never allow that.
 
I’m curious what enhanced service on the LSE and LSW could mean. I assume this is in response to all the RTO announcements so they really have to expand peak times capacity. My understanding is LSE express trains can’t be reintroduced right now due to construction. They already have every 15 min for peak times, can they run more frequently than that? Or maybe expand the window of 15 min frequency in mornings and evenings?
 
EllaW said:
I’m curious what enhanced service on the LSE and LSW could mean. I assume this is in response to all the RTO announcements so they really have to expand peak times capacity. My understanding is LSE express trains can’t be reintroduced right now due to construction. They already have every 15 min for peak times, can they run more frequently than that? Or maybe expand the window of 15 min frequency in mornings and evenings?
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@reaperexpress has outlined up thread that there is room to return some express service (and his opinion is to be trusted on such things) ...

That said, Mx appears unwilling to attempt it. There is certainly room for more all-stop service; how much I'm not sure.

Mos likely, I imagine is 2-3 new runs at the most congested times, space permitting. We shall see.
 
Northern Light said:
@reaperexpress has outlined up thread that there is room to return some express service (and his opinion is to be trusted on such things) ...

That said, Mx appears unwilling to attempt it. There is certainly room for more all-stop service; how much I'm not sure.

Mos likely, I imagine is 2-3 new runs at the most congested times, space permitting. We shall see.
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This is a recurring theme. Confirms what Deutsche Bahn said.

I am very close to supporting the breakup of MX.
 
EllaW said:
I’m curious what enhanced service on the LSE and LSW could mean. I assume this is in response to all the RTO announcements so they really have to expand peak times capacity. My understanding is LSE express trains can’t be reintroduced right now due to construction. They already have every 15 min for peak times, can they run more frequently than that? Or maybe expand the window of 15 min frequency in mornings and evenings?
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Here's the blog post where I talk about Metrolinx's false claims that express service on LSE is impossible. Like Northern Light said, there seems to be capacity to add another train per hour despite the construction, with 6 trains per hour instead of the current 5. (9 trains per hour including Stouffville and Via). That's the same frequency as pre-pandemic, but instead of 4 express and 2 local, they would presumably run 0 express and 6 local based on their claim that express service is impossible.
 
smallspy said:
And it turns out that I was dead wrong about this.

This is quite the risky game that they are playing by doing this.

Dan
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Even the City of Toronto is deferring work on the DVP due to the ALDS. They know that traffic will be a ****show regardless of the Jays.

Metrolinx and their partners also likely realized that all those people coming to town for the game will cause headaches.

It's better for everyone if they defer the work rather than to bring traffic to a standstill.
 
smallspy said:
And it turns out that I was dead wrong about this.

This is quite the risky game that they are playing by doing this.
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Can't agree more !.

I'm as pumped as anyone about the Jays, but.... it would be useful to know what work got cancelled, when it will be resumed, what penalties/costs were incurred by deferring, and how it affects critical path timing for service improvements. And were any of the work items safety related or tied to TSO's.

On the surface, it may be a feel-good moment for people wanting to go downtown, but there are real costs and consequences when work is deferred at the last minute. And this kind of thing drives internal ML culture in exactly the wrong direction.

- Paul
 
crs1026 said:
Can't agree more !.

.. it would be useful to know what work got cancelled
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@smallspy knows that. LOL

crs1026 said:
, when it will be resumed, what penalties/costs were incurred by deferring, and how it affects critical path timing for service improvements. And were any of the work items safety related or tied to TSO's.
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I don't know if he knows all that though.

crs1026 said:
On the surface, it may be a feel-good moment for people wanting to go downtown, but there are real costs and consequences when work is deferred at the last minute. And this kind of thing drives internal ML culture in exactly the wrong direction.

- Paul
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You know what this comes down to again, don't you? Of course you do! Lack of Transparency.

There's no way to fairly evaluate the decision as we have next to no information in the open.

Because Mx has a reputation at this point for being late, over budget, serious questions about project choices/change orders, and contract management and design; and are consistently opaque, they get no benefit of the doubt, nor do they deserve any.
 
The switch around will also impact VIA who will have blocked reservations to Oakville because it expected to be Windsor-London-Brantford-Aldershot service to be diverted up the Halton Sub, and presumably will have to void bookings on whatever makeup date Metrolinx lands on. For the majority of the people in the city who don't track projects as closely as this board, it will likely be seen as the correct call.
 
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