Toronto St Clair-Old Weston GO Station | 9.13m | 1s | City of Toronto | Hatch

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WB62 said:
Full rendering of St. Clair-Old Weston:

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The UP Express platform is longer than other stations, 4 car UP trains can use this station.
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Always risky taking renderings too literally - but - the track drawing shows the likelihood of the 4-track line being used as two express tracks (not accessible from the platforms) and two stopping tracks for local trains making all local stops.

That leads to a scenario where the local tracks are used by the UP trains making all local stops, interleaving at Wice with other local trains from Bramalea or Mount Pleasant, all using those two local tracks.

Meanwhile, express trains from wherever use the other two tracks, perhaps making selected stops (as Bloor, Mount Dennis Weston, and Woodbine will have platforms) .... but definitely not stopping at St Clair.

There was lots of talk of this configuration, and it sort of works this way already with three tracks - but this is the first time that has reached the artwork, to my knowledge.

- Paul
 
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junctionist said:
The historic Toronto Suburban Railway transformer house on the site dating back to 1894 was recently demolished. It would have been far better for the community to reuse this historic building.
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This was explored, but the mandate fell between the cracks and the building was in the way and nobody had money. (Imagine that.... ML not having money).
I am told that there will be a plaque, but long term tenant ABC Lumber may get as much profile than TSR.
Plaques are the heritage preservation equivalent of offering "thoughts and prayers".

- Paul
 
‘Not having money’ means that they didn’t want to be bothered to preserve it. It’s actually really sad that our regional transportation authority, Metrolinx, couldn’t have been bothered to keep a part of a historically significant predecessor’s history alive by preserving the transformer house.

The Toronto Suburban Railway, after all, was a regional public transit provider as well, moving people all the way to Guelph on electric trains. That’s why a transformer house was needed here. I guess that history is an embarrassment to Metrolinx, who can’t seem to make electric trains happen despite having the kind of money and power that the Toronto Suburban Railway couldn’t have dreamed of.
 
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