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I wonder if the training process could be expedited partially. Since the Flexity Outlooks and Flexity Freedoms are operationally similar I would imagine that streetcar operators would have very little problem adapting to the Crosstown; and maybe even take to it faster since they don't really...

Sure but the number of people going to those stations are far outweighed by the number of people heading into downtown Toronto. Downtown is still the primary destination of riders from around the GTA and that isn't going to be changing anytime soon.

Still though we have to be aware of the law of diminishing returns at play here. The longer the line becomes, the more inconvenient it becomes since it has no skip-stop/express service ability. Without a strong and rapid Richmond Hill line the subway will inevitably have become a line trying to...

I think though that eventually a line can become to long and we start hitting the law of diminishing returns. Ultimately public transit needs to compete with the car and show that it is the faster option, if it can't than potential riders will just turn to the car. Ultimately while development...

Yes one of the "3rd rails" is +300V DC, while the other is -300V DC. This is because the trains can't discharge the spent current into the rails like non-LIM trains do, due to the wheels being lifted off the tracks while in motion. Its the same priniciple as Trolley Buses having 2 polls and...

I would prefer the "Centre" epithet be reserved for the "dowtowns" of municipalities, like North York Centre or Scarborough Centre. Honestly you could get away with calling Mount Dennis "York Centre" since that was to be its name back during the Eglinton West Subway era. Similarly we could if we...

I honestly can't see us going with the Innovia simply because we know full well the technology cannot handle our winters. Every year the SRT is taken out of service for some time due to snow and ice build up on the reaction rail.

Yes six definitely has become the default, but the TTC would occasionally run 8-car Gloucester trains. Obviously though the Gloucester cars were shorter than the 75' M1's and H-series trains that they shared the network with.

Part of the Namboku Line on the Sapporo Subway is elevated and completely enclosed. However this is a very special situation where a rubber-tire metro is operating out in the open in an city prone to heavy snow fall. (there is a reason the Montreal Metro is entirely underground). That said it...

The problem is the City alone as it currently is can barely afford to pay for the TTC. Sure its not getting worse (usually) but it hasn't exactly got better either. Unless the City were to increase taxes which is a poison pill to any political campaign nothing will get better. Farebox revenue as...

I can't see why we would need custom designed trains unless I am missing something really specific. Since AECON is working with Alstom I would be certain the trains they would use would be the Alstom Coradia Duplex trains (assuming we are going with bi-level EMU's.) Alstom has the benefit of...

Has it been stated anywhere if GO intends on increasing service during the closure. If driving times get bad enough I can see people from the burbs turning to GO to commute into downtown instead of driving (although not all of them obviously for one reason or another). It would be really nice if...

Currently no funding and the new trains are for Line 2, the TR's will stay on Line 1 unless the TTC decides to change there mind at some point. However that decision would really have no effect on anything in the grand scheme. The TTC did put out a survey about a year ago to the public about the...

Yes. To me the only part of a northern extension of the OL that should be underground would be the stop at Don Mills. Given how deep the Sheppard Line platforms are, having the OL line platforms elevated there would be hilariously inefficient and could even negatively affect Don Mills Station as...

I do think it is worth pointing out that in the case of the FWLRT the reason why construction is flying by is mostly due to the bulk of it being at grade. Obviously building at grade is significantly faster than building underground. We also see this on the Crosstown where the at-grade segment...

I believe utility relocation work was also done under Osgoode, although nothing was built. We can also add Donlands Station being underpinned for a DRL plan that would never come.

Made another streetcar map. This time its a what if? What if Toronto didn't tear up large portions of its network and expanded some lines to adapt to the growing subway network.. Now this map only includes past and present routes; no proposed future routes. As well not every dead line is on this...

Thought I would write about what is happening on the map since the site downscaled its size, so it may be hard to see what is going on. The routes are as follows: 501 Queen: From Neville Park Loop to Sunnyside Loop. A split of the 501 is something that is already being discussed and this is one...

Made a fantasy streetcar map for Toronto. None of these routes are really new ideas as many of them have been proposed at one point or are currently proposed (except the Queensway Streetcar, that one is new). The lack of a streetcar connection to St.Clair still irks me and I heavily considered...

Alright heres one for ya. I went to look at the 54 on the site for shits and giggles and I found that McCowan is spelled wrong on the map. Don't know how this was possible considering there is literally a bus route and a station with that name.