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Yeah, would probably save us 5 minutes at the most for the CP transfer only to be blocked at CN Humber by higher priority 1xx and 3xx trains... I've waited 3 hours there before 😉

Which now I'm curious why they changed the Weston to be 80 passenger and 25 freight? Is it the amount of intermediate signals? The UP Platforms? Or the grades on the weston and west toronto tunnel?

Add to this CN Dundas 80 mph for passenger and 60 mph freight, similar with the CN Strathroy MX Guelph has 70/55 respectively... Back when CN owned the weston it was 80/60 till Metrolinx changed it to 80/25...

They literally change every 20 minutes...

I talked to a crew member on that train and they don't expect that to happen

Not enough staff But let's not hire railroaders from CP and CN rail... with 3+ years on

In theory it should work, but in my experience both like to screw each other over... I.e being held for 14 hours on the Lambton transfer job to wait for a train still at Mactier

Who does the maintenance, who does the RTC? CN RTC Edmonton or CPKC RTC Calgary? They can barely get the directional running zone between Parry Sound and St Cloud to work without screwing each other over.

I'm about 100% sure the CNR Halton sub runs more trains per day than the CP Galt sub and they are able to accommodate more traffic. In my personal opinion the biggest bottle neck on the Halton Sub is the Humber River Bridge at Mile 4.5. Most of the bridges and overpasses are wide enough for...

I can't ride a go train anymore without automatically saying "yellow for the rule 43!"... I'm officially nuts

I may be wrong since I don't operate on that territory but some of the curves around st Clair to Eglinton are a bit sharp with steep northward grades. Edit just checked, the pso for 45 mph is Mile 4.9 (davenport street) to mile 5.5 (around the pedestrian bridge), it has been there before the...

A full 6 car train still fits about 162 seated so it has capacity for 972 people sitting, even if 1 person sat in each quad seat that's about 240 people on board or approximately 3.5 busses

I'm pretty sure a MCC diversion would require large amounts of expropriation and other unheard of capital expenses. Personally I don't think it makes too much sense

Timetable speed is 60 mph northbound up to roughly just north where the ramp starts to decend and goes down to 45 mph.

The operating bulletin I was given had zone speeds of 60 and 45 North of the bridge. However there might be further gbos that I'm not aware of.

I've heard that perhaps hiring was put on hold... I have a buddy at CP with 3 years on conductor experience that, I kid you not... got declined immediately, apparently only 1 person from that info session was hired...

I'm guessing they have "staffing issues" still why the won't be able to add more trains...

If money is no object, the Fergus sub would be a better option.

Is it the Alstom crews that do the switching or just another 3rd party like the shop guys

GO does have emergency horns