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TTC announces return of streetcar service on St. Clair Avenue June 14, 2024 The TTC is returning streetcar service along St Clair Ave. following major infrastructure upgrades, including the modernization of overhead power along the streetcar right-of-way. From Sun., Jun. 23, 512 St Clair...

You will find this in Europe that works very well with most having a single lane of traffic and no turning lane. Even with 2 lanes it works well. At least they are going green for the ROW compared to the GTA that use concrete,

Ford has only been good for Transit as something are in the ground compared to the past when very little was taking place. If it wasn't for the Ford's, the Sheppard LRT would be up and running by now with a miss start up date because of BBD trying to fill too many orders at the same time and not...

Going to General Committee on June 19 and it starts on slide 12 <https://pub-mississauga.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=56251>

There was no vision about the new fleet when the Spadina Station was built to allow 2 LRV's or 3 ALRV's to service the platform at the same time. There was talk years ago of moving the platform west to allow 2 LRV's to service the platform, but went no where. Lack of funds, poor design work and...

Even if Hillcrest yard exist and Russell is complete, need to run more nighttime car as there is no storage space. Even if you use the Exhibition loop as storage area, you will still be tight for space., This is after all 60 new cars are here as well the 2 missing ones.

Assuming TTC board and City personal think he should be. There is thinking as who will be the new CEO now and Josh Colie not on the list.

First section was to be open in 2019 by replacing UPX DMU's with EMU's and that remain as #1. Bramalea could be #2, but with Whitby yard ready for electrification, the east end would be #1

The only problem is to fund them and build them. Been waiting since 2010 for QQE and still about another 10 before we may see it. The SRT was to be an true LRT, but got can because of the PAM AM games. Sheppard LRT got scrap by the Fords along with Transit City When line 5 and 6 go into...

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Gee!!......it happen in the US and in Europe that you have to transfer from one system to another. There are places in Europe where you transfer from an S-Bahn/U-Bahn/LRT to buses. I transfer from bus to subway to streetcar or the SRT when it ran and no big issue for me as it gets me to where...

You are correct about not putting all the eggs in one basket and I have been saying that since idea arose. It is not simple as some people think having CN and CP in the same corridor and it will have to be 4 tracks to deal with various issues along the corridor. It only takes one major...

One thing that needs to happen at Spadina Station and future Union Station that the floor level should be the same level of the LRV that then slops x distance away to match the existing floor. It eliminates the need for the driver to lower the ramp or having people with walkers and other issues...

Here a thought that will not please some. What happens if ML goes back to the original idea of building the subway to Victoria Park and it becomes an LRT to the east?? As far as I am concern, this would be the right choice as the ridership is not there now, come 2050 or at all to support a...

Could be an equipment move like the one I saw a few weeks ago like this setup or out been tested.

4620 was off loaded today that arrived on June 6 at Lambton yard 4619 is being ready for service and could be in service around June 25 that was off loaded June 5 unless it breaks the 20 day mark now the burn-in is done.

Eglinton Crosstown LRT Construction Notice Periodic Sidewalk Closures on Eglinton Avenue East between Brentcliffe Road and Kennedy Road for Deficiency Repair Work Through June 2024 What Work is Taking Place? AccesThrough June 2024, crews will be...

The bridge was shifted when hit for one thing. It was move off the bearing plate support for one thing and hard to say what damage may have taken place for them. Same for the bridge structure and without seeing it up close, hard to say if any damage was done and what was damaged. It will take a...

You can put a lien on the property and it not cheap. It must be done by a lawyer and it may not be your current lawyer.

There are public transit systems in the US run by outside companies for both operation and maintenance along the line of YRT. The length of the contract various from system to system with some changing hands for various reason from time to time. It is common in Europe that cities hire firms to...