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It's exactly because Ottawa has little experience that the trains keep changing. The original Talents weren't so much a choice as it just happened DeustchBahn had some new ones it didn't need. The second batch of Alstom trains also just happened to be available by adding onto a DB order. This...

These have appeared all over downtown. OC Transpo sure has gone all out on branding, the Red O will probably become as well known as Montreal's famous logo

The menu might have lots of options, but I don't have a lot of faith that the chefs in the kitchen will serve up a tasty dish. Here's hoping though.

Actually Ottawa's existing system can run fully automated, they chose not to (much like the SRT). That's more a function of signaling than vehicle. For Ottawa they chose one level down, ATO for normal operations, but the equipment is capable of running without a driver. Of course if they had...

In terms of modern, isn't the Paris mp-05 just an up to date variant of a model launched in the 80s? Our "modern" technology will be quite 20th century :)

So the new Line 2 trains are now getting a new paint scheme to match the Confed Line, instead of the current Deutschbahn scheme we borrowed with the original Talents

It actually already scores as one of the most gridlocked cities in the world, at least for commuters. https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/cities-with-the-worst-commutes-in-the-world-survey

Of course it will be promptly studied to death and the subsequent government to that one will propose an even better fantasy plan that will never be built. Eventually due to complete gridlock and overcrowded death trap transit, Toronto will become the first city in North America where the modal...

"Ontario Line could be open as early as 2027 and serve 30% more capacity than the Yonge Line" Erm... So the Ontario Line is supposed to be even more crowded then Line 1? Or is it just due to the magical unspecified technology it will carry even more people, all seated of course, while offering...

That's what I meant. The trains shouldn't have to wait for traffic, but they don't need to be elevated.

I really think they should root around and take that idea out of the trash. Why are we building elevated stations among a bunch of low density single homes, with all the according expenses like fare gates and redundant elevators. It should be at grade out there, still in it's own ROW with level...

Does it? How does dwell time compare between Montreal and Toronto?

For cities comparable to Ottawa, it's very rare to pick full size trains, they almost always choose some sort of "medium" sized thing, like the Mark IIIs, or the VALs in france, or the Anselo Breda automated trains used in Copenhagen, Milan and Honululu. Politicians always seem to think it's...

I was in the Rideau Centre today, and because all confed line stations use glass elevator doors including in the mall I could peer down the elevator shaft. It's certainly a looooong way down to the concourse some 20+meters below. This is what the elevators look like. You can walk right up to...

Uh oh, you used the "m" word. To head off debate, we should use "fully grade seperated rail based transportation system within an urban environment" ,or fgsrbtswue for short, just rolls of the tongue :)

I wouldn't necessarily say their stations aren't as grand, other than the overly grandiose ones on the Vaughn extension I'd say a lot of the stations I've seen in Europe in Rome, Istanbul, Oslo, and Amsterdam are more grand or at least equivalent to Toronto's. However, a 2.6 m wide train does...

Given that many systems use a solid cantenary in tunnels now (i.e. a rail on the ceiling) I'd think the bore difference isn't a huge cost difference. Especially if they go single bore

Wouldn't the LIM based Mark III's be problematic like the current Scarborough RT? In fact, given how much of the line runs outdoors wouldn't a Metropolis with overhead catenary, or an equivalent Bombardier Movia be the best choice?

Well I wouldn't consider Mumbai the standard we should be aiming for.... :) Apparently it's newsworthy to have a day with no fatalities https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/no-commuter-deaths-on-mumbais-local-train-network-on-june-26-2060494%3famp=1&akamai-rum=off

Here's a question, does the Metrolinx version of the Citadis have a mainline-like high mounted headlight? The Flexities don't seem to, but Ottawa's citadis does. Some European ones have it, some don't so I'm wondering if this is an option OC Transpo picked. The Spirit seems to be derived from...