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Those temp offices hanging off the side are a "nope-nope-nope" for me. They have to be a little bit un-nerving to work in.

@drum118 Do you know if the poles and associated equipment are able to be "easily" removed down the line when they are no longer needed?

Neat tour and pics, thanks! I was looking at some stuff from the Confederation Line in Ottawa and they dug a single tunnel with both directions rather than one tunnel for each. You can see it here in this video timelapse of the line: Makes for a different feel than the single tunnels and feels...

4524 is out in service as a 501 right now. http://ttctracker.ca/detail.php?v=4524

Seems heat is a bigger issue than cold although both are manageable according to the info linked below. In cold, the curing process itself generates heat sufficient to keep things within the required range assuming it's a big pour and you do some insulation around the forms and exposed areas...

Nice to see the white panels going in now that will start to define the facets better. I'm hopeful looking at the various cutouts and angles on the concrete balconies and other little concrete details that we'll get what the renders show.

4523 is tracking now (at the Leslie Barns). http://ttctracker.ca/detail.php?v=4523 4522, which was offloaded a few days before 4523, hasn't shown up yet.

Quick PS job to extend the cornice to the edge of the new build.

People have paid a premium for the 143/144 buses for years. Whether the 900 series express are at that level, probably not. All I was saying is that being all in on Presto makes it easier for the TTC to explore some of these additional fare options including premium routes, zones and off-peak...

4520 is now trackable. http://www.ttctracker.ca/detail.php?v=4520

Another pic (not mine!) showing damage to the front open side. I can't make out a car number.

Flexity involved in a collision with an auto on St. Clair this evening. No idea on the damage yet but twitter post suggests the car derailed. Not sure what the number is.

Presto opens up a lot of new avenues for the TTC to encourage different usage patterns. Both peak fares (higher fares during rush hours) and zones would be doable. Peak fares is likely the easier of the two since we don't have a tap off system or habits. The subway might be a good place to start...

4519 is now tracking.

4517 is in service on 512 (as of right now): http://www.ttctracker.ca/detail.php?v=4517 4518 is finally tracking today and at the Barns: http://www.ttctracker.ca/detail.php?v=4518 4572 is tracking but the GPS is whack again: http://www.ttctracker.ca/detail.php?v=4572

We bought a condo at Don Mills and Eglinton in 1998 that included the LRT (now the Crosstown) in the marketing materials. It'll be a full 20 years from when we moved in until it finally opens. We moved out 11 years ago, before construction even started on the Crosstown.

Strange that 4518 isn't tracking yet. What's the protocol for installing and activating the GPS on these cars? I assume it's done after delivery at the Leslie Barns as part of the acceptance.

Things seem to have drifted in this thread towards general sightings of Flexities and away from the specifics of deliveries and testing of new cars. Might I suggest the CPTDB (https://cptdb.ca/forum/25-sightings-for-greater-toronto-area/) if you are looking for sightings and general transit chat...

Sadly, this is how "media" works now. It's all about generating clicks with clickbait BS stories. You get some virtue-signalling social justice warrior concern trolls who invent stories about how Presto disadvantages the poor or some other group. The media loves this stuff to death because they...

The corner windows on the south-east corner are a real disappointment. It looks like they were supposed to be rounded glass, but they stuck some squared off ones in those units instead. They don’t match up with the precast and just look wrong.