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The RTM CEO has announced that they will get rid of all of their 20 ALP-45DP's (and replace them with "low GHG emitting diesel locomotives") once the REM enters service. I wonder if GO will be interested to buy them from Montreal at a bargain.

Apparently, the price of BBD's bid for the REM's rolling stock was not only much higher than Alstom's, but also higher than Hyundai-Rotem's, the other qualified bidder. Bombardier planned to build everything in China. Now the Quebec Premier is planning to extend the Azur order to replace the...

That's inaccurate. The Harper govt. had the bridge built so that the province of QC could put whatever technology they wanted in the dedicated transit corridor (bus or LRT) and gave a deadline to the QC government to make up its mind on what transit technology the bridge should be built for...

Look to me like it's more than enough. VIA's current plan is to run 18 trains a day per direction to/from Quebec city: 8 south shore departures and 10 north shore departures. So we're talking about 36 movements a day. You could probably double that number and not run into problems. I'd be more...

I felt that way too, looking at this picture from the '50s Welp, that ship has sailed What platfom limitations?

The station box will be located one block north of that, between Ste-Catherine and De Maisonneuve, where the pedestrian passage between both malls is located. The REM tracks will not be shared with VIA at the level of this new station. There will be a heavy rail track on the east side, where...

The tunnel is double-tracked There are two REM stops within the tunnel, and two more past the tunnel before the junction with the heavy-rail tracks.

CRRC ended up winning that contract http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/news/n-america/single-view/view/crrc-to-supply-commuter-coaches-to-montreal.html http://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/bombardier-not-ready-to-take-no-for-an-answer-from-the-amt

I'm pretty sure one would have to file an Access to Information Request to obtain the feds' correspondence. It says right there in your quote: "Under Part III, Division V of the Canada Transportation Act, a federal railway company must take these steps" The RTM isn't listed as a federal...

https://www.cdpqinfra.com/sites/default/files/pdf/request-qualifications_and_addendum_01-8001_mrsem-eng.pdf What makes you think the Feds weren't consulted? Along the development of the project, there was a lot of consultation that took place regarding the acquisition federal lands...

Yes, I agree that the "sudden change of stance" wasn't because of altruism. It's well documented that CDPQi did never wanted to share its tunnel, hiding behind circular arguments such as "sharing isn't physically possible under our plans" and "federal regulations don't allow it currently"...

I didn't know Michelin designed and manufactured everything under the hood of your Honda, as well as the wheels, brakes, suspension, all of the electronics and driving instruments. You're right. The design was finished multiple years before... for the MP89 and MP05 trains in Paris. The exact...

No, on top of being responsible for the train control systems, Alstom built the trains' bogies in their Sorel-Tracy plant. Their contribution to the project was at least as important if not more than Bombardier, who was responsible for assembling the "dumb" part of the trains on top of it...

More information from VIA, in responses to CDPQi's plan for VIA to use the A40 station as a terminus until a technological solution allows VIA trains to operate in CDPQi's tunnel VIA Rail's spokesperson Mariam Diaby told Le Soleil that there's "no way they'll deploy the HFR in two stages". VIA...

Track ownership never was an issue for CDPQ. CN is in the freight business and had no use for these passenger rail tracks and infrastructure. In 2014, CN sold the Deux-Montagnes line to the AMT, including the Mt Royal tunnel...

Narrow? They're 3m wide. 600 passegenrs * 90 sec headway = 24k pphpd. That's a fairly large max capacity.

Won't happen. The REM has high platforms. It will probably be a Metropolis variant, like those used in Barcelona

That's incorrect. Governments had no involvement or say whatsoever in how the bidding process was conducted.

The REM will definitely have its own dedicated pair of tracks on this viaduct. It's wide enough for 4 tracks. The only track sharing would be in the tunnel, north of Central Station. You're wrong. Since the inception of the project, the REM trains were always planned to be up to 4 cars long...

Worth noting that these penalties were tied to only six trains: "Originally, the contract provided a penalty of $ 10,000 per day late. According to Mr. Schnobb, six trains were involved. In August 2014, the STM's board of directors had even suspended this penalty clause in order to maintain a...