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Let me restate my point..... Once construction has started and an issue is noted with a neighbouring property/structure due to the work being done, construction is stopped. And it may require that the project gets rethought or reengineered to suit. This is what's happening here. Dan

Yes. Dan

Nope. Many stations are not staffed at all, and many are only staffed during the morning rush, to help inbound commuters. Dan

"Heavy Rail" versus "light rail" is not measured in absolutes. Yes, as you point out, GO and VIA (and CN, and CP) are heavy rail versus subways, LRTs and streetcars. But that is in the railway regulatory sphere and the tell is their crashworthiness and strength capabilities, not their weight...

Further to Paul's points.... The oldest MP40s are approaching 20 years of age, and are going through their second rebuild. Even if electrification were to happen tomorrow, they have already lived a pretty hard life and it could be argued that they don't owe GO anything. And with so much of the...

Because cab cars are subject to the same 92 day inspection schedule as locomotives. If you were to follow any other cab car in the system, you would see that the longest that it stays out on the road is 92 days. Unless, of course, it has some sort of issue prior to the completion of that time...

There are a limited number of 6-car trainsets, and they are all already in service in the middle of the day. Thus any additional trains being run will have to be longer trains. On top of that, the Bramalea short turns operate independently of the Mount Pleasant/Kitchener service, which...

Anything is possible if you want to spend enough money on it. So yes, the older subway cars could have the full ATC/ATO system installed on them. But the question is: why? It is not. PTC is an overlay on an existing signal system, and the only system that it interfaces with onboard the train...

Some stations are now open overnight in order to provide some limited amenities to the public. But they do have ways of preventing people from walking around into the areas that are to be closed off. Don Valley being a fairly major bus connection point strikes me as being one of those stations...

Forgot about Dundas West in 1966? Dan

Your understanding is incorrect. The TTC will continue to run overnight buses on Eglinton. Dan

The TTC has never designed a connection like that, so I'm not sure what the point of your pondering is supposed to achieve. Dan

While that is also likely a reason as to why they've done it this way, I suspect that because many of the girders are curved rather than straight is the primary factor here. All of the Davenport girders were straight, which simplified that process. Dan

Because of the layout of the existing station and the limited clearances above and below, there was not really an opportunity to move the Crosstown's tracks north to shorten the transfer. The Crosstown's station envelops the running tunnels south of the Eglinton West platforms, requiring a split...

Brand new 65 storey buildings don't have to worry about causing neighbouring structures to collapse. This one does. The only resistance from CPKC is to their own bridge falling. They have no concerns otherwise. Dan

Timing may also be an issue here. EXO does have those 9 units - but while they are planning on their replacement, are they done with them at this moment? They've only received two of the Siemens replacements thus far, and as far as I know has not yet announced a tender for their disposal. In...

When? The 21 minutes that the LRT takes will be pretty consistent, with times only lengthening slightly at rush hours. And will be consistent in both directions. The 34A may take 19 minutes during the middle of a weekday, but that time increases greatly at rush hours or during the middle of...

As I've written elsewhere.... The remaining bridge over Highland Creek - the one immediately north of the Highland interlocking - will not be completed for many years. The whole area needs to be re-engineered and rethought. Dan

I agree that it would. But it would also be dependent on ONR's budget for the project, and how much EXO was looking to receive for the sale of those locos. Dan

This is for a mobile overhead crane that will be used to remove the old bridge truss segments and replace them with new ones. A similar system was set up over the Credit River with the third bridge was built almost 20 years ago - there are photos and videos of the installation floating around...