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Groundhog Day. It's gonna be Groundhog Day. - Paul

I could live with a new paradigm where we sacrifice the 501 to autos and buses, in exchange for a more dedicated (and enforced) expedited transit zone on King. The current mixing of modes is not working on either street. What happens to the streetscape may determined more by density and...

But then, there's this.... which may be worse in the long run.... - Paul

Funny, when I rode Line 1 the other day, my entire train was a wrap. - Paul

Kennedy undoubtedly is the better location for transit connections. I'm not sure I would plan a stop at Eglinton, however...., perhaps with Lines 2 and 4 both coming to Scarborough, perhaps that stop should be up around Sheppard. Still not as convenient as Kennedy, but the catchment from that...

Lol. Ontario's roads are clogged with trucks, but little of this is transferable to rail under current conditions. Even traffic to the US in key sectors - pre-tariffs auto trade being a prime example - doesn't lend itself to rail intermodal. Trucks can head down the 401 and I-75 much more...

Another thing that helps is if the blocks (fixed or virtual) are short enough that the signalling doesn't force the train to decelerate until it actually needs to. If the blocks are long, the overtaking train gets restrictive signals while a long way behind, and travels further at slow speeds...

Seems some things got done on the Barrie Line this past weekend - not sure how this impacted the Kitchener line - Paul

The issues I see with the Kennedy routing - Interleaving with GO will constrain speed and reliability - especially once GO headways are reduced - Speed-limiting curvature at Scarborough Jct and northwards to Kennedy - 45 mph turnouts and then a mile of 45 mph unless significant changes to...

Under current laws, an operating passenger entity (VIA is only one) can propose to operate on a freight railway, and there is a process via the CTA to test whether that is appropriate and what conditions will apply. Practically speaking, VIA operates at the pleasure of the Minister, and only...

No, they would not apply. VIA has managed to cobble together a small number of 32 axle trains, and these are not restricted..... but reconfiguring the entire fleet would leave VIA with too few trainsets to meet their needs. So yes, More cars would make all trainsets 32 axles and the...

You have lots to read. Spoiler: CN has imposed highly restrictive speed restrictions on Ventures with under 32 axles (ie most of them) at level crossings. https://tracksidetreasure.blogspot.com/search/label/VIA - Paul

Not every train has to stop at every suburban station. But it makes a lot of sense to not force people to backtrack, especially when you are selling shorter trip times. FWIW, TGV does have suburban stations outside Paris. I am more worried about speed restrictions forcing slower speed from...

ML/Onxpress has built a 3-track diversion around the Woodbine station construction site. Not yet cut in, but pretty quick work. - Paul

The ducks-in-a-row challenges in all of this are truly vexing. Just suppose in the end Alto wants to use the Kennedy route but the flat-junction idea is discarded (while I don’t expect HSR to go full tilt all the way to Jarvis Street, the combined delays attributable to curvature plus...

Report going to Toronto Preservation Board, presumably then on to Council https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.PB38.2 The report and supporting study report offer discussion about the continuous, "main street" typology of Bloor West Village, and how that might be...

I probably should have been clearer - what was removed was simply the listing - ie completion of the second platform and its trackage as an upcoming project was previously on thenlist ofnupcoming work, but now it isn’t. And not removing the platform itself. The new west platform is certainly...

As it has been for the last year, on and off. I am all for conservative staging of trades, but the Randall entrance has been managed pretty much like a hobby project - something is done once in a while, when the Leafs and Jays aren't playing. If we think of it. - Paul

Well. This is an interesting proposal. EX28.23 - Endorsement of the Reinstatement of the Lakeshore-Midtown Line in Metrolinx’s Business Model (Ward All) https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.EX28.23 I'm not sure that such a line would even go thru Ward 24, but nothing...

That's my theory. But it doesn't have to be entirely accurate to create the same dynamics. If Alto doesn't choose Kennedy, there's every possibility that they may choose the Don Valley route, which puts them in the very same place. Same need, but a different bridge design if Alto goes over the...