ssiguy2
Senior Member
It's kind of funny that there are so many transit construction projects under way but transit users have probably not noticed any difference in their commute times.
Most transit riders don't look out the window during their travel to see the various projects that will improve their travel time in a few years today, as they are either sleeping, talking, on the phone, reading or on the laptop. Then others are standing in the first place due to lack of seats.It's kind of funny that there are so many transit construction projects under way but transit users have probably not noticed any difference in their commute times.
For GO users, that is mostly crap. Even if their vehicle doesn't go faster than before because it is a bus replaced by a train or express bus, the increase in services on almost every line probably improved the correlation between their preferred departure time and the nearest available one, most notably on LSE/W on weekends.It's kind of funny that there are so many transit construction projects under way but transit users have probably not noticed any difference in their commute times.
Photos of West Harbour parking:Hamilton
Sept or October will see the west end open for both parking and the station. Foundation place between the 2 stations platform for fencing, with grading taking place to get ready for installing the south track. A fair amount of track work relocation still has to be done to line the tracks up for the platforms.
Compare to Yonge subway riders, who five years after a subway closure for College crossover in February 2011 (and other ones for St Clair and King crossovers) have seen zero benefit from it, and likely will not do so for two or more years to come.
SmartTrack is going to have a negative impact on the plans that Metrolinx had for GO RER - They should scrap SmartTrack and build a proper 3 or 4 stop extension to the Bloor-Danforth Subway Line
that would be the new signals the TTC said at the time would be commissioned in 2014.that's only because the signals for them aren't active yet as they are going to be sealed with the completed new signaling system.
that would be the new signals the TTC said at the time would be commissioned in 2014.
That signal contract actually fell through. The work was redesigned/repackaged and started fresh sometime after that.
GO had similar problems with the USRC resignalling project. It seems signalling is much much harder than anyone (including transit agencies) would expect.
I am merely pointing out that there is a delay. To the commuter the reasons are immaterial.That signal contract actually fell through. The work was redesigned/repackaged and started fresh sometime after that.
GO had similar problems with the USRC resignalling project. It seems signalling is much much harder than anyone (including transit agencies) would expect.
Or not - if they hired someone with a track record at it - Ansaldo seems like a perpetual underperformer involved in both cases:
http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread...new-signalling-system-metrolinx-funded.21002/
AoD
Looks like USRC resignalling is due 2019 (ish) in the Metrolinx Project Map.AnsaldoSTS was quite well regarded in the world of signalling. And they had nothing to do with the first USRC resignalling fiasco - that was Siemens.
The bigger issue with the YUS resignalling project was that the TTC couldn't figure out what they wanted from the project and had multiple vendors involved (Lineside signals? ATC? Manual operation? Speed control? Let's do it all!1!). This is as opposed to Siemens who kept telling Metrolinx "Sure, we can do it!" and falling further and further behind schedule, until they finally told Metrolinx "You were right. We can't."
Dan
Toronto, Ont.