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GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)
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nfitz
Superstar
Looking at the historical air photos on the city website, it's always been like this. It first appeared by 1947, but just as a spur. With the rest of it being built in the 1950s. And from pretty early, the "pipe yard" was clearly a different use than the railway.
crs1026
Superstar
ML's interest in the Canpa Sub has always been first as a route from Willowbrook to the former CP yard at Obico, which ML now owns, and as the primary route for electrical feeders from the Hydro One switchyard on Kipling to the Oakville Sub. I'm not aware of any serious attempt to build the route into GO's service plan, although the route has been used for occasional detours. ML also derives revenue from large electronic billboards on the property.
To digress - Two interesting historical rail attractions on the Canpa Sub were the Long Branch racetrack, which did at one time boast special train service from the city, and "the Racetrack".... a series of service tracks in the old Ontario Hydro property that ran in a complete oval, meaning switching moves could circle themselves. Neither required a wye.
Another historical tidbit - the Obico yard area served as a shanty town in the years immediately after WWII, when the first wave of refugees from Europe arrived in Canada. Many lived in discarded wooden shipping crates from the Hydro logistics yard. It's an interesting parallel to today's homeless situation... Toronto's housing situation was strained as soldiers returned from their service, and immigration picked up.... until the postwar housing boom and employment opportunities gained traction. Living rough was not unknown in that era.
- Paul
To digress - Two interesting historical rail attractions on the Canpa Sub were the Long Branch racetrack, which did at one time boast special train service from the city, and "the Racetrack".... a series of service tracks in the old Ontario Hydro property that ran in a complete oval, meaning switching moves could circle themselves. Neither required a wye.
Another historical tidbit - the Obico yard area served as a shanty town in the years immediately after WWII, when the first wave of refugees from Europe arrived in Canada. Many lived in discarded wooden shipping crates from the Hydro logistics yard. It's an interesting parallel to today's homeless situation... Toronto's housing situation was strained as soldiers returned from their service, and immigration picked up.... until the postwar housing boom and employment opportunities gained traction. Living rough was not unknown in that era.
- Paul
Metroscapes
Active Member
The replacement of bridges along Lakeshore West between Exhibition and Parkside was probably a bit impetus, it was critical to detour trains. Two or three if them did not have sufficient clearance for electrification, and combined with their deterioration, I think things came to a head.
kotsy
Senior Member
Tracking shifting coming up in a couple weeks. They're doing this section 1 set of tracks at a time, presumably because it's a longer section than the last one (Eastern to Jimmie Simpson Park)
crs1026
Superstar
^ A great many track panels appeared on the row east of the Don this past week, ready for installation. Pretty impressive pace for this work.
- Paul
- Paul
drum118
Superstar
chrisw
Active Member
drum118
Superstar
Different source and behind the time with rendering removed for space
chrisw
Active Member
Ehh, it's almost a copy paste of the press release.
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
No late night GO service to West Harbour GO on March 29th and all day March 30th. Evidently this disruption is for CN to activate the signalling on the new West Harbour station connection track. Notice from GO here (which doesn't mention the tie-in track).
PL1
Active Member
That's annoying for Around The Bay race participants on March 30. The race is starting/ending at the Liuna Hall adjacent West Harbour GO.
Necessary work, but still
crs1026
Superstar
The track appears to be all tied in and ready to use, it's the signalling that needs to be done. This likely involves cutting in a new interlocking plant at CN Hamilton (the shiny new bungalows that one can see in the photos back further in this thread, to the east of the depot) and confirming all the signal progressions in both directions for every possible routing and permutation through the new plant and station tracks - with the complicated junctions at Stuart and Hamilton Jct, that's a lot of different possible routings to verify.
- Paul
AlanD
New Member
When Go shuts down the Lakeshore East line to do weekend works, why do they not run trains east from Danforth? For the upcoming closure there will be buses between Union and Pickering, and trains between Pickering and Oshawa?
What are the constraints preventing trains east of Danforth?
What are the constraints preventing trains east of Danforth?
smallspy
Senior Member
Because there are often other work projects further east on the corridor that prevent trains from using Danforth Station.
Dan