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GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

PShells said:
An additional Fourth Track early work notice for the LSE corridor was published. This is in addition to the previous notice for the Gerrard to Woodbine fourth track segment that will initially be used to store rail equipment on a siding and the Danforth GO station renovations to accommodate a fourth track.


Birchmount to Kennedy segment (with no mention of replacing the bridge)
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Interesting that they would announce this now, because the corridor looks to have just about all the prep work completed to enable laying of the final subgrade and track laying and ballasting. The big impediments are the Birchmount bridge and the Danforth station.

I hope they are not trying to create a separate work zone, ie jersey barriers between the live track and the new one. That would be a hugely inefficient way to lay track.... and a departure from how most railroads do it.

- Paul
 
See, I don't read this as building the fourth track at all.

This is only for prep. And considering that most of the prep on that section of the corridor is already done, there's no use in prepping it again.

The fact that the notice specifies work around Birchmount Ave. makes me hopeful that they are finally going to do the work necessary around there to build the subgrade for the future 4th track. And the use of a Continuous Work Zone makes sense, since at the very least they will need to build retaining walls on either side of the bridge - and at worst, a whole new bridge altogether.

Dan
 
Dang, so today, the Blue Jays play an afternoon home game with big playoff implications. Simultaneously, Lionel Messi - one of the world's very biggest pup culture figures, perhaps the best soccer player ever - will play for the first and perhaps only time in his career against Toronto FC.

Almost 75,000 fans will attend the two games, both of which are scheduled to end around 6pm.

And get this. ZERO Go trains heading west from Toronto all day today. Zero train service at Exhibition stadium. That's going to be a real bad impression for visiting fans from out of town, yikes! If you're a local going to either game today, I'd highly recommend cycling or something.
 
jta5 said:
Dang, so today, the Blue Jays play an afternoon home game with big playoff implications. Simultaneously, Lionel Messi - one of the world's very biggest pup culture figures, perhaps the best soccer player ever - will play for the first and perhaps only time in his career against Toronto FC.

Almost 75,000 fans will attend the two games, both of which are scheduled to end around 6pm.

And get this. ZERO Go trains heading west from Toronto all day today. Zero train service at Exhibition stadium. That's going to be a real bad impression for visiting fans from out of town, yikes! If you're a local going to either game today, I'd highly recommend cycling or something.
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It's not ideal....but.... considering how long it takes to line up the logistics and plans for a ML work window, I'm not blaming ML for not waiting to see if the Jays are in good form as the playoffs near.

Maybe ML can plan a massive work window blitz for next April-May during the NHL playoffs, when loads will be down as usual.

- Paul
 
jta5 said:
Dang, so today, the Blue Jays play an afternoon home game with big playoff implications. Simultaneously, Lionel Messi - one of the world's very biggest pup culture figures, perhaps the best soccer player ever - will play for the first and perhaps only time in his career against Toronto FC.

Almost 75,000 fans will attend the two games, both of which are scheduled to end around 6pm.

And get this. ZERO Go trains heading west from Toronto all day today. Zero train service at Exhibition stadium. That's going to be a real bad impression for visiting fans from out of town, yikes! If you're a local going to either game today, I'd highly recommend cycling or something.
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Lakeshore East trains are continuing to Exhibition, but there’s no service west of it. No GO service at all at Port Credit.

I know it’s because of work at Long Branch that has to be done, but it’s quite the mess.
 
jta5 said:
Dang, so today, the Blue Jays play an afternoon home game with big playoff implications. Simultaneously, Lionel Messi - one of the world's very biggest pup culture figures, perhaps the best soccer player ever - will play for the first and perhaps only time in his career against Toronto FC.

Almost 75,000 fans will attend the two games, both of which are scheduled to end around 6pm.

And get this. ZERO Go trains heading west from Toronto all day today. Zero train service at Exhibition stadium. That's going to be a real bad impression for visiting fans from out of town, yikes! If you're a local going to either game today, I'd highly recommend cycling or something.
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Good thing that the Skydome - ooops, Rogers Centre isn't close to the Ex.

But GO will be running a shuttle from Union to the Ex for those who wish to watch the greatest footballer of this generation.

Dan
 
Heritage Road Layover construction via this post:

Behind the scenes, the classification yards help maintain the smooth operation of GO trains, and a new one is taking shape on the site of the Heritage Rail Depot! The teams are working hard to clear the area and prepare the ground for installation. Once completed, the site will increase the train storage capacity to support the rapidly growing Kitchener line. To learn more about the layover stations, click here: https://bit.ly/4gFhjCy
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crs1026 said:
It's not ideal....but.... considering how long it takes to line up the logistics and plans for a ML work window, I'm not blaming ML for not waiting to see if the Jays are in good form as the playoffs near.

Maybe ML can plan a massive work window blitz for next April-May during the NHL playoffs, when loads will be down as usual.

- Paul
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UHH i call BS on that... just look how quickly they added additional trips to rogers stadium after the day 1 fiasco.... its doable... just incompetency to coordinate.
 
cplchanb said:
UHH i call BS on that... just look how quickly they added additional trips to rogers stadium after the day 1 fiasco.... its doable... just incompetency to coordinate.
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The closures are scheduled around 12 months in advance. Running trains after a special event is totally different from syncing multiple project timelines together for a 48 hour closure

Also what day 1 fiasco at the Roger’s Stadium did Metrolinx respond to? There was always 3 additional southbound trains since the very first concert at the stadium.
 
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smallspy said:
Good thing that the Skydome - ooops, Rogers Centre isn't close to the Ex.
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When this happens, with 15-minute service, westbound trains arriving at Union are pretty tight. Eastbound trains too I'd assume. And it's extra busy.

smallspy said:
But GO will be running a shuttle from Union to the Ex for those who wish to watch the greatest footballer of this generation.
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Or perhaps the greatest footballer of the last generation. And Messi is about the same age as Saurez!

It's only a 30-minute "shuttle" - i.e. the Lakeshore East terminating at Exhibition. With more passengers than usual boarding at Union. Only one extra shuttle train added before the game. I expect there'll likely be extra after the match.

Anyhow, I should be on on - I'll see how it goes.
 
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