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GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)
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T3G
Senior Member
I ride the GO train daily, and usually do so in the accessibility coach since it's centralized, and almost every day I hear on the PA that a crew member is on their way to assist (if this is a widespread vandalism campaign or if there's an epidemic of GO train passengers having emergencies), and not once have I seen the CSA go to assist, it's always one of the crew members.
WB62
Senior Member
The CSA is the only person onboard that assists to the priority alarm every time. The defibrillator and narcan kit, which both have to be taken to the coach the strip was pressed in every time, is located inside the accessibility coach cabinet.
If revenue protection or transit safety/special constables happens to be onboard (which happens on a really small percentage trips), they can also choose to go to the coach with the alarm if they know which coach it’s in.
Transit safety/all Metrolinx employees on the ground have no way to communicate with train crews, so the CSA has to respond anyway, regardless if Metrolinx staff are onboard or responding.
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T3G
Senior Member
Most recently this afternoon, I was sitting on the bottom floor of the accessibility coach and an alarm sounded right as we were leaving Union. I could see the CSA the whole time, someone else got on the PA saying that help was on the way, and the CSA remained where he was the whole time. And this has happened a bunch of times in the past few weeks, too.
E•MO•TION
New Member
I will echo @WB62 by reiterating that it is in fact the CSA's responsibility to respond to passenger assist alarms. However, there are several layers to the policy which may restrict when and how the CSA responds to the alarm, which may not necessarily be immediately after the Conductor makes the "Code 10-33" announcement over the PA.
That being said, there are situations where it may be easier for the Conductor to respond (i.e. cab-leading trains where the alarm is activated on or near the cab), or situations when a second CSA is present in the vicinity of the accessibility coach (although, they would still be required to grab the AED and Naloxone kit from the cabinet in the accessibility coach before responding).
WB62
Senior Member
I didn’t want to make my post longer but the process apparently did change within the past year.
Previously the CSA was to respond immediately or on platform if at or approaching a station, now the process is to respond after departing the next station.
Obviously theres some leeway with this, if the train just departed St. Catharines, an alarm won’t go unattended until after West Harbour, although I’ve personally seen a 20 minute wait while the train made its way through Bradford.
Allandale25
Senior Member
Metrolinx pauses Lakeshore West track work for Blue Jays ALCS home games
Metrolinx says it’s pausing major track work on the Lakeshore West Line this weekend to help fans get to and from the Toronto Blue Jays’ ALCS home games.
www.cp24.com
Northern Light
Superstar
Metrolinx pauses Lakeshore West track work for Blue Jays ALCS home games
Metrolinx says it’s pausing major track work on the Lakeshore West Line this weekend to help fans get to and from the Toronto Blue Jays’ ALCS home games.
@crs1026 will be terribly impressed. LOL
I'm sure he's duly awaiting a Metrolinx update on GO Expansion - "Due to the Jays playoff run in 2025, we're now 4 years behind schedule. Who knew those weekends were so crucial? Not us! "
Variation on Biblical quote for the above; " a day with Metrolinx is like a 1,000 days...." (I was tempted to stick to years....... LOL)
crs1026
Superstar
LOL My first impulse was to offer a Bronx cheer - but we just beat those guys
- Paul
sixrings
Senior Member
2 Peter 3:8 states,
"But do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day".
A thousand years. That’s how Milton line riders feel.
EnviroTO
Senior Member
Everyone is so hard on Metrolinx. They are getting the work done, that is what matters. Speaking of, here is a before and after picture of the portal near Sunnybrook... great progress!
PShells
New Member
The new train schedules effective October 27 have been uploaded.
stevensontransit
Active Member
I’ve seen it and not nearly enough to reduce overcrowding on major GO bus routes like the Milton and 407 bus corridors!!
The new train schedules effective October 27 have been uploaded.
Northern Light
Superstar
The new train schedules effective October 27 have been uploaded.
@reaperexpress is duly notified.
Lakeshore West shows seven trips daily running east from Confederation, at 5:50am, 6: 51am, 7:38am, 11:08am, 2:04pm, 7:07pm, 9::02'
Ok........weirdly.......only six trips go back the other way.
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GO Niagara (weekend) doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
Departs Union at: 9:04am, 11:09am, 5:07pm, 8:18pm.
The overcrowded run was the early run, it would have made sense to me to have 2 departures fairly close together.
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New peak service LSE , I'm not going to parse the run times right now, don't have time. I do not, no express, all local, all-stop, with every 10 minute service for a good chunk of the AM
From Whitby, every 10M, 6:28am to 7:58am
New Barrie Schedule:
New Stouffville Schedule:
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Bojaxs
Senior Member
Does this schedule also show the service increase to Niagara starting on Nov. 1st?