yyzhyd
Active Member
Anyone else notice that in the pic referenced by yyzer's post about the area south of Union Station, you can see that the trainshed has been opened up?
Nice!
That part of the trainshed is where the glass atrium will be.
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GO Transit: Union Station Shed Replacement & Track Upgrades (Zeidler)
Nice!
That part of the trainshed is where the glass atrium will be.
EnviroTO
Senior Member
Are they already running a bit behind? To be done in 2014 they would need to do a pair of tracks every 6 months or so wouldn't they?
yyzhyd
Active Member
True... the first couple of tracks will take longer as there is more prep work not to mention it's the first one they're doing so it's all new. I expect they'll pick up the pace as future sections get done... hopefully.
Xray_Crystal_Junkie
Senior Member
from today
I'm curious, is that gap in the middle of the train shed on the south side the start of the new glass enclosure thats part of the Union Station revitilization?
That hasn't always been there has it?
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Peepers
Banned
That gap was not there before according to Google and Bing satellite images so I think you are correct in suggesting that this is the beginning of the new glass enclosure.
khris
Senior Member
Ha! I didn't notice that. It definitely was not like that before. Sweet! I can't wait to see that go up.
Northern Magus
Active Member
Yep, that's it. Because of how slow it's been going, I think we're still quite aways from seeing the roof start to go up.
drum118
Superstar
That is the location of the new skylight roof. There is a lot of work to be done below and out of sight before you see the steel go up.
Shot Jan 19
Shot Jan 19
raptor
Senior Member
They started removing the hoarding on platforms 24+25. The central section where the glass shed will be located is now hoarding-free.
I also noticed they've started working on the next platforms already (19+20?)
I also noticed they've started working on the next platforms already (19+20?)
EnviroTO
Senior Member
I would have thought they would install a glass roof section before moving on. Maybe there isn't enough space to properly support the new roof section without moving onto the next tracks.
smallspy
Senior Member
I believe that they actually need to put up about half of the new roof in one fell swoop, so it will actually be a little while before we start to see it going up.
Dan
Toronto, Ont.
drum118
Superstar
There is what is in the pipe line for this year http://www.metrolinx.com/mx/en/board...ion_Update.pdf
Xray_Crystal_Junkie
Senior Member
It'll be quite the sight taking a Via train this summer and seeing a tower crane in the middle of the Via concourse while I board.
Exciting project!
Exciting project!
tgam
New Member
That document is a must read, has fascinating images.
yrt+viva=1system
Senior Member
The document is an interesting read, but I still can't see it being anywhere close to the renders. The old shed is hideous, it should of been demolished in my opinion (they call it 'heritage' but I don't see anything heritage about it when compared to the old circa 1872-1888 station).
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