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Have a good shot of 6207 on the flat waiting to be pickup by CP for TB and will post it when I get to it.I think this is one of the first (and maybe only so far) pictures of one of the Crosstown LRV sitting on the CP Rail-MSF siding waiting for unloading.
GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)
^ what's the relevance of the Royal York Road? You mentioned "for 433 Front St W" but the link in bold is for the dev app for the Mimico GO Station.urbantoronto.ca
Except they are? The only thing separating Finch West and Eglinton East of Don Mills, and the 510/512 Streetcar, is the larger stop spacing and the fact that doors can open on both sides of the train. In every other way they are identical, and coupling the LRVs doesn't change that.
Ok, but that's frankly the smallest point? Not to mention that low floor LRVs even if coupled still have worse capacity than the equivalent light metro counterparts. Look at the Confederation Line in Ottawa where the entire system is significantly hampered by the fact that it runs on Low Floor LRVs. Imagine if the Eglinton Line was fully grade separated and ran on automated light metro technology similar to the Skytrain, it would've been so much better and so much more fitting for the corridor. Too bad the Councillors over at City Hall have their heads stuck so far up their asses where apparently, having the LRT cross intersections is somehow more favourable to elevated rail.
I feel like we're on different pages here. I'm ignoring any of the issues that arose of the line itself because its not the fault of the technology. In a perfect world where the line worked perfectly fine, why on earth does it use Low Floor LRVs? You are using a lower capacity mode of transport, with none of the benefits since its all grade separated.
As Vancouver shows, the cost of elevating a line is not that much more expensive than having it at grade, and yet it will improve the service tenfold. Also, yes I agree that the Eglinton LRT capacity is fitting for the corridor, but don't forget that Toronto is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, and TOD will begin to spring up like crazy. Can you safely say that the LRT will have enough capacity in 10 years? How about 15? Don't forget in the future that the line will directly connect the Mississauga Transitway and Pearson Airport, so the demand will also massively increase. The Eglinton Crosstown would've been much better off as a grade separated light metro, akin to the Skytrain or Ontario Line.
Yes, because when I think of a line that goes to the airport, I think of a line that has to stop at every intersection and make a ton of extra stops. Seriously name me one rapid transit line in a major city around the world, where the airport link is at grade. I'm waiting.
