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[Richard White]

I'm pretty sure at least TYSSE will be refurbished far sooner. It's only been what, 3 years, and Pioneer Village already looks like this? View attachment 306136
No those aren't video compression artifacts, that's how dirty Pioneer Village has become. I honestly expect retiling sooner than later.

Source: VanishingUnderground

What am I looking at?

 

[ARG1]

What am I looking at?

The wet stains on the walls

 

[KhalilHeron]

I'm pretty sure at least TYSSE will be refurbished far sooner. It's only been what, 3 years, and Pioneer Village already looks like this? View attachment 306136
No those aren't video compression artifacts, that's how dirty Pioneer Village has become. I honestly expect retiling sooner than later.

Source: VanishingUnderground

I mean they're dirty but not terrible or damaged or anything. A good power wash should fix that. But I mean even I they retile it's not like they're gonna change the design like at paper any time soon which is more so what I meant

 

[Richard White]

The wet stains on the walls

It is not tile.

That being said the TTC no longer washes the walls of stations or tunnels due to environmental concerns

 

[Aplus23]

It is not tile.

That being said the TTC no longer washes the walls of stations or tunnels due to environmental concerns

what environmental concerns prohibit the TTC washing the walls n tunnels? I'm not aware

 

[Richard White]

what environmental concerns prohibit the TTC washing the walls n tunnels? I'm not aware

It has to do with the runoff getting into the drains. The tunnel walls have everything from brake dust to asbestos on them and the MoE does not want that stuff going down the drain.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

It has to do with the runoff getting into the drains. The tunnel walls have everything from brake dust to asbestos on them and the MoE does not want that stuff going down the drain.

Use dry ice.

AoD

 

[Richard White]

Use dry ice.

AoD

Soda Blasting works even better. The TTC used to have tunnel washing equipment years ago actually.

 

[EnviroTO]

It has to do with the runoff getting into the drains. The tunnel walls have everything from brake dust to asbestos on them and the MoE does not want that stuff going down the drain.

You would think they would come up with an alternative to the dirty water going down the drain or not cleaning the walls and having that brake dust and asbestos going into people's lungs.

 

[Richard White]

You would think they would come up with an alternative to the dirty water going down the drain or not cleaning the walls and having that brake dust and asbestos going into people's lungs.

They are removing the asbestos hence the extended closure on University and previous closures on North Yonge.

There are ways to wash it down but they are overly complicated and involved vacuuming up the water much like a carpet cleaner or the platform cleaners. The only other way is to barricade off the drains while cleaning.

 

[Johnny Au]

Caledonia station today after purchasing a new bike from Canadian Tire:

 

[H4F33Z]

Sloane Stop:

 

[TransitBart]

Sloane Stop:

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I sure hope that there is a place for faregates to be installed at some future point. It would make so much sense.

 

[Johnny Au]

Oakwood station today:

Southwest secondary entrance:

Main entrance:

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Haven't kept up with construction updates for this project recently, but last night I heard a deep rumbling under Eglinton on my walk from Mt Pleasant to Bayview.

Was that the sound of them testing vehicles or something else?