Jonny5
Senior Member
14 years of construction for Eglinton Crosstown. They should have a cake and birthday party instead of a ribbon cutting, it will officially be a teenager.
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ownthesky
New Member
That’s crazy- obviously something horrible is going wrong with the crosstown (they unearthed a portal to hell under Eglinton station and their expedition to the Amazon haven’t located all the scrolls needed to close it yet), but how the heck could line 6 end up that delayed?
Steve X
Senior Member
It's the earliest not the latest date possible.
Isn't Mosaic Transit Group still suing ML over someone's costly mistakes that no one wants to pay. Line 6 won't open till they settle this.
nfitz
Superstar
I've seen no indication that work has slowed down because of this. Normally all this happens after the fact. And that's even more likely given that Mosaic's revenue increases when it's ready to begin operations - so holding up work may impact them the most.
Towered
Superstar
Time to start thinking about renovation work!
toraerach
Active Member
Mexico City would round it out.
T3G
Senior Member
This is beyond farcical.
What could the hold up be now if Ford has claimed that the Crosstown is complete? I mean I know better than to believe a word that comes out of a politician's mouth, but still. To me, "complete" implies that all the testing is done and the product is ready for hand off. And even in the context of the TTC needing how ever many board periods to simulate operations before putting the line into service, that would still not bring us anywhere close to June.
What could the hold up be now if Ford has claimed that the Crosstown is complete? I mean I know better than to believe a word that comes out of a politician's mouth, but still. To me, "complete" implies that all the testing is done and the product is ready for hand off. And even in the context of the TTC needing how ever many board periods to simulate operations before putting the line into service, that would still not bring us anywhere close to June.
cplchanb
Senior Member
Can we organize a protest inside the ml office to demand answers? This is scandalous
hw621
Senior Member
Maybe time to think about decommission. What is the expected useful life of the line again?
T3G
Senior Member
Theoretically a rail car like a subway or streetcar is good for 30 years without a rebuild.
Add in one comprehensive rebuild and suddenly that number shoots up to 50-60 years. Of course, those numbers have some leeway to them.
One hopes that:
a) it's possible to rebuild these highly computerized modern machines without breaking the bank, and
b) that the countdown clock on their lifespan hasn't started yet
TheGrimSweeper
New Member
I just drove on Eglinton and saw at least 4 trains out testing.
Doing some snow testing by the looks of it.
Doing some snow testing by the looks of it.
Steve X
Senior Member
Just remember rail vehicles’ worst season is fall not winter. Leaves is what causes them to slip, not snow.
Winter could bring some troubles to switches if they aren’t heated as well as ice storms caused overhead issues
Bordercollie
Senior Member
Something called inflation.
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
Exactly I think I read something about wet leaves getting crushed to a fine powder by the train wheels and even adding sand causes wheel slip.
nfitz
Superstar
It seems very unlikely to me that the compressive force of a train is enough to eliminate all the water from wet leaves and turn them to dust!
It's the wet leaves themselves that causes the slip. (I'd think that the coarseness of the sand would be the factor - I'd think that coarse sand should reducing slippiness).