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I know, and that's what I don't understand. There are 3 open tracks through that section. The freight is occupying one of them. I don't...

Why wouldn't they be able to complete their trips? There are 2 other tracks available. Dan

There is absolutely circulation control - it is required for fire safety. And there is some forced air circulation at certain...

From the people at the TTC's planning department, you can get a pretty good idea about how people's habits have changed at the 6 month...

Track diagrams dating back to GTS showed CPKC doubling their mainline from Black Creek to Osler. I guess it is finally happening. One...

Yes, but.....the installation of the switch and signal on CPKC is a bit curious. There is only a single mainline track there today - the...

It's actually not the rain that's the issue there, it's the humidity. And it's a problem at many of the underground stations. It...

Most of the off-peak non-Lakeshore trainsets cycle like this: Stouffville -> Kitchener -> Barrie -> Stouffville -> etc. Elsewhere...

It was a planned closure, as it involved a bunch of work along the Weston Sub. Buses went to Hwy 407 Station as Metrolinx was under the...

The 3700-series New Flyers use an older generation of motor/drive system than the ones currently being delivered. It seems unlikely, as...

It absolutely did. GO has a window for service inbound from 6am to 9am, and from outbound 3pm to 7pm. CPKC, in return, try and schedule...

That, and a reinforced floor to handle the weight and point-loading of a TBM. Which they are currently building at all of the station...

The difference between the lowest low and highest high on a streetcar is something like 5 inches. The ramp is capable of operating down...

Nitpick: MDBF is just one type of measure of reliability. To get a more fulsome picture, you also need additional stats such as...

I greatly respect your knowledge Dan, so rather than just guess........ I double checked (just now) with a trade that does these for...