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It's a Metrolinx term pertaining to construction along the ROW. Doing work in an active corridor is considered a "red" zone and so...

While you were right on most of your post, you are absolutely wrong here. Quite a few volunteers are ex-TTC, both as operators and as...

There are preferences given and made for F59s as access from the ballast is considerably easier than for an MP40. But as Paul wrote, if...

The equipment would require some pretty heavy rebuilding in order to meet GO's specs. Dan

You're right, they generally do have a fleet surplus for off-peak times. But there is also a hesitance for instituting service changes...

The ALP-42E is not applicable as it requires a special passenger car to install the pantograph, transformer, and additional traction...

This may be a function of the lead times required for equipment purchases. As you correctly point out, there are no increases of 40'...

Yes. The VISION display shows them headway deviation, as well as the actual times to the vehicle ahead and vehicle behind. Dan

OnXpress's contract is for the design and work required for all of the track and corridor service enhancements. Not maintenance. Alstom...

Trains are already running on the line from midnight to 5am. But there are two major problems to trying to isolate all of those...

Because, you know, City councillors are known to be geological experts.... Water ingress is a thing, yes. It's a thing with most...

That depends on what the problem or deficiency is. When the TTC has done its simulated service testing for any of its previous line...

I didn't say that it was a particularly smart idea..... No, because the trains wouldn't run on Sheppard. Dan

The point of closing the loop is not to be able to service more areas. The point of closing the loop is to be ale to provide more...

One set partially assembled with bottom braces. Interesting angle joints for the next layer.