Vancouver Evergreen Line

[Markster]

A transfer between the blue and green lines can be avoided by getting on the correct train to begin with.

Well, not exactly. Trains on the blue line only originate at Production Way, which, as you say, would be the preferred station to make the transfer.

 

[officedweller]

Well, not exactly. Trains on the blue line only originate at Production Way, which, as you say, would be the preferred station to make the transfer.

Yeah, you're right - I was thinking the other way around - transfers to Coquitlam (where trains run the full length of the line), rather than to New Westminster (which start at Production Way).

 

[officedweller]

Video link from SSP - you can see that there's only one more span to be installed on North Road, then the gantry crane moved to Coquitlam to install elevated guideway up there.

With university students back in school, the front of the train is always packed so I can't get a good seat for video

I did capture a (somewhat shaky) video out the side window this morning, which I'll call Bridging the Gap
[video]https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/105933958664133015026/albums/5912605598382151729/6060534395744143650?sort=1&pid=6060534395744143650&oid=105933958664133015026[/video]

 

[officedweller]

Final span on the North Road segment is now in place.
So the guideway structure is complete between the tunnel and Lougheed station.
Tracks and systems still to be installed, etc.

The launching girder/gantry crane will now be moved to Coquitlam to build the segment between Coquitlam Central Station and Douglas / LaFarge Station.

The final connection!

 

[officedweller]

Video from City of Coquitlam with streetscape enhancements under the elevated line:

[video=youtube;yZs3PqBXRGw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZs3PqBXRGw&feature=player_detailpage[/video]

Video and article about how Pinetree Way should look when the line is open. There seem to be a few switches missing but I don't think that the guideway is the video's primary focus.
http://www.tricitynews.com/news/277653511.html

 

[officedweller]

From Yellow Fever at SSP:

Posted Sept 29th:

taken yesterday


IMG_6742 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_6743 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_6744 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_6746 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_6747 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

 

[officedweller]

From SSP.

Pics from one of the older apartment blocks to the south of Lougheed Station:

Here are a few pics I took from my friend's balcony this afternoon:

The last two aren't the best, iPhone's don't take great pics when zoomed-in.

 

[officedweller]

From SSP - Port Moody Station - transfer station with Westcoast Express (railway tracks on left):

Nice photo of the Port Moody pocket track @mtthwbyd on Twitter:

(Source: https://twitter.com/mtthwbyd/status/521491989410246656)

 

[officedweller]

From SSP:

Webcam pic from today. Roof being installed.

http://wcs.pbaeng.com/projects/R1_Transit

Crappy image taking today, showing the Burquitlam Station roof

About a month old, but was never posted here:


Evergreen Line Inlet Centre Station by TranBC, on Flickr

Evergreen Line North Rd median curb by TranBC, on Flickr

The gantry crane is now up at the Coquitlam Station site (upper right corner):

http://wcs.pbaeng.com/projects/R1_Transit

 

[officedweller]

From SSP - looking up North Rd.

From the Evergreen Line Facebook page....

BCTrans YouTube:


[video=youtube;r56boDSIAko]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r56boDSIAko&feature=player_detailpage&list=PLA3868620723AF8E4[/video]

 

[officedweller]

From Yellow Fever at SSC - at the start of the elevated section west of Klahanie.

Port Moody section


IMG_7377 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_7376 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_7372 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_7374 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_7370 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_7366 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_7365 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_7363 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

 

[officedweller]

More Port Moody shots from Yellow Fever at SSC:

More Port Moody tracks photos.

IMG_7360 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_7359 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_7358 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_7357 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_7354 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_7351 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_7350 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_7348 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_7347 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

 

[officedweller]

Video at Lougheed Station from DPogue at SSP:

[video]https://plus.google.com/photos/105933958664133015026/albums/5912605598382151729/6074993280375696194?pid=6074993280375696194&oid=105933958664133015026[/video]

 

[officedweller]

Tunnel boring update for October 2014, pre sinkhole at least:

http://evergreenline.gov.bc.ca/documents/InformationSheets/141006_TunnelBoringUpdate.pdf

Small sink hole has developed above the TBM in an area with "variable soils":

Some coverage from Global news:

Sinkhole forms above Evergreen Line tunnel boring site in Port Moody

Some Port Moody residents got a big surprise this afternoon when a sinkhole developed in their parking lot.

While the sinkhole, which developed directly above the Evergreen Line tunnel boring in Port Moody, didn’t look big, it was deep — about 79 cubic metres in total.

According to Evergreen Line construction manager Nasir Kurji, the ground caved in at about 3 p.m. when the boring machine was undergoing routine maintenance underground and some sand caved in. The sand caving in caused an air pocket, which then migrated to the surface causing the sinkhole.

The parking lot was cordoned off for a few hours while crews filled the sinkhole.

From: http://globalnews.ca/news/1639356/sinkhole-forms-above-evergreen-line-tunnel-boring-site-in-port-moody/

 

[officedweller]

Well, here's the alignment at Chateau Place.

Looks like the bored tunnel is 45m below the surface at Chateau Place.


http://www.evergreenline.gov.bc.ca/documents/Maps_Graphics/BurquitlamPortMoodyAlignment.pdf