the bench was added recently. even the heated indoor area was not part of the original building from 20 years ago. i wouldnt imagine back then the canopy was designed they had envisaged a bench being placed there 20 years later.

Yea it was changed a while back. Makes sense though the door placement is quite awkward.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/eglinton-lrt-opening-line-5-9.7065147 se we are back full circle.... werent there people here who were vehemently opposed to the possibility of a phased opening as it was impossible to open only certain sections... look what is being explored right...

well i guess until they sort out whatever issues they have.... it better be soon since they based their entire order on the push pull concept so its a major embarrassment for via and siemens

well to be fair none of the above ground rail sections on Lines 1 and 2 are running as well. this was a large storm event that was beyond the design of any rail, even Via.

what did Stadler propose for their train? long distance FLIRT?

At this rate you might as well convert it to a BRT... infrastructure is already there

Well this the same organization building even heavier rail platforms with 1920s step ups to their trains

I would probably pin this more on the demographics. Most people in the 905 would prefer either subways or their suv.

Yes they did

well we have a polar vortex coming in starting this weekend for a week.... any bets on how many down days there will be? 😏

honestly its the all due to their shifting priorities and the general lack of efficiency to get things going. remember this is the organization that requires someone to issue a formal RFI just to answer a simple question via email or phone call.

honestly why wont they take the opportunity to upgrade greenwood? they now have to design a frankenstein train that loses passenger space due to occasionally used controls. not to mention the additional time it takes to decouple and shuffle around sets for maintenance. lose lose id say on the...

this is what you get when you rely on north american expertise. they dont have any clue how things work in europe/asia.

yea but do you honestly think they could afford to rip up all the switches and redo the infrastructure? going from electric to gas aint cheap when everything is already in place? dont forget these lines have been under construction for years. adding gas lines to 10km of road is extremely time...