Appparently that's for a turnout that is being assembled in that location.. You can see the frog section in the second photo, to the right of the workers. - Paul

Ah.... were you referring to the pushback from Weston over the idea of a surface level 4-track mainline dividing their community? I would say the NIMBY's saved the day on that one. That part of town would be a whole lot worse today without the grade separation. It was actually a good case study...

"Don't ask a question unless you can live with the answer" is sometimes wise, but when you have explicitly asked for two plans, and then quietly sideline one while choosing the other, that's not gaslighting.... it's avoiding the question because it might have an ugly answer.. If the nimby's...

Actually, asking this question makes a lot of sense. Recall that the proponents to the original RFP were directed to submit two proposals - one dealing with full high end HSR, the other a more modest and presumably lower cost system which did not aspire to top end speed. We have never seen the...

I would however use this as an example of where the P3 model is failing us. If TTC were the sole operator/maintainer, Maintenance would ask for the window and Marketing/Service Planningwould get their oar in about how many riders affected when etc. The data on costs etc for each option will be...

Historical note : The present station is actually the third. The first two still stand, but the shifts did enable development of the waterfront. I do question the statement that the new location is more convenient for tourists.... it's certainly more convenient for the railway, but further from...

That's certainly been the case, but do you have any facts that would point to the OL east corridor being part of that? To this sidewalk observer, that part of the project is going extremely well with solid progress being made and no evidence of rework, unforeseen problems, or quality...

So many cities on water have similar shuttles, let's hope this one does well. Lots of room to add further stops especially once development happens in the east harbour. - Paul

These kinds of uninformed and dataless trackside speculations are really pointless. Every railway in the world has access to spreadsheet technology. There is no one formula or universal reality that makes railroads do what they do. Well, possibly except differences in access to capital - and...

Interesting. I poked at some of the data for crossings that are near and dear to this user (as a part-time whistle blower, in the literal meaning), and found the data on train and auto counts quite out of date. The counts were accurate for one unprotected crossing that I'm aware of which...

Peterborough might justify a stub from HSR onto the existing CPKC line to achieve a downtown terminal for a commuter line.... or even extend further east to a terminus east of Peterborough, collecting from the highways to the north/east without bringing cars/buses into central Peterborough, (I...

Transport Canada is running a consultation about auto light bulbs in light of growing concern that headlight colour and intensity is causing growing probkems with glare and decreased motorist night vision. Personally I experience this and I’m glad to see it’s getting attention. I know a number...

It seems pretty obvious that Ottawa wants to jettison the legacy VIA corridor system, and that requires some sort of provincial assumption of control if that system is to be maintained. A Toronto based entity to manage Kingston-London makes more sense logistically than running it from North Bay...

On a pure cost basis, the CN option would be cheaper .... fewer miles of track to build, a lesser share of maintenance and operating costs - versus full capital cost, full operating and maintenance costs for a dedicated line, plus land acquisition costs. But cost isn't everything. CN might...

For a time, CN had "utility" people on call who would respond when a train had to take siding at Brechin East, to uncouple the train at the crossing so it remained clear, and recouple the train when it was ready to proceed. I don't know if that practice is still in place. A simpler approach is...