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  1. ctf5650

    Toronto Toronto | Pinnacle One Yonge | 351.85m | 106s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini

    The first two images are giving Central Park Tower vibes... if it had a little elegance and wasn't an ugly rectangle
  2. ctf5650

    GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

    From what I have observed, the second platform at Aurora will not leave space for a third track. I heard the original plan was for three platforms at Aurora, one for each track, but I recall reading that the plan has changed to two tracks/platforms. I wonder if King City will keep some space for...
  3. ctf5650

    GO Transit Fleet Equipment and other

    Can't they just order 710s straight from the source (EMD)? They still sell them
  4. ctf5650

    Ontario Northland/Northern Ontario Transportation

    Grade separation would only benefit GO/ONR/VIA as CN only runs east/west across it. It would also be much more complex than Davenport as CN needs the top two diverging tracks to connect north with the Bala. There's no point as the tracks immediately north would still be CN-owned with little room...
  5. ctf5650

    GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

    Hmm I wonder what a "platfrom" is. New Metrolinx terminology?
  6. ctf5650

    Toronto Toronto | Concord Sky | 300.2m | 85s | Concord Adex | Kohn Pedersen Fox

    This mammoth tower next to Aura will be similar to One BW's effect on One Bloor East's prominence in the skyline
  7. ctf5650

    Toronto Toronto | Concord Sky | 300.2m | 85s | Concord Adex | Kohn Pedersen Fox

    Uh oh... that second fin to the right of the corner on the first setback floor is in the wrong spot... gonna bug me forever if it stays like that. Nice shots!
  8. ctf5650

    Toronto Toronto | Union Pearson Express | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | MMM Group Limited

    I rode it the other weekend up to Mt Dennis to try out Line 5 and my train sounded/felt like it was about to derail. It seemed to be a train problem, not a track one, as it hunted and vibrated exponentially harder as we picked up speed. I could see panels shaking inside the train and it felt...
  9. ctf5650

    Toronto Toronto | Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

    To be honest the Eglinton-Yonge transfer in particular is much more painless than I expected without far horizontal/vertical distances to travel between lines (unlike Cedarvale), although the top of the escalators on the Line 1 platform gets pretty crowded.
  10. ctf5650

    GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

    The optimist in me is inclined to believe this. I also noticed a large amount of wooden ties and tie plates delivered along the expanded ROW both north and south of Eglinton after riding today.
  11. ctf5650

    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Have you actually ridden the line yet? I have and nobody around me seemed to think it was "piecemeal". The general public doesn't care what kind of train it is, they just take it where they need to go. To them most of it is a subway with minute differences to Line 1 or 2. Asking anyone on the...
  12. ctf5650

    Toronto Toronto | Pinnacle One Yonge | 351.85m | 106s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini

    Toronto is looking less like a city and more like a sprawling metropolis these days, which I'm all for. Pinnacle and One Bloor W have taken it to another level and Concord Sky will also have an immense effect rising above Aura. Exciting times!
  13. ctf5650

    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Changing Line 6 to a streetcar line on the maps would actually be to the detriment of riders, as all the individual stop names would be removed in line with the other 5xx routes. Also the average Torontonian or tourist cares much less than you think they do about the specifics of the train they...
  14. ctf5650

    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Hit the nail on the head, dude is chasing his own tail. "Constructive feedback" and "accountability" isn't writing off North American rail manufacturing as a whole because you can't figure out how to open a bilevel door.

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