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    VIA Rail

    Some of it is for sure. I'm not an expert but there is definitely more "sway" on the older cars compared to the newer ones. Riding the Corridor once I was put into a much older car for Car 5 at the end and it swayed enough to make one nauseous.
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    Roads: Ontario/GTA Highways Discussion

    The DVP works the same way: know when to avoid it and it's totally fine.
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    Toronto Toronto | Union Pearson Express | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | MMM Group Limited

    The lack of communication b/w Metrolinx and the Province is staggering to say the least here. Embarrassing policy walkback regardless of how you feel about either option.
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    VIA Rail

    The following page has a list of all routes which currently operate on the new trainset: https://www.viarail.ca/en/plan/new-fleet
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    Roads: GTA West Corridor—Highway 413

    I agree with you. The logic seems to be that they're spooked about the CPC winning in Fall '25 and then Ontario flipping opposite of the feds as they always do in 2026. So run an election in Spring '25 ahead of the Fed election to prevent that from happening. Seems unlikely but not the craziest...
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    Roads: GTA West Corridor—Highway 413

    This jives with the Paikin article today suggesting that Ford may pull the trigger early on an Ontario election to get ahead of the 2025 federal election.
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    King Street (Streetcar Transit Priority)

    Drivers will always ignore signs or other lights if they think they can. A week ago I had a lengthy wait for a bus on King at Spadina and watched as loads of WB vehicles simply turned left from a lane that didn't exist and/or went straight despite signage telling them not to. Later on that walk...
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    VIA Rail

    I am enough of a masochist that I am now Premier level of VIA Rail for 2024-2025 and have default access to the business lounges. I've been to the Ottawa and Montreal lounges before but outside of Union and Quebec City I...don't think there are any others? The VIA website lists the following as...
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    Lack of meaningful Passenger Rail service outside the Quebec-Windsor Corridor

    These all sound like personal questions to overcome more than systemic ones. Kingston and London are both in the corridor and so aren't really relevant to this thread precisely, nevermind the fact that Kingston is closer to Ottawa airport than Pearson for connections. Depending on where one is...
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    Toronto Toronto | The Well | 174.03m | 46s | RioCan | Hariri Pontarini

    Really love how this has turned out. Took the Spadina car down and Spadina/Front felt incredibly busy and alive on a Sunday afternoon. Big groups of people out walking around. Interior design is good, really appreciate the stairs connections to Wellington. A massive improvement for the area.
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    Toronto Toronto | CIBC SQUARE | 241.39m | 50s | Hines | WilkinsonEyre

    Didn't snap a pic but the cantilever over the rail lines is very cool. Hangs over two of the rails IIRC.
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    Ottawa Transit Developments

    Everything with the Ottawa system was designed by suburban committee to save costs, and these are the stations that are not exposed to the elements. I haven't paid much attention but next time i'm out i'll check to see how much the salt they have to put down is eating away at the outdoor...
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    GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

    This happens on Line 2 as well, although much less of an issue because of frequency. The clear solution is to either increase the frequency of the trains, build more housing where delivery drivers are working, or both! :) It reminds me of the story of how Rosedale residents wanted the bike...
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    VIA Rail

    I meant to ask the staff onboard but decided against it. Assumed this was the issue but wasn't entirely certain. I've had this train in Toronto delayed many, many times before due to equipment issues (waiting on other trains to arrive) but i'm not sure what that specifically means. Are they...
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    VIA Rail

    So....back to VIA Rail. I took Train 48 on Monday but it wasn't the new trainset. Any idea what happened? The entire boarding process was weird, as well. Train 48 boarded far earlier than usual, to the point where they directed me up the elevator to the platform. I was told this was because...

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