[Kyle Campbell]

I’m sure it’s a placeholder, but I really couldn’t make any guesses what it will look like. Some other recent driverless Hitachi trains have a similar simple finish with horizontal line liveries.

Eg. Honolulu, Milan, Taipei:
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I'm still betting it will be similar to the livery on lines 5,6 and 10. Metrolinx has gone to the trouble of creating all this branding that I'd be shocked if they didn't use it here.

 

[kotsy]

Here's a few photos of where the other bridges are going to be built to the North.

First is the West Don Crossing (West of Overlea and future Thorncliffe Park Station)
Looking West from above the Archery Range

Looking East from Beth Nealson Drive area

Looking West from the same area to Walmsley Brook Crossing

Here's a map to put things into perspective:

And an update on the Lake Shore East corridor with 1 week before track shifting to the south/east.
North from Jimmie Simpson Park to Dundas St.

Close up of Dundas bridge with Logan bridge in the background.

 

[Kyle Campbell]

Are they not using continuous welded rail on the Ontario line? Just looking at those track blocks on the side.

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[smallspy]

Are they not using continuous welded rail on the Ontario line? Just looking at those track blocks on the side.

That's not for the Ontario Line.

And where they need smaller insert sections - such as a location like here where they are doing a cut-and-throw - they thermite weld those shorter sections onto the longer strings.

Dan

 

[jordanmkasla2009]

Are they not using continuous welded rail on the Ontario line? Just looking at those track blocks on the side.

They are. CWR is the standard for new rail both for GO and for Metro-style services like the Ontario Line. The TTC is already doing this with all of their track replacements in the Subway as well. What you are seeing here is them preparing for the weekend closure by preassembling sections of rail with their pre-stressed concrete sleepers so that all they have to do is lift them into place, thermite weld them, dump ballast on top and tamp. The much more time consuming (but with welds that are arguably a bit more durable) way is what you see from the sections that are already laid on the new bridges, but when you have only a 60 hour or so window to do all the work before you have to reopen the line, pre-assembling rail sections like this is the only way you'll get the work done in the allotted time.

 

[Bojaxs]

Shame Thorncliffe Park station is being constructed closer to the CPKC tracks. If Metrolinx ever got the Midtown line and improved the Richmond Hill alignment along the Leaside spur, it would serve as a great transit hub. Similar setup as Exhibition.

 

[nfitz]

Shame Thorncliffe Park station is being constructed closer to the CPKC tracks. If Metrolinx ever got the Midtown line and improved the Richmond Hill alignment along the Leaside spur, it would serve as a great transit hub. Similar setup as Exhibition.

It's only about 350 metres. Not much more than the walk from the TTC Kennedy fare gates to the far end of the GO Kennedy bus terminal.