The Ottawa MSF is separated from the rail line by a large earth berm. It might be possible to get a rail connection into the yard at the east end next to the Pepsi warehouse, but I doubt it. Most of the work for the Ottawa cars is being done in Hornell though, including all welding. Ottawa is...

There's a page about recent TTC rail grinding here: http://sersatotaltrack.ca/media-center/news-archive/detail/hs/5fdffbf5fd48bba1af1093bdb130fdc1/news/detail/News/successful-grinding-project-in-toronto/ and here...

There's a huge difference between accepting credit/debit for single rides and accepting credit/debit through PRESTO. Lost of places that take credit/debit for single rides at vending machines are now looking at integrating it into their smart card systems, like London, England just did. The...

The fact they they own the tracks to the station and don't own the line through Walkley Yard is another reason they would improve the tracks leading to the station. The issue is the sharp curve around Hurdman immediately west of the station would force trains to slow down regardless of if they...

From what I understand, most of the work being done in Ottawa is electrical and finishing, with no welding taking place. This seems very similar to the Bombardier process taking place in THhunder Bay, but instead of Mexico, parts are coming from Hornell New York.

A bit late, but here are pictures of cars 6171 and 6172 sitting at a truck stop in North Bay on Easter weekend. Note that 6172 has two different colours of numbers for some reason.

It might be a spin off, but PBSC isn't making bikes compatible with BIXI, they're making the BIXI bikes themselves. PBSC bought the technologies from the Montreal Parking Authority when that setup was deemed illegal. Motivate, formerly Alta, which runs a bunch of BIXI/PBSC based systems, does...

Yep. The older units that I believe GO and certainly OCTranspo use are the Handheld Nautiz X5, and the newer units that the TTC has are the Symbol/Motorola Solutions/Zebra TC 55. The TC55 runs Android, so theoretically they could use any capabe NFC android phone going forward, but the TC55 is an...

That is a hi-rail. You can see the rail wheels behind the front and rear axles.

It glides as softly as a cloud!

Driving it frequently over the years, it's been interesting to watch as the standards were improved with each part of the Highway 11 widening project. This aligns with calls from northern residents, particularly from North Bay, to label the entire highway 411. As the highway was largely improved...

It's a minuscule amount of data when the buses are already publishing their current coordinates, speed and roue every 30 seconds. The electricity usage is negligible, all of the required equipment is already running. What is good is that I believe the TTC has selected Clever Devices, the same...

One major difference is that they come from two different manufacturers. The ticket machines are made by Parkeon, while the PRESTO equipment is all Scheidt & Bachmann.

I joined them in Ottawa shortly after they launched when the only competitor was Vrtucar, and SCS was cheaper and had good availability where I was. Most of their key staff were former employees or contractors of Zipcar Toronto. Over time, I started to get a sleazy vibe from them, but the...

It's interesting that they don't have PRESTO readers on both ends, as I thought they would be capable of processing tap offs for potential future use. It's also interesting that the gate with the Metropass reader doesn't also have a PRESTO reader, I would have thought those two things would be...

There is no way the gondola to the top is heated. The Casino Gondola is lit with solar panels on the roofs, but I haven't noticed any heat on it. I believe the gondola at Killington, VT, was propane heated, but they feature was removed a few years after installation. Skiers are already dressed...

I think it's confusing because the far sign and the near sign appear to present conflicting information, while in reality the far sign is intended to refer only to the elevator.

The Snipping Tool has been included in Windows for a while, and allows you to drag and select areas of the screen to capture and save.

The Ottawa team is putting up weekly updates on the project website, http://confederationline.ca/. Even on the forums with Ottawa sections, like SkyscraperPage and CPTDB, there isn't much news beyond what's posted by the project team. Part of this is because there is no on-street running, and...

I can't imagine that getting rid of the collector isn't on someone's agenda.