The currently operating branch of the REM terminates underground (I guess technically a re-constructed concourse of an existing underground station), and the Valley Line has a short cut-and-cover tunnel section as well.

All it would take is GO lowering fares within Toronto to equal the TTC fare to enable this. Not a huge leap once the first phase of fare integration is in place.

You say this like its a done deal. The Relief Line North study was exploring alignments along Leslie, Don Mills, and Victoria Park, and I wouldn't be surprised to see MX look at other options to such running to Oriole GO via the RH corridor they own to minimize disruption and costs. Another...

The schedules and service plans were decided years ago, and are contractually binding. The consortium gets penalized if service is behind schedule. They can't just change them so that it is "always behind schedule"..

If you know how Metrolinx works, the people who learned that lesson will switch to a totally unrelated department 8 months later, and their replacements (also coming from a totally unrelated department) will entirety lack that knowledge

Too bad they aren't looking far ahead enough to Transitway LRT conversion. They could solve a lot of the operational problems with the loop by just having it be covered by a new east-west LRT corridor instead.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-invests-in-building-a-united-states-preclearance-facility-at-billy-bishop-toronto-city-airport-877146469.html

Can't find it now but there was a nice video today on LinkedIn by one of the SNC people involved. Great drone footage of the test running. Apparently they have commenced dynamic testing of the trains.

A curious job posting on the MX website... extensions being cooked up?

From MX's recent presentation to Hamilton City Council... how come their random regional transit network graphics universally get major details wrong? I'm seeing no YNSE, EWLRT, but Line 2 extended to what appears to be STC, and Line 4 extended to... Pickering?

I think there's strong justification with the Lansdowne GO and all the development springing up around here, for a "PATH West" underground tunneled concourse which connects Dundas West station, Bloor GO, Lansdowne GO, and Lansdowne station. It's less than 1km across!

Here's my plan: * Truncate the other EELRT branch to end at Guildwood GO, maintaining RapidTO lanes from Kennedy Station to Guildwood GO (-6km LRT) * Truncate the Durham-Scarborough BRT to meet the EELRT at UTSC (-6km BRT), and instead re-route an EELRT branch via Ellesmere to meet STC (+6km...

Something interesting: MX has the right to contract ProjectCo to build future extensions of the system. There's quite a bit of detail around the procedure in the document. Makes me think that MX may be setting the stage for building future extensions relatively quickly..

Over the last 5 years alone, the population in the census tracts around Roncy/the GO station you are proposing have decreased by 0.1%, 3%, 6%, 6%, 8%, and 9%..

Tidbit from the Concord GO IBC which was recently released: "The Barrie GO Expansion program is anticipated to be completed by 2030, and not scheduled for electrification until 2032."

Have we ever been shown this before? Future-looking GO bus map

Considering the report was signed off on by the Head of Transportation Services, I would imagine they are supporting the recommendations.

Unless I am missing something here, the "Neilson LRT" you are referring to is just the Malvern spur of the Eglinton East LRT. This has been the alignment for several years at this point. The "advance to 10% design" is just a reference to the EELRT TPAP... as per the City's website: "Currently...

I see this working best as a branched line.. of Line 2! The first branch would turn westwards Sheppard/McCowan along Sheppard and take over the existing Line 4 ROW to Yonge. The second branch would go out to Malvern. Neither branch needs the capacity that the core segment of Line 2 provides.

Great video, I also agree that it is definitely time to make Line 4 a real crosstown line.. the conditions are right (lots of great density coming to Scarborough, massive congestion on the 401, stronger need for regional connections, etc.) What's the general sense on the constructability of the...