Got word that the new electric buses should be here in a couple weeks. Numbered 6000 And the Nova electrics will be here in January 2025. Based on the earlier conversation about Nova and their existence, it will be interesting to see this order fulfilled.

So based on a comment I saw on Steve Munro regarding Josh Colle. Rumor is, Rick Leary is working on an exit strategy. Which will have him leave earlier than the planned 2026 when is contract expires. I would assume Jamaal and Chow is fully aware of this, and is already looking for a...

I heard rumours that not only is Nova getting away from diesel buses , but Volvo who owns Nova wants to eventually get rid of Nova altogether. Now, how true that rumour is , I don’t know. Another factor is Trump getting back into the White House and severely crippling EPA and not funding many...

Continuing with discussion about Line 2 replacements, when is the deadline for TTC to place orders with the current RFP? I thought it was Q2 2024? At that point I believe TTC will have to issue another RFP?

Im willing to bet that Nova won't go under. If I remember correctly, Newflyer had a similar issue in the mid 1980s were the province of Mainitoba bought Newflyer for a good chunk of shares or bought them outright until another company came in to buy it. I expect the same to happen with Nova and...

Im sure if were to be about Leary, they wouldn't wait till Dec 20th. Last meeting about Leary, the special meeting happened within days if not hours. I believe Leary will safe for the remainder of the year. And if he does indeed get through the budget process , they might as well keep him...

But a special meeting? Wouldn't it be just a regular meeting? ***Sorry for the double post

I didn't even notice that.

Amid probe of TTC CEO's conduct, officials call for a better complaints process At today's board meeting, it looked as if Jamaal and Leary only talked when Leary initiated the conversation. It's definitely still tense between the two.

Lesile was torn down in 2001. I brought up Lesile because for all we know, Doug wants to extend the Gardiner. But I highly doubt that. The point I was trying to make was, I doubt Ford will make any changes to the already voted on hybrid option by the city. It will cost more than it's worth...

I'd assume the province will respect the hybrid option. It's not like there much options, considering Lesile off ramps is now Lesile barns. And Logan is no longer an option. Province will probably have to waste more money to go with an option other than what the city of Toronto voted on. Chow...

Eve Wiggins new head of Miway She's also a former TTC manager. Also, so much for Rick Leary going to Miway....

He wasn't head of MBTA, in York region he was in charge. So he moved up in position from MBTA To YRT. If anything, he stepped down coming to TTC, I believe as COO in 2014, and eventually became CEO 4 years later. But it's an interesting point you made.

If the position is tailor made, with the potential of being CEO, the low salary is is not a big deal. They'll eventually, probably guaranteed, to get the big job. I'd rather they just outright replace the CEO. I've heard this idea before, change the position to General Manager, with the reduced...

You don't even believe in what you wrote. Highly unlikely that Leary will go to Mississauga. And knowing Mississauga , I doubt they'll even want him there. It makes more sense for him to go back to the States or out of Province. He'll also have to consider his children.

For scrap. Who would buy them What about getting the same cars but without the reaction rail? Similar to what they use on the YUS line now? Did BBD or now Alstom have that as an option? That reaction rail from my understanding means, your stuck with that one supplier and can't explore other...

For scrap. Who would buy them?

Doug ford might hate streetcars, but I'm sure his developer buddies need them to sell condos in the downtown core. And we all know donations to the party means more than a personal hatred for streetcars. So he will have to fund them , even if he hates them. He could have easily cancelled the...

TTC had tested their own, in house fare machines. If I remember correctly, they had buses on routes 31 Greenwood and I think 72 Pape. And on a streetcar route 506. You swiped the Metro pass, and I believe they wanted to eventually expand it to open fare payments. But all that happened the last...

I know plenty of ppl that left hot beautiful countries to come and work in Canada. I believe his family is still in Toronto as well, and he'd rather raise his children here than over there. He was even recently working from home in Toronto, despite the company being in Saudi Arabia during COVID...