That’s not really a big deal. Other railways can have unique gauges. The new lines being built, not connected to the legacy system, is standard gauge anyway.

I’m not understanding something. Didn’t Lakeshore East already have 15 off peak service in 2018? What exactly have they achieved by the time this is all done?

So with The Bay closed, it does look like you have to detour to the old Sears wing when accessing transit. Which kinda sucks.

Yeah, no. Some of the stupid shit we have to deal with on the TTC is due to litigation.

I’m not sure many people know about this bus outside of Montreal. This is the Réchaud-Bus. It’s a former STM bus that has been converted into a mobile kitchen to serve meals to homeless and the less fortunate. The non-profit was inaugurated in 1995, and this is the third iteration of the bus. I...

Emphasizing this. Some people seem to be way too paranoid. Might as well not sit down anywhere in public.

It’s not like a plastic seat would be dry either, though.

Air was bad in Montréal yesterday. The STL has a policy of charging $1 fares the day after bad air quality days to promote environmentally friendly transportation. I’m trying to remember, but was there a similar promotion by any GTA agencies back when we had frequent smog days?

I finally got to ride the REM today. I know it has its criticism, and I do tend to agree, but from a passenger experience it was really nice. I got on in Brossard. The station actually reminded me a lot about the UP Express Pearson and Union stations. The view was great going into Montreal. The...

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Is this a provision for an escalator we were to damn cheap to put in in the first place?

The pink ones that used to run around downtown Toronto looked so cute haha I believe those were actually remote controlled, though.

Possibly Chatham, Collingwood, and Cobourg. They’ve been given funds to study the electrification of their fleet. But it’s not yet known what kind of vehicles they will buy. Oakville seems to only be purchasing 12m buses for conventional service and 6-8m buses for specialized and on-demand service.

This is for the Metrolinx TPI noted here. Off the top of my head, I can’t seem to think of a manufacturer that offers a 9m/30’ electric bus right now. I guess there’s the medium duty offering from Arboc. I’m not sure if Karsan is still offering their Atak in North America. Actually, this might...

That’s interesting. New trainset discussion made me look back at the photos I took of the Hawkers in 2012. Here’s some views of inside the train from that trip:

What was Business class like on the Northlander? I can’t seem to recall it from when I rode the train back in 2012.

Is the different class of seating (the single seats) a new thing? I don’t remember hearing about that.

Finally got to visit the R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant.

I think that was an initial concept, and in theory could be done. But like the UP Express DMUs, may be much harder and more expensive in practice.

The Series VII BiLevels are only 17-22 years old and a huge amount of the fleet is even younger than that. What would we even be buying new now? It’s not like Metrolinx has anywhere to run electric trains.