The way things are written, as I understand it, the City has no unilateral path to improving things on the line, save for signal priority at intersections. (They can modify their own equipment to change the settings, not the equipment installed on the line itself to be clear.) Metrolinx, being...

Sorry, I guess I should have been more precise in my wording..... By "stay in the cab" I should have said call in to control, then stay nearby to help with any evacuations or any other things that need to be done. This may involve being on the wayside with control - which would require the op...

I am aware of discussions that have happened that are not in the public sphere. Thus why I posted what I did. You can choose to believe them or not - that's on you. Dan

The first set was supposed to leave around the end of November - along with a couple of EXO Chargers - but was held back at the last minute. It now sounds like the first two sets will be shipped in early January, with the third set following a month later. Dan

The operator is expected to stay in the cab until relieved. Usually, that happens as soon as the first supervisory employee shows up, although I've heard of cases where the crew member will ask to stay in the cab. I suspect that the feeling of a familiar spot can be calming to someone in that...

The issue is not with the tracks and signals. They are fine (finally). The issue is with the maintenance regime that the winning proponent wishes to follow once the line is in operation. And, unfortunately, they are able to get final say. Sheppard had a bunch of issues on day 1. It's just that...

It has nothing to do with splitting hairs, it has to do with where the information came from and more importantly what is its basis. In this case, the consortium is worried that increased vehicle speeds will result in increased wear on the vehicles - which means that they will need to be...

The bridge has been in rough shape for well over 20 years. GEXR did virtually no work to it - it only received enough to prevent it from being condemned. Metrolinx did a deck replacement when they bought the line which allowed speeds to be increased, but that was always just going to be a...

It was not the TTC who argued that. It is exactly what they were told by the consortium. Dan

While it is better for increasing the passenger-carrying capability of rolling stock, and is better for making vehicles accessible, studies have also shown that passengers generally find it less comfortable. This is why most legacy transit systems will equip their trains (and buses) with a...

And what makes you think that Metrolinx would do a better job? Hint: Go look at GO timetables from 10 years ago and compare them to today. Dan

It's not just with VIA - passengers regularly ask staff for help with baggage on flights and buses. I don't have enough fingers and toes to count the times I witnessed this on my last pair of flights - and the vast majority of the passengers are what I would have considered "elderly". While...

The reasoning for having the line ramp up and down is that it meant that less soil needed to be excavated during construction and sped up that process. And once open it greatly simplifies emergency access. Now they simply have a pair of gates at ground level. If they kept it deep, they would...

There may be the odd additional item here or there, but you've listed all of the important ones. Of course, there's also the signal reconfiguration that needs to go with it, too. MX has a rough idea of what they want the ultimate build-out to look like, but do they have a detailed idea? No, not...

The station at Don Mills, yes. Formerly known as Science Centre. For the record, I don't think that it's a particularly well-designed transfer - at least for anyone transferring from the Crosstown to the Ontario Line. The vertical aspect is not ideal (and is worse in that sense than the...

My information came from personal experience and observations, and from people working at City Traffic Services (and specifically who worked in Wards 21 and 23). It may be out of date, but it was factual at that time. Dan

You've gotten it. Building stuff willy-nilly with no proper plan of its use does no benefit, save for the engineers and construction companies who design and build it. And maybe to future construction companies who get to rebuild it again in the future. That's why building a bridge for a...

How about the rest of the intersections, though? The way I described it was the standard by which all of the TSB-configured intersections operated. Dan

Methinks you are not familiar with the configuration of the future Don Mills station..... The LRT stop is underground. Someone transferring to a bus needs to exit the LRT (centre platform), climb a set of stairs, walk 100m in an underground corridor, then climb another set of stairs to the bus...

So you would rather they delay the replacement of the bridge in order for them to figure out where they can put the fourth track then? That's a brilliant idea, let's deal with a 10mph slow order for 6 months or a year while they do the planning and engineering. Should we just wait until the...