SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
Found this on YouTube. Trains seem to be moving quite fast plus we get some horn action.
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CharmAlarm
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Interesting news - the article also mentions Eglinton line opening next year (shocker):
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Finch West LRT rolling ahead on time and on budget - constructconnect.com - Daily Commercial News
Metrolinx is planning to open the $2.5 billion Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) system sometime next year. The line will run every five to seven minutes during peak hours on a dedicated track and link to TTC Line 1 and York and Peel Region local trans
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Coolibop
Active Member
Is it my poor understanding of grammar, but doesn't it say the Finch lrt is late and over budget? The title says otherwise, but when I read and re-read it looks as if they are talking about the Finch line.
In either case, line 5 is probably opening next year, it'll be done when it's done.
In either case, line 5 is probably opening next year, it'll be done when it's done.
afransen
Senior Member
I guess we could mothball some of the excess surface stops if there is parallel bus service, to increawe average speeds. Just a shame that we spent money on them....
Northern Light
Superstar
This is correct.
I would not blame your understanding of grammar; the wording is very awkward since the opening paragraph references Finch, then you get a comparison in paragraph 2 about the Crosstown which carries on to paragraph 3 but with the pronoun 'it'
replacing Crosstown.
That would not pass editorial muster from my point of view. In fairness, deadlines are a thing, and sometimes stream-of-consciouness typing does not get the once over it ought.
Allandale25
Senior Member
Towered
Superstar
No track bed installation begun yet all the way from Weston to Islingtion? Yeah, this ain't opening in 2023.
Steve X
Senior Member
If utilities are relocated and everything is ready to go, it shouldn't take too long to install them. A couple of months is all they need. If they can finish all the tracks by spring 2023, they should be able to open in fall 2023 (which is the targeted time). I suppose their expertise track installation team is small, so they'll have to do sections by sections.
yoshirocks702
Active Member
They still would need to install the OCS, stations etc. They are still monkeying around with retaining walls and hydro poles and wire movements b/w islington and weston. Plus from the drawings I saw it looked like they were going to cut a pedestrian tunnel in the CP rail bridge just east of weston and zero work has started there for that. They have worked through last winter so hopefully we'll see track work mostly complete by spring.
INTz
Active Member
Northern Light
Superstar
For those lacking previews, and the click-averse, I will bring that image forward: (Future platform for Line 6, at Finch West Station)
yoshirocks702
Active Member
Well looks like I may be wrong they just posted a bunch of notices that they are starting a lot of the guideway work b/w islington and weston in the next few months:
If they can get the tracks done by spring and testing started on the full route then maybe there's a chance this opens next year as planned, fingers crossed.
If they can get the tracks done by spring and testing started on the full route then maybe there's a chance this opens next year as planned, fingers crossed.
INTz
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Steve X
Senior Member
I’m pretty sure there’s a hefty financial penalty if the consortium doesn’t finish on time unless there’s a Covid or act of God event that disrupts the whole project.