smallspy
Senior Member
A fair portion of it. The track is in horrible shape and speed restricted to 30mph all the way from Valley Inn Rd. until Woodward Ave, a distance of over 7miles(11km) and is actually just single main track from the Desjardins canal until John st. They will have to upgrade the current main track between Desjardin as well as built a new track south of the current one(noted in the ESR) for bi-directional service. Basically 5 miles of new main track with new crossovers at Hamilton Jct. and a controlled location at James st and a retaining wall for a significant portion of it.
IIRC, the reason for the PSO through Hamilton isn't due to surface conditions but rather the number of level crossings and the proximity to the neighbourhood. It's the same reason for the 35mph PSO through Weston or 10mph PSO on Guelph.
Dan
Toronto, Ont.