nfitz
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drum118
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As far as I know and could be wrong on the car number, 2522 had a small fire on it it today with the fire department dealing with it at Port Credit GO Station on an eastbound train.. 3 Peel Police vehicles and and an ML Special Constable offices on site as well.
Riders where transfer to another eastbound train on track 2.
Riders where transfer to another eastbound train on track 2.
smallspy
Senior Member
They use whatever they have available. The crews prefer the F59s because of the front platform, but if an MP40 is what is available, that is what they will use.
For a while they were doing their best to keep an F59 available for switching, but currently there is no actual preference to the power planners.
I don't have a car number, but it was the accessible coach on train 1014. A passenger started the fire while in the bathroom.
Dan
Krypto98
Active Member
Is it the Alstom crews that do the switching or just another 3rd party like the shop guys
Richard White
Senior Member
How the hell?
drum118
Superstar
According to WIKI, 2522 is an accessibility car built in 2003. Everyone was camp outside of it. Saw no one being being held over the fire unless they were out of sight as ML and Peel police were talking to others on site and no one in a vehicle on site.
Bordercollie
Senior Member
Why did they used to have dedicated switchers and now we don't?
crs1026
Superstar
My understanding is that some classifications of shop personnel will move equipment within the yard, but movements that leave the yard onto the main line are performed by Running Trades who are rules qualified for the main line. Both groups are covered by the same collective agreement, but have different job classifications.
- Paul
allengeorge
Senior Member
Most UP Express train cars 'condemned' after thermal cracks found in brake discs: union
Most of the fleet servicing the UP Express has been removed from operation after thermal cracks were discovered in the vehicle brake discs, according to the maintenance and operators’ union and confirmed by several sources, leaving Metrolinx with only four train cars in service for the rail link...
crs1026
Superstar
I'm not aware of GO ever having units dedicated to switching. Are you confusing GO with VIA?
Why maintain a unit just for switching when there are plenty of road units sitting idle?
- Paul
RU479
Active Member
4 out of the 18 cars in service means that’s only 2 trainsets at most…Most UP Express train cars 'condemned' after thermal cracks found in brake discs: union
Most of the fleet servicing the UP Express has been removed from operation after thermal cracks were discovered in the vehicle brake discs, according to the maintenance and operators’ union and confirmed by several sources, leaving Metrolinx with only four train cars in service for the rail link...toronto.ctvnews.ca
This has me wondering, once electrification comes, how will the UPE be handled? All I’ve heard is that they’ll use the same GO electric stock, but if that’s electric locos + BiLevels, they’d need to do some serious work on the Pearson span to get it to support the heavier loads.
Bordercollie
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rbt
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Are you sure? The GO Bilevels are ~25% lighter than a UPE car. An electric-only locomotive will be about 25% heavier than a UPE car. A 12-car train would be too heavy but I'd bet a 3-car + electric-only locomotive would be okay.
Of course, both Pearson and Union station would require modifications for clearances and door placement.
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Bordercollie
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rbt
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I'm not following this comment. There will not be any GO Bi-level to EMU conversions; it's not structurally practical.
If you expect Alstom to replace UPX with a new EMU rolling stock, it would also very likely be lighter than the UPX rolling stock. I very much expect Alstom/DB to phase out UPX trains at the absolute earliest opportunity and electric locomotives are quite simple to design and build.
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