Tuscani01
Senior Member
I actually prefer the new livery to any of those options. It looks much better in person than it does in the drawing above.
Not sure if it belongs in this thread (Mods, feel free to move it), but over the soggy weekend I sketched a GO train profile with the two-tone colour scheme. Not that big a fan of the two greens Metrolinx went with, so I wanted to play around with different combinations. If anyone has any requests to see color combos, it only take a few seconds to make so I'd happily draw it in. I have a few I made already, but I just want to test how the new site uploads before I post em.
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The top one looks best.Not sure if it belongs in this thread (Mods, feel free to move it), but over the soggy weekend I sketched a GO train profile with the two-tone colour scheme. Not that big a fan of the two greens Metrolinx went with, so I wanted to play around with different combinations. If anyone has any requests to see color combos, it only take a few seconds to make so I'd happily draw it in. I have a few I made already, but I just want to test how the new site uploads before I post em.
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The Lakeshore West is about to see an EA for a 4th track starting with Port Credit Station.
Plans release today calls for an 800 parking structure with towers on it. The current station will be torn down to make way for the 4th track.
I said during the EA for the 3rd track that that we should do the 4th at the same time as we will be back in 10-15 years doing the EA for it.
The EA for Port Credit should be underway in 2016 if Metrolinx wants to start construction on the parking structure in 2018 and completion in 2020 as a P3.
More track capacity for more service by 2020.
Probably. All-day Hamilton 2-way service every 60 minutes is on the table. Presumably, this goes express after Oakville. And also, 15-minute RER service all the way to Aldershot (and eventually West Harbour / Stoney Creek beyond the current 10 year plan).What kind of service increase does a 4th track enable? Would they do express & local services in both directions?
It's my understanding they're going to triple-track the two-track sections, at least as part of the long-term plans.What about Lakeshore East? With the ERMF being built, they are gonna need more than 2 tracks on the GO sub and 3 on the Kingston sub to deadhead consists.
I actually prefer the new livery to any of those options. It looks much better in person than it does in the drawing above.
Are there studies or statistics of what colors attract more people to transit?Personally I liked what DVR said about having the two greens the same darker shade. IMO the green now is a bit sludgy for my liking, but still better than the faded/dated highway sign green of the older cars. For a new service like SmartTrack or maybe RER, I wouldn't mind seeing a mostly red train. After being in Germany and seeing their bright red subways/commuter trains, I've always thought that'd be a sharp colour to go with.
The shades of green I chose aren't exactly right. I used a few pics to make what I thought would be the colour, but because of the different lighting conditions I made the light green too neon I think.
Personally I liked what DVR said about having the two greens the same darker shade. IMO the green now is a bit sludgy for my liking, but still better than the faded/dated highway sign green of the older cars.
That is because of higher ridership in the west.Lot's of info, seems like Lakeshore East will take forever.