unimaginative2
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The trains stop at Bramalea because beyond there the corridor runs on the Halton Sub, which is CN's main freight bypass of the Toronto area. It's a much, much more heavily used stretch of track than the Weston Sub.
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Yeah why don't they have all trains like that.
Why does a train go all the way from Union to Bramalea empty??
There would be maybe 100-150 people who would get on it from Union at least...
Like a 3:15 train comes from Union why can't it go back the same way? Is it because the stations have one sided platforms??
Like lake shore service is done this way...
The trains stop at Bramalea because beyond there the corridor runs on the Halton Sub, which is CN's main freight bypass of the Toronto area. It's a much, much more heavily used stretch of track than the Weston Sub.
The additional track along the entire line from Bramalea and Mount Pleasant is well underway, and will allow for all-day, hourly trains easy. The only obstacles are GO's stupidity and neglect of Brampton, as well as improving capacity between Bramalea and West Toronto, but is being held up because of the Blue 22 fiasco. (Incidentially, GO could put in hourly train service, but has yet to promise it, even with all the new capacity). However, all the trains terminating at Bramalea (except rush-hour locals, like the one morning local departure) will terminate at Mount Pleasant as soon as the Bramalea-Mount Pleasant work is done.
I look forward to that day, but there must be better transit links to get to Brampton Station, as the parking lot is full by 7:15. Brampton transit should consider building a Park & Ride at Heart Lake terminal.
aah! I hate to seem like a troll but the last thing they should be doing is building more parking. Park and Rides are obsolete, especially in light of the Province's policy goals of densification and greenhouse gas reduction. What they need to do is improve transit links to GO stations, build high-density communities around the stations, and charge for parking at GO stations.
Agreed, RedRocket. We can live in a dream world where everybody can and will walk to the nearest GO stop, but that's just not realistic. Sure, even if we build TOD around every station, people from outside those developments will still want to ride. It's just much more practical in the 905 to drive to the GO station. We should be happy that they drive to the GO instead of all the way downtown, rather than demonizing them for not following the urban ideal. It will take decades to rebuild our suburbs to make them more transit friendly.
I completely agree, SeanTrans. I really think we've failed to develop our suburbs around transit. There's no reason why developers shouldn't be forced to design subdivisions in a way that facilitate easy transit. Valleywood would be so easy to serve with a simple contract with Brampton Transit.
I completely agree, SeanTrans. I really think we've failed to develop our suburbs around transit. There's no reason why developers shouldn't be forced to design subdivisions in a way that facilitate easy transit. Valleywood would be so easy to serve with a simple contract with Brampton Transit.
My grandmother lived in Rexdale for years. Everything was within walking distance, and the 73 Royal York stopped five minutes from her house for anything that was too far to walk to. Every day, she would walk over to the library or to the Albion Centre to do some shopping. Some of my best memories were going over with her, mainly because it usually ended in some candy or a handful of cashews.
Since she moved to Valleywood with us, she only gets out of the house once a week, and I wonder if the lack of mobility has caused her arthritis to worsen. More importantly, she has lost her independence. Just yesterday, she asked me to take her to the grocery store. My mom managed to pick up what she needed and eliminated the trip, but I think she mostly wanted to get outside.
Siemens gets rail-automation order from Canada's Go Transit
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FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- Germany's Siemens AG's (SI:
148.77, -2.03, -1.3%) Transportation Systems unit received its biggest ever rail automation order in America worth EUR140 million from the Canadian transit authority Go Transit, Siemens said Monday.
Siemens will upgrade the entire signaling and communication systems in and around Toronto's Union Station, as well as the traffic control center.
The entire system upgrade will take place in 2008.
The modernization of the system covers a section of 5.8 kilometers including some 42 kilometers of track.
The heart of this system is the Union Station, which is one of the most complex stations in North America. When finished, it will be the biggest station on the continent to be equipped with electronic interlockings.
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