nfitz
Superstar
Are you willing to put money on it?
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Electrify
Senior Member
Just a thought: Since the cars are articulated, could we run longer trains and just have people walk from the end cars (which may extend beyond the station) into cars which are in the station to exit the train? GO already does this, and their cars aren't even articulated!
Amy Rose
Active Member
Not feasible since the idiot that decided to ride on the tunnel car panics about getting out of the train and misses their stop because the doors didn't open. Once ATC is fully installed on the Y-U-S, it may be possible to have a shortened 7th car to fill the entire platform.
TTC12
Active Member
The new trains aren't technically articulated though...
new.flyer.408
New Member
That doesn't affect anything about Electrify's idea. As long as there are open gangways, it can be done. But Amy Rose's concern does raise a major issue in that idea
EnviroTO
Senior Member
Really? There aren't two solid cars connected by a flexible joint? I think the the cars are solid and the joint bends in numerous directions. That meets the definition of articulated in my books.
CapitalSeven
Senior Member
They are not articulated in the sense that individual cars bend. They are however connected. Why don't we say it's an articulated train made of separate cars?
nfitz
Superstar
Why don't we say that each car has 4 segments ...
Electrify
Senior Member
Please forgive my "bus terminology," but you get the idea!
TTCboy13
Active Member
If anyone is interested...TTC chair Karen Stintz posted pictures of her tour of the Toronto Rocket Today.....
http://twitpic.com/4fbrua
http://twitpic.com/4fbrua
CapitalSeven
Senior Member
Well, pictures of Karen Stintz on twit pic. Won't say it. Not even thinking it.
dowlingm
Senior Member
You mean this?
[video=youtube;39qdhbkTko4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39qdhbkTko4[/video]
Electrify
Senior Member
So you will be able to see out of the front of the new cars!
Jonny5
Senior Member
Unfortunately, I don't think so. If you look at the pictures closesly you will see an open door to the driver's compartment, which will presumably always be closed when in use.
noctis
Active Member
Spotted a TR parked at Davisville yesterday... It's staring to rust...are we ever gona get a chance to ride it this year??