[crs1026]

I definitely remember seeing a proposal for a bridge over Davenport at some point.

See here.

- Paul

PS - and here and also here

 

[ProjectEnd]

Guest Star!

Also, I'm sorry, anyone who believed Metrolinx regarding the December 5th first train claims, you got absolutely rooked. It's the morning of November 30th and they haven't yet laid any track north of the bridge and south of Davenport. Nothing yet laid between the Weston Sub breakoff and the Wallace bridge either, though they have dropped off some ties south of Bloor.

 

[cplchanb]

Guest Star!

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Also, I'm sorry, anyone who believed Metrolinx regarding the December 5th first train claims, you got absolutely rooked. It's the morning of November 30th and they haven't yet laid any track north of the bridge and south of Davenport. Nothing yet laid between the Weston Sub breakoff and the Wallace bridge either, though they have dropped off some ties south of Bloor.

I wonder if they'll send night shifts to make up the time. We've seen them push and make fast progress before

 

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I wonder if they'll send night shifts to make up the time. We've seen them push and make fast progress before

They've been working every night except Sundays for ~two months now and they're still nowhere near making the month of December, let alone December 5th...

 

[Fritter]

There is a Barrie line weekend work block scheduled for Dec 16-18. I don't know what work is being completed, but the work block is scheduled (for now anyway)

 

[SaugeenJunction]

There is a Barrie line weekend work block scheduled for Dec 16-18. I don't know what work is being completed, but the work block is scheduled (for now anyway)

The Davenport Diamond bridge is getting tied into the mainline and trains will be testing on it. Source.

The Dec. 17 weekend will see an important milestone in the work towards two-way, all-day service on the Barrie Line through the Davenport Diamond project.

On that weekend, test GO trains are scheduled to run for the first time.

 

[crs1026]

^ Looks like they are placing crossties northwards from the bridge in your picture.

Track laying doesn’t take long. The roadbed is all done. Those aren’t long segments to lay down and ballast.

- Paul

PS: Disgustingly nice shot. When you start posting over-and-under shots, some of us may be hard to live with.

 

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^ Looks like they are placing crossties northwards from the bridge in your picture.

Track laying doesn’t take long. The roadbed is all done. Those aren’t long segments to lay down and ballast.

- Paul

PS: Disgustingly nice shot. When you start posting over-and-under shots, some of us may be hard to live with.

Agreed it doesn't take 'long', but the duration to lay and ballast the diversion track took far longer than 3 weeks, two years ago...

 

[vic]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1599442445787627521

This thread has some good photos, including GO and VIA passing by.

 

[Toolio555]

Trackwork Trackwork…makin good time

 

[Leo_Chan]

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The ramp at the top right is not two track wide because of the existing track in place? And it will be completed after trains are using the overpass?

 

[crs1026]

The ramp at the top right is not two track wide because of the existing track in place? And it will be completed after trains are using the overpass?

That’s correct. Once the existing track is removed, the ramp will be widened.

- Paul

 

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[SaugeenJunction]

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Great shots. Not quite sure if they’ll make the Dec. 17 first train run however.

 

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I am extremely skeptical they can get all that work done in ~10 days...