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How many friggin' years has it been since there were no lane constrictions here? Mother of hell.
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reaperexpress
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ProjectEnd
Superstar
Amazing, thanks @reaperexpress! Goddamn I hate those effing horns though...
smably
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Urban Sky
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Blast from the past: that two-car consist for VIA 85/88…
max
Active Member
I'm disappointed that their prediction of all day 2-way service on the Barrie Line by 2017 didn't come true.
T3G
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This city really doesn't know how to make the areas under elevated guideways attractive. And people wonder why so many are skeptical of elevated rail...
cplchanb
Senior Member
not related but the sight of that train just screams the need for DMUs. what a waste of a honker diesel just for 2 coaches.
robmausser
Senior Member
Took it many times to Sarnia back in the day. It was the super old Green interior HEP1's more often found on the Canadian.
Tons of leg room though.
robmausser
Senior Member
Crashworthiness and other factors are an issue because of strict TC regs.
VIA looked into replacing this train with RDC's and CN denied them.
smably
Senior Member
Huh? This isn't a city project though?
Do you think the plans for the greenway are lacking, or are you just saying that people may be skeptical because they haven't seen any particularly good examples built to date?
FWIW, I think the the design will be pretty attractive and welcoming:
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EnviroTO
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Actually no... it is a Metrolinx project. If it was a city project they would work on it in 2036, after John Street pedestrianization, the Canada Walk of Fame, Eglinton Connects, the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, paving a street... any street at this point, etc.
smably
Senior Member
Yes, that's what I was saying! LOL.
T3G
Senior Member
I didn't say it was, I just meant the whole region as a catch all. Whether it be the city of Toronto, the TTC, or Metrolinx, most of what they've built or are planning on building in the modern era does not strike me as being remotely attractive.
The latter. I also think people will be skeptical because renderings are one thing, but the reality can be quite another. Most projects look great when rendered, but when translated to real life, it does not always have to be so...
To that end, I think the plans for the Greenway look adequate - I don't think they are particularly deserving of acclaim, but I don't think they look horrendous. However, I will remain skeptical unless I actually see that the project has been executed and looks like it does on the rendering.
N.B. I thought your statement "I'm glad the haters were so wrong" was being facetious. Besides the lack of trees shown in the NIMBY's renders, it looks exactly like what they said it was going to look like, a bleak, desolate, generally unpleasant looking spot. This is what happens with concrete structures... if there was, say, a wooden trestle, or a stone viaduct, I would have cause to amend my statement, but there is no part of the ugly concrete monstrosity that makes me think the NIMBYs were wrong.
smably
Senior Member
That wasn't my intention at all. I thought the stainless steel cladding on the guideway looked great with the setting sun reflecting off it. Despite the cold weather, Campbell Park was lively with skaters and didn't feel the least bit bleak, desolate, or unpleasant. The area under the guideway is clearly still a construction site, so too early to judge that part, but the park is far from ruined.