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zang said:
Not to make things more confusing, but note that the OPP equivalent is the TRU (Tactics and Rescue Unit) and the RCMP are ERT (Emergency Response Team).
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Whereas SWAT = Special Weapons and Tactics. That moniker alone demonstrates how the Americans are all about the guns, while we Canadians are about emergency and rescue response.
 
Admiral Beez said:
Whereas SWAT = Special Weapons and Tactics. That moniker alone demonstrates how the Americans are all about the guns, while we Canadians are about emergency and rescue response.
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Ironically, Some More News' weekly video spawned today, and it's all about the history of SWAT and police militarization.

 
Anyone know what caused the L2 shutdown between Broadview & VP? Good day to bike for sure, seeing all the shuttle buses from the sidelines.

T3G said:
Ever stopped to think that they had way more subway cars than they needed work cars, and that's why not every class was represented in the work car fleet?
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Also no, because that alone doesn't explain why they chose T1s rather than H5s or more H4s (or why some H4s were kept in storage till 2019–2021 before being converted but the H5s weren't). My explanation (as much as I hate it being true) explains it spot on, however.
 
81-717 said:
Anyone know what caused the L2 shutdown between Broadview & VP? Good day to bike for sure, seeing all the shuttle buses from the sidelines.


Also no, because that alone doesn't explain why they chose T1s rather than H5s or more H4s (or why some H4s were kept in storage till 2019–2021 before being converted but the H5s weren't). My explanation (as much as I hate it being true) explains it spot on, however.
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The H3/4 are simpler and easier to maintain.

Apparently there was a trespasser on the tracks.
 
81-717 said:
Anyone know what caused the L2 shutdown between Broadview & VP? Good day to bike for sure, seeing all the shuttle buses from the sidelines.
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Broadview to VP was a signal issue at Woodbine Station.

That later expanded to St. George due to a second issue at Broadview, due to a trespasser on the tracks.
 
Upcoming subway closures and service adjustments

April 9, 2026

This Sat., Apr. 11 and Sun., Apr. 12, there will be no subway service on the portion of Line 2 Bloor-Danforth between Keele and St George stations for planned signal work.

A frequent shuttle bus service will run, stopping at each station along the route. Wheel-Trans service will be available for any customer requiring assistance. Customers can speak with any TTC customer service staff member for assistance.

Lansdowne, Dufferin and Christie stations will be closed. All other subway stations will remain open for customers to purchase PRESTO fares, tickets and connect to surface routes.

Service adjustments

• From 11 p.m. on Thurs., Apr. 9, until 4 a.m. on Fri., Apr. 10, 501/301 Queen streetcar service will run along King St. W. between Roncesvalles Ave. and Shaw St. during TTC infrastructure work at Queen St. W. and Dufferin St. Replacement buses will run.

• Starting at 11 p.m. on Fri., Apr. 10, until 4 a.m. on Mon. Apr. 13, service on the 509 Harbourfront and 510/310 Spadina streetcars will be adjusted during TTC overhead work in the Harbourfront Tunnel. 509 Harbourfront streetcars will run between Exhibition Loop and Queens Quay Loop (Queens Quay and Spadina Ave.). 510/310 Spadina streetcars will operate between Spadina Station and Queens Quay Loop. Service between Union Station and Queens Quay Loop will be replaced by buses.

Monday to Friday – Early nightly closures between Broadview and Woodbine stations

Mon., Apr. 13, through Fri., Apr. 17, subway service on the portion of Line 2 Bloor-Danforth between Broadview and Woodbine stations will end nightly at midnight for planned track work.

A frequent shuttle bus service will run, stopping at each station along the route. Wheel-Trans service will be available for any customer requiring assistance. Customers can speak with any TTC customer service staff member for assistance.

Chester Station will be closed, along with the Dewhurst entrance at Donlands Station. All other subway stations will remain open for customers to purchase PRESTO fares, tickets and connect to surface routes.

Monday to Thursday – Limited nightly service between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Finch West stations

Beginning at 11 p.m. nightly from Mon., Apr. 13 to Thurs., Apr. 16, there will be limited subway service on the portion of Line 1 Yonge-University between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Finch West stations due to structural maintenance.

Customers can expect delays of up to 15 minutes if travelling through this area. Trains operating between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Finch West will run on a single track in both directions. Customers will need to change trains at Finch West Station to continue their journey northbound. Regular service will resume the following morning at 6 a.m.

While the TTC does most subway maintenance after service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and state-of-good-repair work.
 
81-717 said:
Also no, because that alone doesn't explain why they chose T1s rather than H5s or more H4s (or why some H4s were kept in storage till 2019–2021 before being converted but the H5s weren't). My explanation (as much as I hate it being true) explains it spot on, however.
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1) what about the fact that there were no H5s available in 2018 to convert???
2) when the decision was made in the early 2010s to keep H4s for future work car use, there was no plan to convert any T1s to work service. So the choice came down to H4 vs H5, and the H4s, being the more mechanically simple vehicle, were the common sense solution. When they decided later they needed to convert the T1s, what the hell were they supposed to do, resurrect some H5s using black magic?
3) In your post you acknowledge some H4s were kept for some years before being converted. This being the case, that the H4s were converted AFTER the pair of T1s, why would your default "explanation" be that the TTC hates Hawkers and not, you know, that they needed to convert more work cars than existed serviceable H4s???

Hope you don't pull a muscle with these thought contortions.
 
T3G said:
1) what about the fact that there were no H5s available in 2018 to convert???
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If there were H4s available to convert even after 2018, there could've been H5s too, if it weren't for the c-word against them.

T3G said:
2) when the decision was made in the early 2010s to keep H4s for future work car use, there was no plan to convert any T1s to work service. So the choice came down to H4 vs H5, and the H4s, being the more mechanically simple vehicle, were the common sense solution. When they decided later they needed to convert the T1s, what the hell were they supposed to do, resurrect some H5s using black magic?
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They could've kept a few more H4/5s for future conversion for that scenario. Or they could've converted one of the H4s that were still in storage at that point. Hell, maybe they knew back in 2013 they'll need a track geometry car in a few years' time. The H4s are mechanically simpler than H5s, which are also mechanically simpler than T1s, so that should've been a factor against choosing T1s (or at least, against keeping them years after the rest of the fleet is nixed).

T3G said:
3) In your post you acknowledge some H4s were kept for some years before being converted. This being the case, that the H4s were converted AFTER the pair of T1s, why would your default "explanation" be that the TTC hates Hawkers and not, you know, that they needed to convert more work cars than existed serviceable H4s???
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The explanation is they hate the H4s marginally less than the H5s, which is not much better.
 
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