While sorting out some papers I came across an item from the Toronto
Star of January 5, 1950 which the folks at Spacing might find of
interest, in which TTC Chairman William McBrien was quoted. "We will
keep our stations very high-class," said Mr. McBrien, "with no cheap
advertising posted around or unsightly vending machines. This is our
duty because these things don't add to the dignity of the station."
So there you go. When the TTC was financially self-sufficient it could
afford to stay away from "cheap advertising". Now, stations are
plastered in it.
... This information is being worked out in the environmental assessment on the project. This is my recollection of what we might get: Heading north-northwest...
While sorting out some papers I came across an item from the Toronto Star of January 5, 1950 which the folks at Spacing might find of interest, in which TTC...
... onto ... Today, the Globe & Mail's Dr. Gridlock column reported that the new gangway subway cars would have 8% more capacity thus holding 1080 passengers...
... Man, this capacity issue is getting to be a little annoying. I foresee a loop of the Y-U-S line coming into the long-term plans to alleviate this, possibly...
... Actually... One reason we are today considering an extension of the Spadina Subway to York University was because, in 1989, the Petersen government tried ...
Ugh, I really hope we don't get stuck with the loop at some point. The Yonge line is going to have to go into Richmond Hill eventually, and the loop will only...
... passengers ... minutes to ... the ... points ... getting ... commonality - ... line ... it is ... I can only WISH that they extend the TTC to Clark. That's...
... line ... it is ... I'd argue that the further north the termini run, the less likely a northern loop becomes: 1) With Yonge operating north-south...
... The situation would not be dissimilar to when the TTC had a two zone fare system, and the subway poked out into zone two. At the time, the subway was...
With respect to this point, should we also take a "wait and see" approach and see what happens with VIVA service? If demand increases along 7, perhaps the...
Hiho, ... I've read a lot about the Network 2011 proposal, but not muc about the Petersen Plan. Any good online references on that one? Thanks, Andrew...
... The Petersen Plan doesn't get as much press because it came near the end of their mandate and didn't get very far. It also is very similar to Rae's "Let's...
I beleive the increased capacity comes from "real world" use where the gangway encourages better spacing of riders because they can travel from car to car....
... Back in the '60s or early '70s I remember being on Gloucester trains where the doors between the cars had all been propped open to increase ventilation....
... Whenever I'm in NYC, it usually takes me a few rides to get used to the constant inter-car walking. I'm pretty sure the sign there says 'Do not _ride_...
It all depends on where the passengers want to go. Only a few stations have central exits eg. Christie whereby it wouldn't matter which cars the passengers...
"There are too many gaps to fill in York Region to make the loop plausible there not to mention it kills plans of further expansion north (for the Spadina Line...
No, it has to do with the fact that the 2 feet of car length between the inside end partition and the face of the coupler would in this situation be usable...
With the YUS capacity issues today, I wonder if the TTC is kicking themselves for not rebuilding Bloor Station with centre and side platforms to speed up...
... Well, they never actually had a chance to. It was only a proposal. At one point, the cost of renovating Bloor station in such fashion was estimated to be...
... Thanks. I knew I had it wrong, but I couldn't figure out what was right. Besides, these days you need Seven Samurai with you in order to get a seat on a...
600 volts AC? Isn't it DC? Mark Walton mark.walton@... ... From: James Bow To: transit-toronto@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 7:45...
The TTC power supply is definitely 600 volts DC, but the T-1 trains run on AC. I'm not an engineer, so I'm unsure as to how this conversion is done, but it's...
... The DC power from the third rail is converted via a bank of static invertors (IGBT's, IIRC) AC, some of which is used to power the onboard accessories and ...
Like almost all North American transit systems, the TTC chose 600 volts DC in very early streetcar days, then carried that system forward into the trolleybus,...
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