Thanks for that Dan. Of course it would be better not to use railway jargon and just say that the train was running late due to a change in equipment. Wotan...
It would be really nice if real timetables could be posted just like GO and VIA. It seems that the TTC would think we are all too stupid to figure them out! ...
Might be just a poor translation into layman's terms... around here (Boston), the railroad lingo would be "equipment swap". The usual cause is some sort of...
Has Chicago perhaps gone through two distinct fare card technologies already? My memory is fuzzy on this, but I recall waiting on a bus several years ago while...
... GO's uses 'train repositioning' for either a platform overshoot or when the train needs to reverse from one track and move onto another due to having been...
... I believe TTC is currently not entering into fixed price contracts. They did for a long while, and were well-considered by some for their skills in getting...
Confusing bus routes, weird locations, low line of sight, rollsigns, scurrying back and forth across an intersection - things are not as they seem. Be patient...
The TTC service summaries contain the full runtime of a route start to finish, makes for a good estimate if you're traveling most of the route. Latest PDF...
Actually, I'm an idiot, those are round trip times. Let's try an actual scientific approach this time, since the service summary includes average route...
Exactly. Like I said... 56 minutes is what it's scheduled for. Thanks, Christian. ... Christian Base "When a train pulls into a great city I am reminded of...
if they are buying the NOVA LFX, they are pretty similar looking to a vanhool so they keep the unique look viva is going for, in fact the first thing i...
... Strange you say that considering they are sitting up a plant/partnership in the US to comply with the Buy America rules. They have a better chance selling...
... The Transportation Research Board publishes a book called the Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, with some stats on typical dwell times for...
... I hadn't thought of that! At both the westbound and eastbound stops, a 123 could be on its way to either Kipling or Long Branch. The sign is your only clue...
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On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Michael Szemeredy Jr ... While the round-trip time and average speed are useful for a trip that's almost the full length of a...
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... I personally use the easy to remember: weather.gc.ca or weather.ca depending if you are in a public or private sector mind on that day. -- Daniel...
Is this a new meaning to the term? I was told by a friend who was also a CSR that "train positioning" was in the sense of where it is in the corridor and the...
Past by the factory today... and came across a sparkling new TR. Also I snapped a close image of the damaged car from the Wilson yard collision I mistook as...
TTC crews strung the overhead wires from Arlington Ave to Oakwood Ave today and tie them to the supports. Crews were working from Arlington Ave west installing...
... The way that GO (and presumably other transit systems as well) speak internally and how they speak to the public can be different things - the information...
Fair enough. Thanks for the info. Dan Toronto, Ont. ... __________________________________________________________________ Ask a question on any topic and get...
Just had a lovely few days in Québec City, taking advantage of VIA's seat sale last summer. I hadn't taken the train to Québec in years; in fact the last...
... No mistake. ... Pretty close. Sept 1, 1976 to Nov 7, 1985. ... Before 1976, the tracks reached the station from the west, not from the north, as at...
Each car has a "service door", the one behind the cab; it's lettered with a yellow S outside. The crew can open only that door, without opening any of the...
In case of a fire, it would be a judgment call where to evacuate the train. If it's in a section with short distances between stations - almost all of BD, YUS...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GugghCxUc1c CP24's new show "On The Rocket." With viewer questions and a few behind-the-scenes features. Most likely nothing...
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