Not sure if TTC knew about this, but Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) leased and disposed of 51 LF LRTs that are less than 10 years old...
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drum118
Apr 1, 2004 12:25 pm
... right of way down St. Clair. It has nothing to do with getting rid of the streetcars on St. Clair. St. Clair was to be rebuilt this year, the TTC decided...
16798
drum118
Apr 1, 2004 12:29 pm
... Mississauga adds extra short turn buses to Sq One to cover the extra ridership at 3.00 pm on some routes. They also add some 60' artic on various routes...
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Robert Lubinski
unknownfte
Apr 1, 2004 1:58 pm
The map has to be later than the fall of 1957, as it shows the Bathurst streetcar connecting at King Stn. I think this only happened after Adelaide was made a ...
16800
Richard
elnerdoricardo
Apr 1, 2004 2:14 pm
I rode one of these things when I was in California last summer. Fantastic vehicles. The VTA system wasn't very great, though... service wasn't very ...
16801
James Bow
jamerinbow
Apr 1, 2004 2:52 pm
I encountered this alarming article first thing, this morning. What a disappointment! And after the announcement of $90 million in unconditional funding, too! ...
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Chris Killam
blipsboi
Apr 1, 2004 3:21 pm
Hardy, har, James. Nicely timed release. :) -Chris _____ From: James Bow [mailto:james@...] Sent: April 1, 2004 9:51 AM To:...
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mujo@...
ikabobca
Apr 1, 2004 3:27 pm
Nice try! ... From: James Bow james@... Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 14:50:40 -0000 To: transit-toronto@yahoogroups.com Subject: <Transit-Toronto> FW:...
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Darwin O'Connor
reaminedonca
Apr 1, 2004 3:53 pm
... When these types of deals come up, the first thing you have to ask yourself is what turning radius does this vehicle support. The TTC to a survey and found...
16805
eddrass65
Apr 1, 2004 4:09 pm
Note that the article is written by the regional chair, Bill Fisch. He's turning into a transit fan, I suppose... The gist: The initial phase will include...
16806
mccreaia@...
mccreaia
Apr 1, 2004 4:22 pm
In a message dated 04-04-01 00:52:26 Eastern Standard Time, ... I've noticed that when East York CI lets out, the four corners of Cosburn and Coxwell are...
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mccreaia@...
mccreaia
Apr 1, 2004 4:25 pm
In a message dated 04-04-01 10:19:45 Eastern Standard Time, ... It's an April Fool's Joke. Look at the byline. Ian McCrea Toronto, ON [Non-text portions of...
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james@...
jamerinbow
Apr 1, 2004 4:54 pm
... Of course it is. Who do you think wrote it? :-) ...James...
16809
jespcc
Apr 1, 2004 5:17 pm
... The thing is the CLRV and ALRVs WERE designed for PROW service, albeit the higher speed ones. Thats why they are so heavy. They are without the speed...
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Ned
nedcarlson2
Apr 1, 2004 5:19 pm
Hmm, I think the first generation VTA cars could have been used here, they were essentially U2 style ALRV's. ... Transportation ... than ... ridership ... the ...
16811
Selwyn
lillygood_85643
Apr 1, 2004 5:37 pm
Could we see your previous April Fools jokes again plz? Those are soooo funny!!!!!!!! ... ...
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james@...
jamerinbow
Apr 1, 2004 6:14 pm
... Sure thing! And, next time, Selwyn, don't forget to cut the quoted text at the end of your e-mail? Thanks. The previous April Fools posts are still on the...
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Brent Hooton
bjhtn
Apr 1, 2004 6:16 pm
... What ... I seem to recall Avril Fowler being spokeswoman for something else last year... :) The Star quotes a New Jersey police Captain "Al Polfoir" this ...
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Dave Reage
d_reage
Apr 1, 2004 6:41 pm
Well done James, you had me going until I read this line: "but the truth is, I've always wanted to run a public transit agency, ever since my parents refused...
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Jeffrey Kay
j_s_kay
Apr 1, 2004 6:50 pm
A major clarification must be made to this story. The old cars that were disposed of by the VTA in San Jose CA are the 50 HIGH FLOOR Artic LRVs built by UTDC. ...
16816
Jeffrey Kay
j_s_kay
Apr 1, 2004 7:08 pm
This is typical of the school specials operated by the TTC. After one or two school trips the bus operates over a regular route in that part of the city for...
16817
Ed Treijs
etreijs@...
Apr 1, 2004 9:50 pm
... This morning I walked along Gerrard from Allan Gardens to University. I saw three different 506 shuttle buses (and a fourth from a distance). The three I...
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Ned
nedcarlson2
Apr 1, 2004 10:46 pm
15-20% is pretty typical, it's also not the best designed system. The cars could probably have been used by the TTC, as these cars were essentially ALRVs,...
16819
Rod Taylor
iam@...
Apr 1, 2004 10:51 pm
... Does anyone know why that hasn't been done yet? Is Spadina still 'playing' the role of an expressway? -- Rod Taylor <rbt [at] rbt [dot] ca> Build A...
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Justin Leon
lil_nyhack
Apr 1, 2004 10:55 pm
Hey, I just read a Toronto Star article entitled "Looking back on the better way" (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer? ...
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Dan Garcia
smallspy_g
Apr 1, 2004 10:59 pm
The VTA cars are somewhat longer than ALRV's...85 feet, if memory serves, but also potentially wider too...but also, are designed more as interurban cars, and...
16822
Mike Vainchtein
mikhail_3
Apr 2, 2004 12:46 am
With all of this talk regarding improving service, here is what I think should be done. Operators on routes with infrequent service should be forbidden from...
16823
Rod Taylor
iam@...
Apr 2, 2004 2:15 am
... Are you 100% sure that your watch or the clock in the bus weren't off by a minute? Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if the driver was keeping it on schedule...
16824
Mike Vainchtein
mikhail_3
Apr 2, 2004 2:32 am
... off by ... Nope, my watch is set to TTC time (that is the same time as is given on the CIS monitor - I synched it). :) That is buses arrive when my time...
16825
Erinn Cunningham
maximumwattage
Apr 2, 2004 5:02 am
... From: "Justin Leon" <lil_nyhack@...> To: <transit-toronto@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 5:54 PM Subject: <Transit-Toronto> Article ...
