Folks, I need some confirmation as to the colour of the tile of Old Mill Station. Does it have an off-white base colour, like Islington, High Park, Ossington...
Further info available on VIA and Transport Canada Web sites: http://www.viarail.ca/en.index.actu.html and http://www.tc.gc.ca/releases/nat/00_h026e.htm It's...
I heard that on the radio yesterday. I'm taking Via from London to Toronto tomorrow night so I'll try and find out more spicific information. Andrew Larson ...
The Milton line used to have 3 reverse direction trains each weekday up to 1996, 1 in the am & 2 in the evening. I'd take teh evening runs 4.30 pm & 6.15 pm...
I heard on CBC Thurs am 13 Apr that yes Via will be getting some new locos & cars. ... From: Jon E. [mailto:unimaginative2@...] Sent: Wednesday, April...
For a few months, Amtrak has provided all of the locomotives on the Chicago-Toronto service, since the VIA F40s are too old to operate with the American...
Folks, here's a site I stumbled upon that appears to have been missed by the railfan community. Perhaps its too new, but it deserves your attention: ...
... From: Mark Walton To: keval@... ; transit-toronto@onelist.com Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 8:46 AM Subject: Re: <transit-toronto> Re: A couple of...
... I believe that the company that you're speaking of is Brascan. It was originally the electricity utility in Brazil, but was run and owned by Canadians....
Following is a link to a very awakening (to say the least!) article about oil supplies over time. It's called "When Will the Joy Ride End?"; it's at ...
... Back in the days when children's tickets were limited to kids under 56" (or was it 58"?) tall, the driver could have used the notch that was stamped into ...
Hi, According to my calculations, power is the product of current and voltage. P=IV, I=P/V, So 6000kW = 6,000,000W, 6,000,000/600 = 10,000Amps I hope that...
... <snip> <snip> ... Today I have to eat my words! 6624 arrived at 8:02 AM at Yorkdale (on time in my book, especially when the driver has to battle Hwy. 400...
Another classic example of trams coming under a public utility's umbrella was in St. John, where the streetcars were operated in later years by the New...
Hollywood cartoons: Some old Bugs Bunny cartoons showed streetcar tracks down main streets (tho no streetcars), between skyscrapers. Most cities had streetcars...
Thanks for clarifications. I had forgotten to multiply x1000. As for the TTC generating its own power, I seemed to recall that either TTC or one or more of its...
... In Toronto, it's the only one I can remember, and it's a strange decision at that, because of the fact that the Classics are going through rebuild this...
... Mark Walton has the right idea, except that the metric unit used was kW not W, so you need to multiply by 1000 before starting, so there are actually...
Sounds like this would bring it within an easy walk from, AOT, CN's MacMillan Yard, near Keele and 7. Mark Walton m_walton@... ... From: "Martin Abela"...
To compliment the recent topic of rails in the movies, I saw High Fidelity tonight and it had a lot of Chicago El scenes in it. There was one nice shot of a...
Does anybody know what the TTC's total peak electricity use is? Thanks, Jon ... ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free...
Yes, full go train service has been restored. Selwyn In a message dated 4/10/00 5:39:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, smallspy@... writes: << Hi everyone! ...
Folks, There's been some minor updates this past week. If you haven't visited the new website for a while, come back and visit. Something may be new. Among the...
The tool at the front is the switch iron used to throw track switches that are either manual operation or just stubborn electric ones. As an aside, it's a...
... 6,000 kilowatts is a lot of electricity for only two trains! If all of the subway trains and streetcars were put together, it must amount to an incredible...
Hi everyone! Does anyone know if the GO trains are still being turned back at Guildwood? I'm going to check it out, and if anybody wants to, they can meet me...
While I personally think that multiple fare zones is best, several cities still successfully operate single-zone systems despite a very large network (New York...
There is an article in today's (Monday April 10, 2000) on a plan for the development of a high density downtown for the City of Vaughan. A key part is a subway...
