a terminal or depot patrick Andrew Hamilton <awh@...> wrote: In translating an article from the Japanese Wikipedia to the English one, I found that I...
I do not believe terminal or depot applies in this case regarding railroad operations. Terminals are locations where passengers board and disembark from ...
As far as I know, the TTC does not have any such stops. The best thing I can come up with is "drivers-only stop" or "driver-designated stop". ... trains,...
... A station stop slows down a subway considerably more than that. You're considering only dwell time in the station. You also have to consider the amount of...
In the yards, the platforms which allow the train crew to entrain and detrain when they are out of service (i.e. no passengers onboard) are referred to as...
Specifically related to the TTC, the "trailer track" at Russell comes to mind. As for the railroad equivalent, I wonder whether such a beast exists in our...
i saw a CLRV signed 508 PARLIAMENT VIA KING eastbound at parliament street this morning. does anyone know what is the pattern and/or rationale for the...
i had occasion to ride the 7 bathurst this week during evening rush hour, southbound from eglinton to bloor. i have to say it really stretches the imagination...
... No, CLRVs are exclusive to the 508 streetcar. ALRVs are only used on 501, 511 and occasionally 504 and 510. I'm not sure of the rationale behind whether...
... ALRVs are also used on the 508, but the route is designated as a CLRV route. ... The King/Parliament loop and the proposed Queen/Broadview loop are part of...
... i see them every day, usually on my way home at king and yonge, eastbound, discharging at the subway before hitting the onstreet loop. i will try to bring...
... As I posted last November, I have seen a 508 ALRV westbound on Carlton at Sherbourne! Ed (too bad no camera) Treijs This email and any files transmitted...
... Only 17 Birchmount makes any sense. 20 Cliffside serves Midland Road, which makes its run to Kennedy rather obvious. And there isn't much demand for...
-Hello: In response to your question, AM Lakeshore cars travel north on Parliament to Carlton where they join Carlton cars westbound and provide additional...
Does anyone know, or have knowledge of a website which lists the chronology of Toronto's streetcar lines? We all know the subway began in 1954, but I'd like...
... There is the Transit Toronto site. It's not complete, and it's history is based primarily on the routes which now operate, but it should give you some idea...
Here are some....Rough list...probably left out some, some dates (start/end)may be in error, (stripped out of an overall list). Others will know exact dates...
... You're ... There was an ongoing and frequently recurring infamous thread on this topic on this list a few years back - the main discussion was whether or...
... detrain when they are out of service (i.e. no passengers onboard) are referred to as Hossler's Platforms.<< It's "Hostlers' platform", or more likely...
They can be found in Wilson, Greenwood and McCowan Yards (for the SRT). Davisville has a secondary platform that is also used by passengers, but I think there...
Hang on, something about that doesn't sit right. St. George, if it were to match up with the tiling scheme of the Bloor-Danforth line, would be green/red on...
... passengers ... switch ... On the streetcar system, the Neville Park loop seems to be an example. There are several signs around the loop advising people of...
Actually, it has nothing to do with safety, the TTC doesn't want the loop filled with beaches dog droppings as it used to be, hence the no trespass signs......
