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37969
The old Parkside loop tracks, at Lake Shore, popped out of the asphalt for a little while as well. Check http://transit.toronto.on.ca/streetcar/4162.shtml for...
wklis
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Sep 1, 2008
12:44 pm
37970
The idea of streetcars by the lake reminds me of the PCCs running past Lake Michigan in Kenosha, Wisconsin. I think it would be a nice sight for Barrie as...
Moaz Ahmad
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Sep 1, 2008
1:47 pm
37971
Incorrect Mike, you are much of a photo-essayist! Nice work. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
milton howe
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Sep 1, 2008
5:01 pm
37972
Thx Mike. I love this part of town (cept all the auto shops). It's great to bike along as well. ... I'm not much of a photo-essayist, but earlier today I shot...
Mike Olivier
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Sep 1, 2008
8:21 pm
37973
... It's really weird. Why would one find many auto repair shops along that 1.5 km stretch of Dupont? And they're all small mom-and-pop operations, rather...
Mike Brooker
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Sep 2, 2008
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37974
Two level crossings, at Bartlett and Osler, were retained to allow over-sized vehicles to cross the CPR main. A major street was not chosen because it was...
Dan Garcia
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Sep 2, 2008
2:27 am
37975
To haul school portables specifically across Bartlett Ave. was the reason for that crossing. ... From: Dan Garcia <smallspy_g@...> Subject: Re: Rép. :...
Gordon Webster
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Sep 2, 2008
4:45 am
37976
Holy deja vu. First, unless I'm wrong the ttc.ca site STILL has no mention of the Sheppard closure -- although we have seen posters in many locations. The ad...
eddrass65
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Sep 3, 2008
12:21 am
37977
Wouldn't we be wise to send the Sheppard subway shuttles all the way to Lawrence Station when the Yonge line shuts down at 12:30?...
Jonathon Markowski
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Sep 3, 2008
12:55 am
37978
... I'm confused by this description. Doesn't Rockliffe run north-south, just parallel to Jane? Given that the highest estimated ridership over the entire Jane...
Andrew Jeanes
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Sep 3, 2008
1:31 am
37979
... Probably not a bad plan- the Jane cars could provide the extra service needed on the underground section of Eglinton, and the speedy connection to Eglinton...
Jonathon Markowski
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Sep 3, 2008
1:39 am
37980
Sorry, I was describing the neighbourhood, not the street. I lived in a nearby area for 16 years and I always referred to the east side of Jane street, from...
Moaz Ahmad
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Sep 3, 2008
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37981
See today's Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080903.TRANSIT03/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/ [Non-text portions of this message...
ROBERT MACKENZIE
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Sep 3, 2008
11:16 am
37982
It's amazing how the article makes it sound like these are two vastly different visions for the line. The only real difference is the planned technology....
Moaz Ahmad
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Sep 3, 2008
11:25 am
37983
... That's the rumour going around, yes. The idea is that it would be a westward extension of the Scarborough RT. But a subway or ART running in a completely...
David Harrison
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Sep 3, 2008
12:05 pm
37984
The TTC has added more details to its posting on September service changes. One of the interesting additions involves an issue that we discussed extensively on...
ROBERT MACKENZIE
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Sep 3, 2008
2:14 pm
37985
Hi Group   I seen CLRV 4087 yesterday on the 502 downtowner run go by Sherbourne & Queen Street Area I noticed that it had camera's in it I am wondering when...
Dale Pelletier
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Sep 3, 2008
3:11 pm
37986
Refer to my earlier post reference cameras. We are launching system wide. I have four crews installing and commissioning vehicles per division. J...
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Sep 3, 2008
5:17 pm
37987
The Globe and Mail article has A "Downtown Core" east-west subway line. "Downtown Core"? To me, "downtown" is below St. Clair Avenue. I think it means a...
wklis
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Sep 3, 2008
5:47 pm
37988
... I focus more on centres. King and Bay is unquestionably at the centre of Toronto's downtown. Midtown, for me, is Yonge and St. Clair. Uptown is Eglinton...
James Bow
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Sep 3, 2008
5:49 pm
37989
... The Metrolinx white papers talk about a King/Queen route, so you're probably right that it is a moderately long east-west trip through downtown and...
David Harrison
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Sep 3, 2008
6:16 pm
37990
... There aren't any Sheppard Shuttles "per se". Just smaller headways on the Sheppard East bus....
rm97ag
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Sep 3, 2008
7:34 pm
37991
Where the Globe says "subway or subway-like" along Eglinton, we'll have to see what the report defines "subway" to be. The first North American subway in...
wklis
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Sep 3, 2008
7:39 pm
37992
Not sure that I understand your comment.  If the Sheppard East schedule was adjusted for the September board period to reduce headways (versus adding a...
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Sep 3, 2008
8:15 pm
37993
Dear fans: I was researching transit tunnels vs. bridges for the North Yonge Subway Extension. There is a local debate as to how to cross the Don River. How...
jeff stone
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Sep 3, 2008
9:19 pm
37994
Moszkva Ter station in Budapest Hungary, is over 1700 metres underground. To: transit-toronto@...: eddrass@...:...
Richard White
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Sep 3, 2008
9:36 pm
37995
... underground. Are you sure about that? 1700 meters is 1.7 km. Wikipedia lists this station as being 38 meters deep. ... 2008 14:19:15 -0700Subject:...
Mike Vainchtein
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Sep 3, 2008
9:54 pm
37996
I was there. Its more than 38 metres. It goes straight down the centre of the buda hills. Its the deepest station in budapest and it was modelled after the...
Richard White
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Sep 3, 2008
10:47 pm
37997
... departing from Mount Pleasant Road at 3:35 p.m., to reduce crowding at Northern Secondary School dismissal times. I don't quite see how one trip will...
Jonathon Markowski
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Sep 3, 2008
10:49 pm
37998
I might be wrong, but I know one thing for sure. Its deeper than 38.4 metres. I mean you cannot see the station exit from the bottom of the escalator. As well...
Richard White
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Sep 3, 2008
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