... I don't know anything more about the details of this crash. However, that stretch of 427 is under reconstruction. Lanes start and stop and merge in new and...
There has been a fair amount of speculation on this incident and related stuff, and I think it would be best if we refrain from it. We don't know the details...
One final word... Newstalk 1010 radio says the bus in the crash was operating along the 191 Highway 27 rocket route, not the 192 Airport rocket! See:...
First that storey about the 192 on the 427 and now this unfortunate incident L http://www.680news.com/news/local/article/355858--motorcyclist-dies-after-co ...
... Nothing as yet, that is still under review and may need a new EA if the tunnel goes to Jane. This was raised at the meeting today. To get a shot of what...
Kodak building 9 is the only one still in existence and I would recommend entering it at your own risk. It has not been maintained and no doubt it is falling...
... Based on my take, the team is stepping back, re-looking at the whole plan and stop spacing. LRT is still the way to go. Some stops maybe rough in for...
... No surprise since no one wants to buy their buses these day as well with all the problems TTC had with the Orion Hybrid buses. The last few months of 2011,...
FWIW SEPTA recently announced it's buying Nova buses (both 40' and artic) after being in bed with NFI for some time. I had heard rumours of them going with...
For SEPTA, NovaBus was the lowest bidder and $25 million cheaper than NewFlyer. John Calnan from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I didn't get the chance to go yesterday as my wife wanted us to go to a workshop on parenting. The baby is almost 1 year old so we've got a lot to learn. So i...
I saw the scene of the accident yesterday around 8:30 pm as my wife and I were coming home from the parenting workshop. Peel Police had blocked all access to...
Ottawa's OC Transpo has done well with their Orion VII hybrids; in good part because they got the recommended Li-Ion batteries, and should get close to the...
Ottawa's hybrids were delivered in 2008-09, deliveries were suspended during the strike those years. All have the NG body. Mark Walton mark.walton@......
If interested, there is an excellent BBC series, at Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/undergroundseries?feature=watch Each video is almost an hour long....
K so I came across this while looking at the Toronto Fire Live Dispatch site regarding the off property fire between Warden and Kennedy. With that in mind, I...
Just to let everyone know there is currently two TTC workers messing around with the switch at King and Spadina. It looks as though the Westbound switches are...
Contributor Benny Cheung ran into this as he was photographing buses in Toronto, and he wants to know more about it. It's a good looking bus. Who made it, and...
Looks like an Orion to me. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Ed Treijs
ed.toronto@...
May 3, 2012 6:06 pm
... It's an Orion test bus. Has Orion's logo on the front. They tend to run around in the west end; I saw an orange EPA-10 tester many times. This may be the...
Interesting. Given that Orion is being liquidated, why run a test bus? Joyriding? ... 🚅 James Bow, author, journalist e: james.bow@... w:...
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Ed Treijs
ed.toronto@...
May 3, 2012 6:58 pm
... Announcement was on April 25th, and there are existing orders to be fulfilled. I assume that this bus is out collecting data for EPA certification. ...
This particular vehicle will likely never see service, as Orion generally has not been selling its testing and demo vehicles to transit properties. They get...
There are 3 test buses parked at the Daimlers bus manufacturing plant at the
corner of Hazelhurst and Lakeshore Rd in Clarkson. That plant takes sprinter
vans...
Just so everyone knows the Bloor-Danforth line is closed from Warden to Kennedy next weekend for schedule equipment installation. Trains will be turning back...
Does anyone know what they are doing? could it be Rail grinding as there are a number of residence along the stretch between Victoria Park and Warden and doing...
Equipment installation between warden and Kennedy. Trains turning back at warden not vp To: transit-toronto@yahoogroups.com From: ThomasJMccarthy2@... ...
According to the CEO report, they are installing new pieces of rail and a wheel maintenance system in order to prolong the life of the wheels of the trains. ...
