Today I saw 4203 heading out of Hillcrest freshly repainted. That means there are now four such ALRVs (4205, 4215 and 4224 being the others). I also saw a 510...
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Michael Woloshyn
bochan@...
Jul 1, 2000 11:30 am
There could be a problem with the scheduale with 505 Dundas Street Car. Ever since they began work on Queen Street at Spadina, the traffic westbound through...
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Richard Hooles
rhooles@...
Jul 1, 2000 11:18 pm
... I've seen that periodically as well; usually just the 509 QUEENS QUAY & SPADINA message, which is right over 510 UNION STATION, and takes less time to get...
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Jon E.
unimaginative2@...
Jul 2, 2000 5:07 am
I am curious as to why the TTC never studied converting the 6 Bay bus into a streetcar service. It is certainly busy enough. In fact, during the Downtown...
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James Bow
jamesbow@...
Jul 2, 2000 11:50 am
Just a few random thoughts. I was in Toronto for Canada Day and saw some interesting stuff. My parents and I took the car into the city and left it at the...
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Mike
mtb@...
Jul 2, 2000 3:17 pm
... Hi Sounds like you had a good Canada Day. I was downtown with friends, too. And we rode the Ferry to see the fireworks. And as the ferry was leaving Centre...
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Dan Hammond
hammond@...
Jul 2, 2000 4:15 pm
Happy Canada Day fellow transit supporters/watchers. The car mags do it all the time, that is, take a particular car on a long term test drive . I have done...
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Richard Hooles
rhooles@...
Jul 3, 2000 12:21 am
... It's only busy during rush hours, and if there are service gaps, in the midday as well. Otherwise, the buses are usually close to empty. Special events on...
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Mark Walton
m_walton@...
Jul 3, 2000 12:37 am
Believe it or not, at one time trolley buses were, in some places, legally classified the same as streetcars, including: Quebec (Montreal, 1937-66), Manitoba...
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Mark Walton
m_walton@...
Jul 3, 2000 12:46 am
When Bay was a trolley bus route, it was almost always busy; I remember riding it often on past visits to Toronto. I think the TTC has been kicking themselves...
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James Bow
jamesbow@...
Jul 3, 2000 1:41 am
Actually, there was a report when they were considering converting the Bay route from diesel in 1973. I was hoping to have that report transcribed, but that...
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Mike
mtb@...
Jul 3, 2000 2:01 am
Hi The TTC was on the show on train accidents, on Discovery Channel. They showed the accident that happened in 95 between St Clair West Station and Dupont...
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Paul Beliavsky
PaulBeliavsky@...
Jul 3, 2000 2:34 am
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone on this list knows what colour the TTC is going to use to represent the Sheppard Subway. I think Red would be a nice colour...
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Paul Beliavsky
PaulBeliavsky@...
Jul 3, 2000 2:34 am
Hi, I was browsing on metroplanet's website and was looking at how European cities are heavily into subway construction. Many countries that are not as...
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James Bow
jamesbow@...
Jul 3, 2000 2:41 am
... At the TTC's open house at Leslie Station, a section of signage was set up for the public to see. The sign was in the TTC's new style, showing station ...
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Mike
mtb@...
Jul 3, 2000 2:49 am
... going to use to represent the Sheppard Subway. I think Red would be a nice colour for the Sheppard subway. ... Hi It will be Purple. ... displayed at...
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Paul Beliavsky
PaulBeliavsky@...
Jul 3, 2000 3:49 am
Hi, So I guess it will be purple then. Does anyone know how the TTC goes about choosing colours to represent the subway lines? Why is the ...
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James Bow
jamesbow@...
Jul 3, 2000 4:11 am
... A good question. And don't forget the Harbourfront LRT. When it was marketed as an RT route, it was given an RT route name (604) and an RT map icon. Its ...
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James Bow
jamesbow@...
Jul 3, 2000 3:20 pm
Dear Folks, I'm pleased to report that we have a number of additions to the Transit Toronto website to report on. Feel free to pay us a visit and check these ...
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James Bow
jamesbow@...
Jul 3, 2000 4:00 pm
... A good question. Thanks for the comments. I looked at railfan.net and trainweb, but decided against their services. They're pretty good, and I believe they...
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Mark Walton
m_walton@...
Jul 4, 2000 12:31 am
Most of you have probably heard that Walter Matthau died July 1 at 79. His connection with the transit industry: he starred in the 1974 original film, "The...
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Mark Walton
m_walton@...
Jul 4, 2000 12:34 am
I just saw an ad in The Star (I forget the date) in which GO was advertising the sale by tender of 16 GM buses (1977 vintage) plus spare parts. The call for...
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Dan Hammond
hammond@...
Jul 4, 2000 12:36 am
... Such is the result of having a 20 minute interval between buses in non-peak hours. Most riders will walk over to the University or Yonge subway lines ...
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Mark Walton
m_walton@...
Jul 4, 2000 12:37 am
When the trolley buses were on their last legs, my old magazine, "Transit News Canada", advocated keeping Bay for both environmental and operational reasons. ...
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Jon E.
unimaginative2@...
Jul 4, 2000 2:00 am
... What's the condition of those buses? ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN...
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James Bow
jamesbow@...
Jul 4, 2000 2:56 am
... I would have to agree that the trolley buses were never given a real opportunity to show their worth on the Canadian transportation scene. Most of the...
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James Bow
jamesbow@...
Jul 4, 2000 3:56 am
I'm very pleased to report that the Greater Toronto Transit Webring I set up has grown far beyond my expectations. A total of 17 websites are now affiliated...
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Mark Walton
m_walton@...
Jul 5, 2000 1:17 am
The ad didn't say anything about their condition. Anyone who wants to find out would have to attend one of the garage visits. Mark Walton m_walton@... ...
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Jon E.
unimaginative2@...
Jul 5, 2000 5:03 am
I was looking at that streetcar report on the Transit Toronto website. In it, it said that using the surplus streetcars to return the old level of service to...
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James Bow
jamesbow@...
Jul 5, 2000 12:07 pm
... Well, it's not just hypocritical, it's also political. For the politicians that run the TTC, the subway represents new service. They can stand in front of...
