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Yeah but if you close off Coxwell Ave to auto traffic then they will find another north - south road to take (Woodbine Ave or Greenwood Ave etc) Then other bus...
8 Jul 3, 2002
7:11 pm

Frank Hood
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... TTC have thought of it - sometimes, as in the case of fleet street during the Ex, the city closes off a street for the benefit of the TTC. But who, at ...
1 Jul 3, 2002
12:32 pm

Scott Haskill
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In Los Angeles it was the streetcar and not the automobile began the suburban sprawl. Streetcar lines were built in the early part of the 20th century, by...
1 Jul 3, 2002
2:56 am

Jeffrey Kay
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Interesting news. Developers in 905 (and 416) are very commonly required by municipalities to provide full or partial funding for roadway modifications, such...
1 Jul 3, 2002
1:50 am

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We all know that Sheppard will be identified on maps with a purple line... What about the stations? (B/D = white, Y/U/S = red, SRT = yellow... Sheppard = ?) ...
1 Jul 3, 2002
1:25 am

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These lunar lights are used as well at the corner of Queen;s Quay and Bathurst (I think Bathurst anyway...somewhere down there). It goes on at the same time as...
3 Jul 3, 2002
1:18 am

bjhtn
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Wasn't there a time in the not to distant past that stops were not called out at all on Toronto's Subways? [Non-text portions of this message have been...
5 Jul 2, 2002
5:35 pm

Vern
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1 Jul 2, 2002
12:32 pm

Mike O
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Hi I was at the fireworks last night at the Beaches. And just like on Vic Day, the traffic is so bad that the bus gets stuck in the traffic. It is almost...
1 Jul 2, 2002
12:02 pm

Michael Binetti
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... There is one at Queen and Broadview for the 504 streetcars turning east to north that is not currently in use due to the diversion. There is one at Dundas...
1 Jul 2, 2002
7:04 am

Rob
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Was reading the article in transit.toronto (link: http://transit.toronto.on.ca/transit.cfm?tt=bus&id=8505 ) -- still a couple of questions: a) Are there any...
1 Jul 2, 2002
4:50 am

bjhtn
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For all who haven't noticed yet, Transit Toronto has been updated with a lot of new stuff, including pics from preview #2 of the Sheppard Subway (Bayview is...
2 Jul 1, 2002
5:22 pm

bjhtn
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T, transit; 8, 8-cylinder engine; H, hydraulic transmission; 53, nominal seating capacity; 07, 7th version produced (odd digits indicate 102" wide, even...
3 Jun 30, 2002
5:05 am

Mark W. Walton
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... Leaving Yonge station, westbound, there is a switch to the left that takes you down into Lower Bay, and you can see a bit of the platform and dingy ...
3 Jun 29, 2002
4:39 am

Angelo Huntingwood139
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That second photo looks like a 3-car H6 train that overshot Kennedy Station and somehow made its way to Midland Station via the SRT ; ) Sean Marshall...
2 Jun 29, 2002
1:53 am

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Speaking of Friendly TTC drivers I remember a cool subway driver on the B-D line. It was a friday night on an eastbound H-4, and he had the cab door open (how...
2 Jun 28, 2002
7:46 pm

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While I'm not a big fan of automated announcements, those definetly are informative.....if only the TTC could convince it's operators/conductors to make such...
14 Jun 28, 2002
12:33 pm

Dave Reage
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020627/bs_nm/transport_a mtrak_dc_61&printer=1 Thu Jun 27, 7:31 PM ET By John Crawley WASHINGTON (Reuters)...
1 Jun 28, 2002
6:40 am

Michael Szemeredy
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Can anybody answer Josh's (ovrgp@...) question? " On GM's "Fishbowl"; buses, what does the design code stand for (example, T8H-5307A) and why does it...
1 Jun 28, 2002
5:22 am

James Bow
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The cars actually look more like the various H classes, at least judging by the doors, which are nowhere near as big as the T-1s' doors. The...
1 Jun 28, 2002
1:51 am

Mark W. Walton
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Where was the fire - in a wastebasket? Mark Walton mark.walton@... ... From: vividtv To: transit-toronto@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002...
1 Jun 28, 2002
1:44 am

Mark W. Walton
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http://www.ankarametrosu.com.tr/teknoloji.htm Sorry I couldn't translate....this is the offical site of the line. From the diagram, it looks like a T-1 car...
1 Jun 28, 2002
1:34 am

Michael Szemeredy
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Yonge subway service resumes after fire Length of track between Bloor and Eglinton temporarily shut by emergency By Josh Rubin A small fire at Bloor Station...
1 Jun 27, 2002
8:08 pm

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The building at the SE corner of King & St. Lawrence, what, if any, part of the surviving building is a remnant of King carhouse? Also, the 55 motors and...
1 Jun 27, 2002
7:27 pm

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In a message dated 02-06-26 21:18:32 Eastern Daylight Time, ... Aren't the doorguards supposed to make the announcements, not the drivers? Ian McCrea [Non-text...
1 Jun 27, 2002
5:37 pm

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http://thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer? pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_PrintFriendly&c=Article&cid=1022100377 922 Jun. 27, 01:00 EDT Make drivers pay,...
1 Jun 27, 2002
2:17 pm

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Thestar.com > GTA Jun. 27, 2002. 01:00 AM ...
1 Jun 27, 2002
2:14 pm

Mike O
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"It's a token of appreciation, give them a token, ask them to bring someone on the streetcar or subway or bus with them," she says. "And I don't know if it's ...
5 Jun 27, 2002
2:13 pm

Richard Hooles
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Taken from a Toronto Star article today ("Cities told to lobby provinces") on Toronto's City Summit. I remain skeptical but it would still be nice if this...
1 Jun 27, 2002
2:10 pm

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Just when it looked like all the overall ad wraps were gone (only 6217 at last count) - ALRV 4213 has been wrapped for Goldmember. It bares the skyblue...
1 Jun 27, 2002
7:59 am

Rob
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