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Multiple Unit CLRV and ALRV Operation
Following up on the comment thread about new Transit City LRVs, John F. Bromley sent along two photos showing MU operation of the “legacy” fleet. Here is a two-car train consisting of ALRV demonstrator 4900 plus CLRV 4152 eastbound on … Continue reading
Posted in New Streetcars, Transit
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More New Streetcars For Toronto (Updated)
Updated on June 15 at 11:30 am: Thanks to “nfitz” for pointing out that the base prices for both the TTC and Metrolinx cars are available in Bombardier press releases. Updated at 11:50 am: A link to Transit Ottawa’s website … Continue reading
A New Carhouse for TTC Streetcars (Update 4)
Updated June 9, 2010 at 7:40 pm: Council today voted to support the TTC’s proposal for the Ashbridge Carhouse including an access route via Leslie Street. This was little surprise given that Councillors are loathe to override staff recommendations unless … Continue reading
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Sunlight Park Carhouse?
The TTC has a report on its Supplementary Agenda for the June 2 meeting regarding the Unilever property at the foot of Broadview as a possible carhouse site. During the initial search for new carhouse and maintenance sites, this property … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, New Streetcars, Transit
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LRV Design Turns to the Public
The TTC has launched a new website devoted to the design of the new Toronto streetcars. The video on the opening page is a bit cheezy, but the basic idea of the site is to solicit feedback from people about these … Continue reading
Posted in New Streetcars, Transit
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Queen’s Park Commits to Transit City, Sort Of
Queen’s Park has announced that it will build the four previously funded Transit City lines (Sheppard East, Finch West, Eglinton and the SRT rebuild/extension) as well as the VIVA busway, but over a longer time than planned. Tess Kalinowski writes … Continue reading
Transit City Cars to be Built by Bombardier
Today, Metrolinx announced that they would exercise the option in the TTC’s order for Light Rail Vehicles with Bombardier for the Transit City fleet. Here is the press release: Metrolinx will be entering into formal negotiations with Bombardier Inc. to … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, New Streetcars, Transit
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Open Houses: Ashbridge’s Bay Carhouse & Scarborough LRT
Two upcoming open houses may be of interest to readers. Ashbridge’s Bay Carhouse April 8, 2010 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm at the Toronto EMS and Fire Academy, 895 Eastern Avenue The project website includes notes from previous public sessions and … Continue reading
Posted in New Streetcars, Scarborough RT/LRT, Transit
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Transit City Revisited (Part II)
In the first part of this article, I looked at the origins of Transit City. Here, I will turn to that plan’s various components and to other transit schemes that have some or all of their funding in place.
Flexity Cars Running in Vancouver
Stephen Rees blog has an article about the two Bombardier Flexity trams loaned from Brussels for operation in Vancouver during the Winter Olympics. These cars are similar to those Toronto will see, but with a few important differences. The Brussels … Continue reading
Posted in New Streetcars, Transit, Vancouver
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