December 1, 20213 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 22, 20213 yr Go Canada! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 30, 20223 yr I wished I lived here... Metrolinx Breaks Ground on Ontario Line https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/rapid-transit/metrolinx-breaks-ground-on-ontario-line/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 1, 20222 yr how aboot a vacuum train, eh? Canada might be getting a 1,000 kph vacuum-tube train Maureen O'Hare, CNN • Updated 1st September 2022 (CNN) — A Canadian company has unveiled plans for a fully electric train-style vehicle which could travel at 1,000 kilometers per hour and, it claims, would cost less than a plane ticket to travel on. more: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/fluxjet-transpod-canada-hyperloop/index.html
September 1, 20222 yr **sigh** People sure are gullible. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 4, 20222 yr 1,000 kmh vacuum train? Perhaps there is also a vacuum between some people's ears?
November 9, 20222 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 26, 20232 yr Alstom is proposing HSR for Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal-Quebec City When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
July 1, 20231 yr I was looking at real estate in Kitchener-Waterloo while Ion was being constructed. I should've pulled the trigger! This also suggests what Hamilton and London are missing out on by not building light rail. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 16, 20231 yr 10/16/2023 Rail News: Passenger Rail Canada issues RFP for High-Frequency Rail project Canada's Minister of Transport Pablo Rodriguez last week announced the request for proposals (RFP) has been issued for the project to build a Quebec City-to-Toronto high-frequency passenger rail line. The High-Frequency Rail (HFR) project will be the largest Canadian infrastructure project in generations, Transport Canada officials said in a press release. The HFR network primarily will feature new electrified and dedicated passenger-rail tracks extending over 600 miles. MORE: https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Canada-issues-RFP-for-High-Frequency-Rail-project--70421 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 11, 20231 yr 19 hours ago, KJP said: Looks like Via rail/Amtrak service Between Toronto - Detroit and Chicago could start in 2027 https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/dilkens-believes-amtrak-via-rail-link-is-an-exciting-opportunity-1.20532111#:~:text=Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens is,expected to start in 2027 A Canadian commented on Twitter -- "With this 10 kilometre Amtrak extension into Canada, President Joe Biden will have added more new intercity rail route kilometres than any Canadian Prime Minister in at least the last 30 years." Meanwhile, here are renderings for the East Harbour Station on Toronto's near-east side..... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 8, 20241 yr toronto rail in action — https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4X3Tk9uYXD/?igsh=ZTkwdHIwZXh5MHhx
April 14, 20241 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 15, 20241 yr Similar. Both use the Siemens Venture passenger coaches. But Brightline trains have SCB-40 Charger locomotives at both ends of the train. VIA's have SC-42 Charger locomotives at only one end of each train and a cab/coaches at the other. The nose of the locomotives and the cab cars are of slightly different styles to what Brightline has, too. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 16, 20241 yr It still never ceases to amaze me how much Toronto has grown up in my lifetime (56 years). "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 18, 2024Jul 18 This was last week.... VIA Rail to order over 300 passenger cars and locomotives for Canada-wide train fleet replacement https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/via-rail-passenger-train-locomotives-cars-fleet-replacement And while this article is about all kinds of transit and not just rail, this thread is the only Canadian transport topic we have.... NEW: “We’re making the largest public transit investment in Canadian history. Our government’s new Canada Public Transit Fund will invest $30 billion to expand, improve & modernize public transit —& make sure housing development is linked to that funding.” https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-public-transit-fund-permanent-infrastructure-program "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 25, 2024Jul 25 Kitchener-Waterloo used to be a podunk couple of towns. Now the region is thriving. Can you imagine Akron-Canton doing this? Or Dayton-Springfield? Not in this country/state. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 25, 2024Jul 25 32 minutes ago, KJP said: Kitchener-Waterloo used to be a podunk couple of towns. Now the region is thriving. Can you imagine Akron-Canton doing this? Or Dayton-Springfield? Not in this country/state. I talked to a friend in Welland (between Toronto and Buffalo) and he says that since COVID and more remote working, people are fleeing the high cost of living in Toronto in a big way. The Ontario government put a ton of funding (through local governments) into new housing, and it's going up everywhere. In ten years he predicts an unbroken urban city from Buffalo all the way into Toronto. And already the traffic into Toronto is a nightmare on Tuesday-Thursday -- the days most hybrid workers actually have to be in the office. Expanding rail under those conditions makes a ton of sense. Inter-city TOD. Good for Canada.
July 25, 2024Jul 25 The Golden Horseshoe. It hasn't stopped the construction in Toronto which was gaining 100,000 new residents every year as of a couple years ago. Maybe now it's gaining less, but it's certainly not losing population.... As of April 2024, the Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) Crane Index reported that Toronto had 221 cranes on construction sites, which is more than four times the number of cranes in second place, Los Angeles. https://www.rlb.com/americas/insight/rlb-crane-index-north-america-q1-2024/ Too bad the GO Transit train extension from Kitchener to London was discontinued. Slow track didn't help ridership. GO Transit from Toronto to Niagara Falls is still doing well. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 25, 2024Jul 25 4 hours ago, Foraker said: I talked to a friend in Welland (between Toronto and Buffalo) and he says that since COVID and more remote working, people are fleeing the high cost of living in Toronto in a big way. The Ontario government put a ton of funding (through local governments) into new housing, and it's going up everywhere. In ten years he predicts an unbroken urban city from Buffalo all the way into Toronto. And already the traffic into Toronto is a nightmare on Tuesday-Thursday -- the days most hybrid workers actually have to be in the office. Expanding rail under those conditions makes a ton of sense. Inter-city TOD. Good for Canada. Driving along that route last month, the amount of construction is shocking. And a ton of high rise construction. Even some of the smaller towns like Grimsby had 2 or 3 newer high rises.
July 25, 2024Jul 25 50 minutes ago, PlanCleveland said: Driving along that route last month, the amount of construction is shocking. And a ton of high rise construction. Even some of the smaller towns like Grimsby had 2 or 3 newer high rises. Wait until America returns Trump to the White House. Canada is going to have a massive housing and transportation crisis. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 29, 2024Oct 29 BREAKING: #Canada's government is going ahead with high-speed—not just high-frequency—rail between #Quebec City and #Toronto Trains to reach speeds of up to 300 kilometres (186 mph) per hour. 20 million people live in this corridor. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/high-speed-rail-canada-1.7365835 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 29, 2024Oct 29 As recently as 15 years ago, Cleveland had at least 20 flights each way to/from Chicago. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 29, 2024Oct 29 6 minutes ago, KJP said: As recently as 15 years ago, Cleveland had at least 20 flights each way to/from Chicago. The QC-TOR Corridor is becoming more and more like Europe. No wonder you think about moving there.
October 29, 2024Oct 29 Hopefully this succeeds, and with fewer hitches, delays, and budget overruns than its Californian counterpart. If successful, I could see this being expanded into the US at a later date. Both Toronto to Chicago (through Detroit) and Toronto to New York (through Upstate) have been found to be potentially viable in gravity models and such. For that matter so has Montreal to New York. Clearly crossing international boundaries adds another layer of complexity, and it's far from certain this project will even get off the ground, but still it's fun to hope for.
October 30, 2024Oct 30 On 10/29/2024 at 6:47 AM, KJP said: As recently as 15 years ago, Cleveland had at least 20 flights each way to/from Chicago. According to Flight Aware, we still have 16 today on Wednesday, October 30.
October 30, 2024Oct 30 10 minutes ago, Cleburger said: According to Flight Aware, we still have 16 today on Wednesday, October 30. I counted 14 flights today. Maybe it was more than that. I thought it was 40 flights, meaning 20 each way. Perhaps it was 40 each way? Calling all UO aviation experts to refresh my memory!! I see that two of the flights were Challenger 300 business jets, including one owned by the Bank of Utah Trustee and the other by Vista America. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 9, 2024Nov 9 Metrolinx issues RFQ for Hamilton light rail transit project Nov. 7, 2024 The agency is in search of a civil and utilities contract for civil works including utilities, roads and structures as a part of its Hamilton light rail transit project. more: https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/press-release/55241144/metrolinx-metrolinx-issues-rfq-for-hamilton-light-rail-transit-project Metrolinx is in search of a civil and utilities contract for civil works including utilities, roads and structures as a part of its Hamilton light rail transit project.
November 14, 2024Nov 14 A quick-look summary of what's happening in the city of Toronto. Doesn't include Mississauga, Hamilton or others in the GTA where rail construction projects are underway. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 12, 2024Dec 12 Go Canada! O-Train Lines 2 and 4 will open in three phases starting January 6. The first phase will offer five-day service, from Monday to Friday for a minimum of two weeks. The second phase will offer six-day service, from Monday to Saturday, for a minimum of two weeks and the third phase will offer 7-day service. https://www.octranspo.com/en/news/article/dec-6-o-train-lines-2-and-4-phased-opening-begins-january-6 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 19Feb 19 I wish this was extended west to at least London. Then a further extension to Port Stanley or Erieua could make a cross-lake high-speed ferry competitive with driving between Cleveland and Toronto. Cadence Consortium Selected to Transform Canadian Mobility with the Alto High-Speed Rail Project https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cadence-consortium-selected-transform-canadian-144400054.html And Canadian government announces plans for high speed rail https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/canadian-government-announces-high-speed-rail-project/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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