Because you’re not alone in making vows for the year to come, Metrolinx’s top leader – as well as an expert on how we make promises that are hard to keep - wade in with a course for the year to come. Let’s see how that list is coming. That you’ll lose at least five … Continue reading Fretting over 2019 New Year’s resolutions? We’ve got you covered
Month: December 2018
Metrolinx transit officers pull Toronto man from tracks on Christmas Day – See the photos
Just one of many lost and vulnerable souls returned, almost daily, to worried families. When74-year-old Shirley Lee was found safe on Wednesday night, two days after she went missing from her Scarborough home on Christmas Eve, searchers and Toronto residents breathed a sigh of relief. Officials used everything from horses to drones as they combed … Continue reading Metrolinx transit officers pull Toronto man from tracks on Christmas Day – See the photos
Celebrating alternative thinking in the Smart Commute Awards
Annual Ontario transportation event sees inventive transit and journey options. People have to move - especially around the greater Toronto and Hamilton area (GTHA). So, how can those trips be improved or made smarter? Every fall, Metrolinx’s Smart Commute program selects the best of the best to be honoured for their outstanding commitment, leadership and … Continue reading Celebrating alternative thinking in the Smart Commute Awards
Metrolinx’s Gingerbread Man – Turning festive treats into Toronto transit art
Attention - Please do not eat the walls of Union Station There’s the art on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. That’s pretty sweet. And Russian Byzantine styled architecture – with those colourfully swirled domes – is a bit like ice cream sundaes or macaroons in a shop window. But few buildings will make your … Continue reading Metrolinx’s Gingerbread Man – Turning festive treats into Toronto transit art
PRESTO is the new home of TTC Monthly Pass
Switching to PRESTO offers benefits including balance protection, automatic pass renewals, discounts on attractions and other special features to make sure you’re never caught short on your transit fare. Let’s take a trip to see how easily you can make the switch. This is about you. And how your transit journeys around Toronto – and … Continue reading PRESTO is the new home of TTC Monthly Pass
Keeping it Rail Pt. 2: What it takes to be a GO Train conductor
(This is the second part of a multi-media series by Matt Llewellyn, following the path of a GO train conductor.) The radio crackles. It’s a quick combination of straight detail and underlying graveness. “Emergency. Emergency. Emergency,” comes the call out. “GO nine-zero-five, engine three-not-not-west. Calling an emergency on track three and four on the Oakville … Continue reading Keeping it Rail Pt. 2: What it takes to be a GO Train conductor
Top ten tips for safe travels during the holidays
Ring in New Year’s Eve 2019 on a safe note Just pause for a moment. Because we get it - you have a lot on your plate this time of year. The holiday season means the lives of many of our customers turn into military-like campaigns, with dozens of objectives and nonstop troop movements. But … Continue reading Top ten tips for safe travels during the holidays
Exclusive: GOing Loco for GO’s new Tier 4 Locomotives
Reporter diary - A rare behind-the-scenes look at GO’s mighty new machines Next to locomotive 675, everything else seems very small. And I’m suddenly six years old again, and dearly want to sound the train horn – if I could only find it. As it waits at the Willowbrook train yard, located just west of … Continue reading Exclusive: GOing Loco for GO’s new Tier 4 Locomotives
Visit the Eglinton Crosstown project at the Ontario Science Centre
We open up the hidden world of tunnel boring machines. The best time you’ll have this holiday season, may be when you’re the most bored. From Dec. 22 to Jan 6, the Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Rd. in Toronto, will be home to an Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit (LRT) project exhibit that … Continue reading Visit the Eglinton Crosstown project at the Ontario Science Centre
Additional GO Train Service Coming To Kitchener in 2019
Metrolinx is pushing forward with the GO expansion program, which is expected to lay the tracks for two-way, all-day service in Kitchener and Brampton. (Kitchener, Ont.) The days will soon move along quicker. At least for customers travelling between Kitchener and Toronto. They can look forward to new weekday GO Transit rail service options in … Continue reading Additional GO Train Service Coming To Kitchener in 2019
