Our popular town hall event comes to Durham Region this week, giving customers and residents the chance to ask transit questions in-person and online. We know you’re wondering about it. So just go ahead and ask. As Ontario’s largest public transit agency, we have a lot of wheels turning – from GO Transit expansion across … Continue reading Ask away during Metrolinx Town Hall in Durham Region
Month: April 2019
Behind the barriers of Union Station’s new Bay Concourse
Away from public view, the new section of Union Station is fast taking shape. Come this way to see for yourself. A quarter inch of plywood. That’s what separates today from tomorrow for an important section of Canada’s most vital transit hub. For customers and travellers who regularly use Union Station, it’s been impossible not … Continue reading Behind the barriers of Union Station’s new Bay Concourse
A titan for Toronto’s Crosstown transit project
In this latest stop in our ongoing Crosstown Progress tour – visiting every station along the light rail transit route – we find out why the hub at Eglinton and Yonge Street is already a colossus of the city. It’s a giant, built from concrete, wood, steel and patience. Finding it a home beneath one of … Continue reading A titan for Toronto’s Crosstown transit project
Improvements on track: how Metrolinx is preparing for better service
Short term pain means long term gains as critical work is underway to maintain infrastructure that will get more people moving in the future. Travelling along the Lakeshore West and Barrie lines during upcoming weekends might be a little slower than usual. Track replacement at Exhibition GO is scheduled for the weekends of May 4-5 … Continue reading Improvements on track: how Metrolinx is preparing for better service
Avenue Station – Room enough for more than one brachiosaurus
In the latest stop in our Crosstown Progress series – visiting every major location along the Eglinton LRT line – we take a look at how big of a deal Avenue Station has already become. (Update - Want to see a new Avenue Station picture, posted after this feature was posted? Click here - it's … Continue reading Avenue Station – Room enough for more than one brachiosaurus
Hurontario LRT engineers innovative ‘Hwy. 403 flyover’
A busy interchange along the future Hurontario LRT route had the potential to create major congestion. Here’s how engineers resolved the complicated obstacle, ensuring traffic flow for both the LRT and your family’s SUV. Actually, we can get you here from there. Rathburn Road West is home to one of Mississauga’s largest transit hubs. On … Continue reading Hurontario LRT engineers innovative ‘Hwy. 403 flyover’
Rushing in to save the Old Toronto Fire Hall
In the latest stop on our Crosstown Progress station tour, we look at how Chaplin Station is rescuing a prized building. Toronto likes to think and act young. But there are well-earned years – more than 180 of them - that run deep into the marrow of the city’s bones. So what do you do … Continue reading Rushing in to save the Old Toronto Fire Hall
From apple cores to living room furniture – Keeping GO rail corridors free of debris is a constant chore
With active trains constantly rumbling by, and built through heavily populated communities, the areas lining tracks are more difficult than your average kitchen to keep clean. It's not just an Earth Day tidy up. You’re on a GO train, staring out a window and thinking about finally getting back to your favourite spot to watch … Continue reading From apple cores to living room furniture – Keeping GO rail corridors free of debris is a constant chore
How Forest Hill Station made a name for itself
In the next stop in our Crosstown Progress series, we take a look at a hub that could have ended up with a far different moniker – if not for history. Station naming isn’t always as simple as it seems. There are many things to take into consideration including the surrounding community, nearby landmarks and … Continue reading How Forest Hill Station made a name for itself
Cedarvale Station work rooted in Herculean effort, including far below the surface
Giant, friendly mechanical beasts have provided much of the digging power to make this centerpiece stop a future reality. See the engineering science, and world-class ingenuity, in the latest station profiled in our continuing Crosstown LRT tour. When complete, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project will be a clean and modern example of effortless city transit. … Continue reading Cedarvale Station work rooted in Herculean effort, including far below the surface
