Metrolinx joins Operation Lifesaver to launch Rail Safety Week 2019. No one wants to ever deliver tragic, life-altering news to families. So next week, Sept. 23 to 30, Metrolinx will once again join rail safety partners across North America to launch Operation Lifesaver’s Rail Safety Week to raise awareness on how to reduce preventable incidents … Continue reading Metrolinx looks to build momentum as Rail Safety Week 2019 takes off
Month: September 2019
Who says you can’t teach an old bus new tricks?
The tale of how an old bus from Southern California with more 1-million kilometres on the odometer ended up in the hands of a Metrolinx bus maintenance worker. Started in Santa Monica and now it’s here. A nearly 30-year-old MCI TC40-102A "Classic" transit bus is living out not its second or third life but, its … Continue reading Who says you can’t teach an old bus new tricks?
Ontario Line: A world of role models available for subway planners
This story is part of a continuing series on a deeper exploration of the early stages of progress on Toronto’s next subway line. Still in its infancy, with Metrolinx having just released an Initial Business Case, the quickly-developing Ontario Line project will cut under and over the heart of the city. In this story, we … Continue reading Ontario Line: A world of role models available for subway planners
Two years and nearly 500 metres later -Photos of the day
As we’ve taken readers from end to end at every stop and station along Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit system, we’re constantly adding updates on the progress being made. Now it's time to take a look at an impressive before-and-after progress shot from Laird Station where a nearly 500 metre cavern has been created. … Continue reading Two years and nearly 500 metres later -Photos of the day
PRESTO minimum loads are going, going…almost gone
PRESTO loads will be reduced from $10 to five cents at retail and in-person customer service outlets starting October 28. PRESTO is getting rid of the $10 minimum load requirement when you buy or reload a card at Shoppers Drug Mart and other in-person customer service outlets. Instead, starting Oct. 28, all PRESTO customers throughout … Continue reading PRESTO minimum loads are going, going…almost gone
More than just building transit – Local community leaders are moving their neighbourhoods in the right direction
We've gone to great lengths to highlight the significant progress and many accomplishments on the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. We've taken you 40 metres below ground and flown over the city in a helicopter just to grasp how much work goes into building a 19-km rapid transit line. But transit projects are more than just … Continue reading More than just building transit – Local community leaders are moving their neighbourhoods in the right direction
Just another Jeep in the wall – Is this one of the weirdest things you’ve ever seen on the Lakeshore West GO train?
We, um, grill the homeowner who has decorated the back of his Port Credit home with the front of a Jeep. The unusual patio addition is seen daily by thousands of Lakeshore West passengers. We find out, what’s up with that? Speeding past Richard Streeter’s Port Credit house on the Lakeshore West line – it’s … Continue reading Just another Jeep in the wall – Is this one of the weirdest things you’ve ever seen on the Lakeshore West GO train?
New GO station blooms from soggy ground in Richmond Hill
Brand new Bloomington GO Station will connect communities in York Region – almost two-thirds complete. It started as a marshy bog. Now a soggy Richmond Hill property is being given a more concrete existence as Metrolinx’s new GO Transit hub. Bloomington GO Station is about 64 per cent complete, and starting to fill in shapes … Continue reading New GO station blooms from soggy ground in Richmond Hill
Your stall is ready – East Gwillimbury parking expansion completed
Your vehicle will be happy - 115 more spaces opened this week. Suddenly, a ‘stall’ is a sign of progress - especially if it means a lot more of them now available for your vehicle. Metrolinx has just unveiled 115 new parking spaces in the East Gwillimbury GO Station surface lot, which will make the lives … Continue reading Your stall is ready – East Gwillimbury parking expansion completed
Huge spans to be installed by City of Toronto for new King-Liberty Pedestrian Cycle Bridge – Temporary impact felt on UP Express schedule this Sunday.
An important City of Toronto bridge installation - that’s been years in the making - is getting off the ground over an important rail corridor. Here’s what you need to know about spans that will be assembled in mid-air – as well as why GO buses will be on duty to transport UP Express passengers during … Continue reading Huge spans to be installed by City of Toronto for new King-Liberty Pedestrian Cycle Bridge – Temporary impact felt on UP Express schedule this Sunday.
