Two-way all-day GO train service continues to progress along the Kitchener Line. Metrolinx officials are updating the community on the continued progress of all-day two-way GO service and the future of Guelph’s Margaret Greene Park as a potential site for electrification infrastructure. Improving service between Kitchener and Toronto is a priority for residents and businesses … Continue reading Metrolinx updates Kitchener Line GO Expansion Plans – rules out Guelph’s Margaret Greene Park as power substation site
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Kick it into hyperdrive – The latest updates on Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT construction
Metrolinx News continues to bring you the latest advances in construction of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, thanks to images that take you behind and over construction barriers. This time, it’s all about track installation and station progress. When you look inside one of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT tunnels, you’d be forgiven … Continue reading Kick it into hyperdrive – The latest updates on Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT construction
Reforestation efforts in action – get a drone video view of work Metrolinx is doing to increase tree cover
A new bird’s eye view shows a 3.5-hectare planting site at Rouge National Urban Park. We take you over it all. Let’s go higher than the trees. Metrolinx recently partnered with Parks Canada and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) to plant over 12,000 trees and shrubs at Rouge National Urban Park in preparation for … Continue reading Reforestation efforts in action – get a drone video view of work Metrolinx is doing to increase tree cover
Metrolinx announces temporary GO Transit and UP Express service adjustments while ridership levels remain low
Service adjustments, including an impact to UP Express service between Toronto Pearson Airport and Union Station, are meant to better align with how people are currently using the transit network. These changes are the latest moves by Metrolinx to adapt to provincial calls to stay put when possible while balancing the need to provide a … Continue reading Metrolinx announces temporary GO Transit and UP Express service adjustments while ridership levels remain low
This project is on the level – Fly over the Eglinton Crosstown LRT route in new video
The Eglinton Crosstown light rail project (LRT) has all the ingredients to make a rapid transit line hum. Specifically on the eastern section of the line where much of it will run above ground, there’s tracks going in, pedestrian shelters popping up and overhead wires settling into place. This new drone video gives you a … Continue reading This project is on the level – Fly over the Eglinton Crosstown LRT route in new video
Where did it GO? Mystery of the lesser-known transit logo that disappeared
Some transit riders might have seen it and only a few will remember it, but for a moment, the iconic GO logo looked very different from the one we see today. What happened to the old design? We did some digging to get to the bottom of the logo that was a no GO. “Anyone … Continue reading Where did it GO? Mystery of the lesser-known transit logo that disappeared
Was 2020 a year never to be forgotten? Let’s test your Metrolinx memory
There are things about this past year that many of us would like to just put in the past. But how much of what’s taken place – especially around transit stories you may have read here on Metrolinx News – do you remember? Let’s put your recall to the test in this quick quiz. For … Continue reading Was 2020 a year never to be forgotten? Let’s test your Metrolinx memory
Major track upgrades on Canada’s busiest rail corridor continue as the calendar flips to 2021
After several weekends of construction, significant progress has been made on overhauling a well-worn section of GO Transit’s Lakeshore West line – specifically vital components and pieces of equipment that keep vehicles rolling. Hundreds of metres of track, demolition work, and innovative technology – all in the name of better service on GO’s most frequented … Continue reading Major track upgrades on Canada’s busiest rail corridor continue as the calendar flips to 2021
New station walkthrough video brings Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT to life
The grip of winter is starting to take hold, but transit progress doesn’t slow down. Construction crews continue to plow forward on the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit (LRT) project. Metrolinx News takes you inside the project in a newly released station walkthrough video. Check it out. Don’t fancy going for a walk out in … Continue reading New station walkthrough video brings Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT to life
Metrolinx staff spread holiday cheer by the bus load
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way everyone works and lives, but it hasn’t slowed the demands on Ontario charities. Food banks in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area are busier than ever and Metrolinx staff are working to meet the demand. (Editor's note on Jan 6, 2021 - More than 1,500 pounds of non-perishable … Continue reading Metrolinx staff spread holiday cheer by the bus load
