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Image shows escalators running down to track level.
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Look inside unusual Oakwood Station on Crosstown light rail transit line

The Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit project continues to take shape – in some cases, very unusual shapes. Among the latest crop of recent progress photos on the Toronto light rail transit route is a telling picture inside Oakwood Station, as well as guiding an escalator at Avenue Station. Welcome into the circle – or rather cylinder. Among new images taken during construction of the … Continue reading Look inside unusual Oakwood Station on Crosstown light rail transit line

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Going where no vehicle has gone before – Eglinton Crosstown LRT vehicle testing reaches eastern milestone

The Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit project has seen plenty of progress as stations and stops are worked on across the Toronto route. But seeing a shiny new transit vehicle move through a tunnel and stop at a station really brings the project to life.  Check out the latest photos of the journey below. This is where the rubber meets the road – or maybe … Continue reading Going where no vehicle has gone before – Eglinton Crosstown LRT vehicle testing reaches eastern milestone

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Photo of a new rail bridge going over Rogers Road in Toronto
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Extreme makeover bridge edition – Metrolinx upgrades Toronto bridge as part of GO Transit expansion work

The Rogers Road bridge rehabilitation project benefits the community in the short term and is also part of unlocking long term transit plans. When it comes to transit expansion work, it’s not all tracks and trains. Sometimes you have to look up and realize it’s the little things that help bring a transit project together.  That’s the case of one northwest Toronto bridge that needed … Continue reading Extreme makeover bridge edition – Metrolinx upgrades Toronto bridge as part of GO Transit expansion work

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An LRV moves across tracks inside the facility.
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Walk the future of Toronto rapid transit – Video of the Crosstown light rail transit system’s west end stations

We have an inside look at an important section of the Toronto light rail transit project that might help future passengers get a sense of what’s been accomplished, as well as where it’s headed. Sure, pictures are worth a thousand words. But we have a recently released video of the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit (LRT) line that speaks volumes about progress now being made … Continue reading Walk the future of Toronto rapid transit – Video of the Crosstown light rail transit system’s west end stations

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