Rideau Elvis

@funneena Toronto 🇨🇦, but born in London 🇬🇧

@RM_Transit Are they even hiring a new CEO?!

Will they stop making you weigh bags and line up?

What say you?

UPDATE on this morning's incident at Spadina and King... · Around 8 a.m., a garbage truck bin hit the overhead infrastructure southbound on Spadina south of King. · Damage to the streetcar infrastructure was significant. · TTC crews are on scene and will remain there around the clock in order to 1) fully assess the damage to wires and poles and 2) affect necessary repairs. · All available streetcar overhead infrastructure crews will be deployed to work on this. · We will need to close the intersection in order to carry out this work as safely, quickly, and thoroughly as possible. · Full road closure area is Spadina Ave. between Front St. and Adelaide St. and King St. between Charlotte St. and Brant St. · Once the repairs are done, we will need to test and commission the area to ensure it’s safe for service. · This is an extensive repair that we estimate could take until the end of the week to complete. · We will, of course, work to shorten that timeline if possible. · In the meantime, these are the diversions: 504 King/508 Lake Shore · Westbound on King, north on York St. to Queen St. west to Shaw St. south to King St. · Eastbound on King to Shaw St., east on Queen St., south on Spadina Ave. to Adelaide St., eastbound on Adelaide to Charlotte, south to King. 510 buses will divert via Front St., Bathurst St. and Queen St. both ways. · Those in the impacted area west of Spadina are advised to use Queen St. or Bathurst St. to access service. East of Spadina the best option is Queen St. · Wheel-Trans customers in areas without direct access to service can request door-to-door service as needed.

@BiniIrl Security issue, lasted less than 10min

Most joyous day on line 1

@DisrespectedThe The problem with common sense is that it actually isn’t common at all

Every year, I ask myself why people seem to have no common sense. Why do people drive so fast in winter conditions?

@OccTranspo Its NOT maintenance, they corrected their memo. The shut down is for signalling integration work to favilitate the extensions. It makes sense to do maintenance at the same time, but that is a benefit, not the reason for the closure

Are we going to just have planned maintenance like every week? 😂

I have been quiet all week - as I've been on site at @GCREinnovation in Wales all week. Our electrificaiton testing demo - is up and running. This is not a render, but a timelapse video from yesterday.

Nous continuons à accélérer les tests des trains et des systèmes le long du TLR de Finch West! Ce travail contribuera à garantir que le service est sûr et fiable lorsque la ligne ouvrira. Découvrez les progrès récents.

photos from dress rehearsal

@ploonanny I used to use that to go to school in Woodside Park

End of the Northern Line. High Barnet. 📷 me 1979

Brecons are looking even better today.

@GarethDennis Because they are freight lines maintained to freight standards.

why are the tracks literally worse than a GB heritage railway with £0 maintenance budget?!

This October, record-breaking numbers of Edmontonians chose transit to save time, save money, avoid traffic, and connect with work, friends, and community. System wide, transit ridership is now 14% higher than pre-pandemic levels. #yeg #WardMétis

Thanks, everyone, for making the 1st year of passenger service on the Valley Line Southeast so successful! Join us Friday, Nov. 15, 2:30-6 pm at Davies Station. We will have custom cookies and other free giveaways to celebrate the anniversary with LRT riders. #yegtransit

@mirgray @rail613 @OccTranspo @OC_Transpo Correct

@RideauElvis @rail613 @OccTranspo @OC_Transpo These past two weekends were announced in spring as adding ballast (routine throughout lifetime of use and most necessary in first years) and track grinding.

We've been in monthly maintenance since July 15th-28th, when we had a full 2-week closure. - July 15-28 - Sep 29 - Oct 5, 19, 20, 26, 27 - Nov 2, 3

@mirgray @rail613 @OccTranspo @OC_Transpo I am not saying you are wrong. My issue is with OCT calking it maintenance when it is Stage 2 connections and interfaces. Also, even the tunnel leaks are not maintenance, those are construction deficiencies under the Contract. I appreciate its all disruptive.

@rail613 @RideauElvis @OccTranspo @OC_Transpo I believe we haven't had a month with full weekend service (no planned maintenance on any weekend trip) since April. But I'm afraid to check in case it's longer.

@rail613 Ballast moves constantly, under load, from weather conditiond, vibration etc. Freight lines need less ballast maintenance and less grinding as passenger comfort is not an issue. Also, the Project Agreement requires the teack to be maintained to Class 5

Ballast must adjusted / tamped annually or so on every mainline railway as it settles, collects dirt/weeds. OttawaLRT maintenance is no different. Rail grinding is annual or so also, especially with tight curves