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Sure. But at least some of that new equipment is heavier than the equipment that it will be replacing. Knowing everything that we know...

What part of "they need to be certified" is not clear to you? This is it. While institutionally they seem okay with the concept of VIA...

While this is true (and more than just paint will cause a car to lose ground, for the record).... It would take just two or three cars...

It was a dismissal, as your idea is asinine. The last thing this city needs is more roads. Dan

With what land? How much more expensive did you want the project to be in order to buy all of those buildings to tear down for your...

I really really wouldn’t put your money into what Metrolinx public relations says

The geometry of the switches themselves would likely change slightly, but the various curves and straight bits of track connecting them...

How about applying the same rules to all of the vehicles? "Light trucks" do not have to meet the same crashworthiness or pedestrian...

As I understand the situation from someone who had been involved in the project since the very early days but retired a couple of years...

Subways get swept and mopped at the ends of the line during the afternoons while they're still in service. But yes, they get a more...

You’re absolutely correct, but it’s also a bit more complicated. The first two numbers refer to the year of assembly (though not the...

That site was originally purchased for the use of a maintenance facility by UPX equipment. More recently, it has been repurposed to...

The long-running morning short turn trains, first to St. Clair West and more recently to Glencairn. Dan

At an unknown future date, yes. They have short-turned some in testing service in order to train the ops and also to re-sequence trains...

That used to be the case before everything that has gone on with CN neutering the Siemens sets began and caused VIA's On-Time...