There wasn't so much people going north on a summer morning. Lots of intermodal features on that line. Orange line with concorde, Blue with Parc, st-Thérèse bus station, St-Jérôme bus station. And Montreal West has a Concordia campus, bois de boulogne is a community college, Chabanel is industrial, Vendome has a major hospital and bus station. pretty useful
BTW, the rolling stock is called Multi-=Level and was part of a join order with NJ Transit as both had specific requirements. The Mont Royal Tunnel and the trans-Hudson tunnels have same dimensions and the GO Train bi-levels won't fit). The interior is almost idetical between EXO and NJ-Transit donw to the colours. One major difference: NJ Transit has convertibel doors at the end vestibules that can operate at both high level or low level platforms, and AMT/EXI didn't order that option so you see a metal plate where the mechanism would be. For NJ Transit, this means that at high level platforms, it ahs 4 doors that open on each side of car for fast ingress/egress and at teh few stations without high level platforms, they used the end foors opnly with the mechanism that opens the plate to expose the stairs. The Bi Levels are originally Hawker Siddey (later purchased by Bonbardier and now Alstom). The Multi Levels are a rare product developped by Bombardier instead of inherited from companies it purchased. They are heavy steel due to US FRA requirement (the Bi Levels were grandfatrhered when those rules added to protect steel industry in USA). The multi levels are sigificantly different from the bi-levels because bi-levels have doors only on the lower level (so for low level platforms only , but on such platforms, easier ingress/egress). The Multi Levels only have dooors from the mid levels at each end in onder to be able to use high level platforms.
Adirondack sub continues sout-east to Farnham which connects to Sherbooke sub that goes to Lac Mégantic, into Maine and formerly to St-Johns ( CPKC has bought back parts of the former transcontinental line, but the last part is held by the Irvings in new Brunswick). Originally, Delaware and Hudson had its tracks from USA all the way to Delson where it could interchange with both CP and CN. First phase, CP purchased the D&H tracks from Delson to the border and calles it the Lacolle sub. (and in recent times, purchase the D&H tracks to just outside of Albany).
On accessibility: remember that these trains were designed for NJ Transit with EXO riding on their order. NJ Transit's network is almost all high level platforms so much easier to be accessible from the platform to the midlevel sections on the train. Of the few remaining commuter trains at Central station, they do use the high level platform door. (but no other station has them on the EXO network).
EXO has not ecisted since the 1800s ! Prior to 1982, both CN and CP (now CPKC) operated commuter services and wanted to terminate the services. the CTCUM (later STCUM and now STM) was taked to save the Rigaud (now Huddon) and Deux Montagnes lines. CN continued the St-Hilaire line for a few more years before it too was closed. In 1997, a new organisation AMT was created to take over commuter trains from the STM that runs montreal buses and metro. Tht organisation changed name tO RTM and then EXO in 2018. In particular, the line in this video was started in 1997 but only to Bainville because CP had already torn up the trackls from there to Mont Lauier (petit train du nord) in the 1980s. AMT/EXo rebuilt the tracks to St-Jéropme along with a new station (the forer station was already turned into commubity centre type of function in downtown St-Jérome).
Out of curiosity, do any Montrealers know why the high level doors were included on the Bombardier bi-levels as well as the retired single level fleet of cars? The new CRRC cars are notably missing the high platform doors. Did Exo ever use high platform doors or did they plan on using them at some point?
There wasn't so much people going north on a summer morning. Lots of intermodal features on that line. Orange line with concorde, Blue with Parc, st-Thérèse bus station, St-Jérôme bus station. And Montreal West has a Concordia campus, bois de boulogne is a community college, Chabanel is industrial, Vendome has a major hospital and bus station. pretty useful
Wow a thousand subscribers ! so glad to have been watching from the early days. hope the full time job is bringing you joy
Thanks for sticking around and being a true early days sub!
I can't wait to watch the video because I know it will be a good one :)
BTW, the rolling stock is called Multi-=Level and was part of a join order with NJ Transit as both had specific requirements. The Mont Royal Tunnel and the trans-Hudson tunnels have same dimensions and the GO Train bi-levels won't fit). The interior is almost idetical between EXO and NJ-Transit donw to the colours. One major difference: NJ Transit has convertibel doors at the end vestibules that can operate at both high level or low level platforms, and AMT/EXI didn't order that option so you see a metal plate where the mechanism would be. For NJ Transit, this means that at high level platforms, it ahs 4 doors that open on each side of car for fast ingress/egress and at teh few stations without high level platforms, they used the end foors opnly with the mechanism that opens the plate to expose the stairs.
The Bi Levels are originally Hawker Siddey (later purchased by Bonbardier and now Alstom).
The Multi Levels are a rare product developped by Bombardier instead of inherited from companies it purchased. They are heavy steel due to US FRA requirement (the Bi Levels were grandfatrhered when those rules added to protect steel industry in USA).
The multi levels are sigificantly different from the bi-levels because bi-levels have doors only on the lower level (so for low level platforms only , but on such platforms, easier ingress/egress). The Multi Levels only have dooors from the mid levels at each end in onder to be able to use high level platforms.
Nice video! You should ride the Mascouche line (Exo5) one day as well!
Adirondack sub continues sout-east to Farnham which connects to Sherbooke sub that goes to Lac Mégantic, into Maine and formerly to St-Johns ( CPKC has bought back parts of the former transcontinental line, but the last part is held by the Irvings in new Brunswick).
Originally, Delaware and Hudson had its tracks from USA all the way to Delson where it could interchange with both CP and CN. First phase, CP purchased the D&H tracks from Delson to the border and calles it the Lacolle sub. (and in recent times, purchase the D&H tracks to just outside of Albany).
The higher door are for the accessible entrances but its only use on the Mascouche and Mont-Saint-Hilaire line but not for all the station
Good to know, I figure Central Station would be able to access those doors
On accessibility: remember that these trains were designed for NJ Transit with EXO riding on their order. NJ Transit's network is almost all high level platforms so much easier to be accessible from the platform to the midlevel sections on the train. Of the few remaining commuter trains at Central station, they do use the high level platform door. (but no other station has them on the EXO network).
in the next video go to the central station in montreal biggest there is 2 line and the name is mascouche and mont-saint- hilaire
Will do! I work on the Ocean with VIA Rail so I’m in Central Station a lot
EXO has not ecisted since the 1800s !
Prior to 1982, both CN and CP (now CPKC) operated commuter services and wanted to terminate the services. the CTCUM (later STCUM and now STM) was taked to save the Rigaud (now Huddon) and Deux Montagnes lines. CN continued the St-Hilaire line for a few more years before it too was closed.
In 1997, a new organisation AMT was created to take over commuter trains from the STM that runs montreal buses and metro. Tht organisation changed name tO RTM and then EXO in 2018.
In particular, the line in this video was started in 1997 but only to Bainville because CP had already torn up the trackls from there to Mont Lauier (petit train du nord) in the 1980s. AMT/EXo rebuilt the tracks to St-Jéropme along with a new station (the forer station was already turned into commubity centre type of function in downtown St-Jérome).
Out of curiosity, do any Montrealers know why the high level doors were included on the Bombardier bi-levels as well as the retired single level fleet of cars?
The new CRRC cars are notably missing the high platform doors. Did Exo ever use high platform doors or did they plan on using them at some point?
I think the Bombardier ones are used in Gare Centrale since the station has a raised platform. I could be wrong but I think that’s the only reason
FYI, the town's name is Montreal West not West Montreal.
Good to know! :)