Eglinton Crosstown First Vehicle Delivery

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
  • On May 25, the first vehicle was delivered from the Eglinton Crosstown Maintenance and Storage Facility to the eastern surface portion of the new transit line. Watch for vehicles as testing will be taking place over the summer along the surface.
    While these are exciting times, we remind all pedestrians, motorists and cyclists that these are still active construction sites and to continue to exercise caution around these areas.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 212

  • @Zrinski11
    @Zrinski11 3 роки тому +38

    Hats off to the truck driver. He backed up that trailer perfectly...

    • @namey9089
      @namey9089 3 роки тому

      Guess what, my hat is still on

    • @Zrinski11
      @Zrinski11 3 роки тому +3

      @@namey9089 ...Good for you...

    • @dwaynemclaren7160
      @dwaynemclaren7160 3 роки тому

      cute you think he did it alone!

    • @Zrinski11
      @Zrinski11 3 роки тому

      @@dwaynemclaren7160 ...Have you ever tried it??

    • @dwaynemclaren7160
      @dwaynemclaren7160 3 роки тому +2

      @@Zrinski11 20 yrs of heavy haul! bigger the load the more help you get!

  • @canman5060
    @canman5060 3 роки тому +15

    LRT in Toronto. Amazing. Remember the time when the subway can only go as far as Eglinton and you can drag your cow further north across the road with nobody honking !

  • @nanaokyere7141
    @nanaokyere7141 3 роки тому +52

    Glad they're finally testing the trains. This means that they're 90% done.

    • @Nathan-ho7vr
      @Nathan-ho7vr 3 роки тому +5

      Lol 🤣

    • @ryuali9466
      @ryuali9466 3 роки тому +15

      This place has been under construction for 10 yearz

    • @nanaokyere7141
      @nanaokyere7141 3 роки тому +18

      @@ryuali9466 Sadly I know. It's crazy how slow projects in Toronto take. If this were in Asia, this would be done in 6 years.

    • @OntarioTrafficMan
      @OntarioTrafficMan 3 роки тому +4

      The east and west segments are nearly ready, but there's still a lot to do on yhe the segment around Yonge unfortunately

    • @AllRequired
      @AllRequired 3 роки тому +9

      @@nanaokyere7141 You can probably thank the placard-waving stooges for that.

  • @canonto2008
    @canonto2008 3 роки тому +37

    Beautiful! Thank you to everyone working on the project!

  • @Schony747
    @Schony747 3 роки тому +11

    That's a very high tech way to offload a tram. In Melbourne, our Flexity is pulled off by a tractor!

  • @botswanaemperor7139
    @botswanaemperor7139 3 роки тому +35

    Looking good, really excited to see this line open!

  • @GlenMacDonald
    @GlenMacDonald 3 роки тому +21

    A fantastic milestone for the Eglinton LRT! Congratulations and thank-you to every single person who worked to get us to this point.

    • @profileprofile
      @profileprofile 3 роки тому

      I brother is geomatics engineer . He surveyed the land for this he and his team saved this project the land was to soft but they fixed it

  • @worldtraveller2711
    @worldtraveller2711 3 роки тому +6

    Nice trains but not colors, black and white very basic. TTC trams nicer

    • @djm5687
      @djm5687 3 роки тому +1

      The vehicles are grey because they are owned by Mextrolinx, not the TTC. Also, Metrolinx wants them to resemble "LRT subways", rather than what they really are: streetcars.

    • @capuiakid
      @capuiakid 3 роки тому +1

      It’s not really a streetcar, it’s entire lane is grade separate

  • @KingTrump2024
    @KingTrump2024 3 роки тому +4

    Ahh looks like more business to Bombardier for more failed street cars. Funny how Toronto is still waiting for full delivery !

    • @djm5687
      @djm5687 3 роки тому

      Bombardier's streetcar division has been sold off. Hopefully, this will lead to fewer delays in the future.

  • @cal920c
    @cal920c 3 роки тому +7

    Shoutout to the local mechanic who saved the trip!

  • @michaelbrown5782
    @michaelbrown5782 6 місяців тому +1

    I live at Rosemount where are they drop the trains off on the tracks

  • @thehamiltonfirefighter4746
    @thehamiltonfirefighter4746 3 роки тому +8

    Cant wait to see it in toronto! Hamilton is getting LRT Soon!

  • @elibanaby3018
    @elibanaby3018 3 роки тому +11

    Congratulations on your test run. By watching this video, I want to say that I'm super excited to see when this project is fully finish. Big shout outs the Metrolink and the team for doing a great job. Keep up the good work.

  • @metropolitantransit7276
    @metropolitantransit7276 3 роки тому +20

    Damn it! I missed filming the LRTs!

  • @peterj.teminski6899
    @peterj.teminski6899 3 роки тому +12

    Congratulations to everyone on this project. Loookin goood.👍

  • @bluebear6570
    @bluebear6570 3 роки тому +2

    Unnerving music!

  • @DwainRichardson
    @DwainRichardson 3 роки тому +8

    Great job, Crosstown Team! Looking forward to catching a glimpse of a test train when I’m next in T-dots-and I look forward to hopping aboard a Line 5 light rail vehicle when the line is finally in service. (-:

  • @alexnosal2277
    @alexnosal2277 3 роки тому +4

    Very cool looking.

  • @mikedrown2721
    @mikedrown2721 3 роки тому +5

    YEEESSS!!!

  • @dariansamuels9357
    @dariansamuels9357 2 роки тому +1

    Wow it is cool looking

  • @SweatySockGaming
    @SweatySockGaming 3 роки тому +5

    This is rosemount drive NOT rosemount avenue

  • @stanbimi
    @stanbimi 3 роки тому +2

    How many years had the Eglinton construction been going on? Don't even fantasize about high speed train in Canada.

  • @jamesdmack
    @jamesdmack 5 місяців тому

    Video gets recommended.
    Awesome! It must be getting ready to open!
    *posted 2 years ago*
    Son of a b...

  • @willair6278
    @willair6278 2 роки тому

    These vehicles are simply black Flexity streetcars. Line 5 should be the 505 streetcar, and the existing 505 Dundas streetcar should be renamed 513 or 514

  • @judyArsh
    @judyArsh Рік тому

    And one year later your lack of attention to detail is already showing and no sign of an opening. Tracks are wrong. Platforms are wrong. It’s embarrassing. A complete ripoff of the public purse.

  • @shaneanthonyhutchinson1922
    @shaneanthonyhutchinson1922 3 роки тому

    Can't wait for the expansion west to the airport ...with connection to mississauga and brampton....sweet.

  • @thetorontoyeller453
    @thetorontoyeller453 3 роки тому

    Hopefully good old friends at Bombardier don’t fuck the cars this time. And why does it say TTC when it is owned by Metrolinx?

  • @oldskool1979
    @oldskool1979 3 роки тому

    12 years of construction and all that tax money for something I will never use...

  • @imablazeuonfiya
    @imablazeuonfiya 2 роки тому

    I seriously hope these trains don't drive this slow otherwise it's a rip off. subways are better.

  • @sakanatsuri
    @sakanatsuri Рік тому

    Rail train cannot run steep slope near Don Valley.

  • @schnuurtchke
    @schnuurtchke 3 роки тому +4

    Why do they TEST TEST TEST the surface section?

    • @Humulator
      @Humulator 3 роки тому +4

      because its done?

    • @metropolitantransit7276
      @metropolitantransit7276 3 роки тому +10

      To see if the vehicles are fit for service.

    • @kiroolioneaver8532
      @kiroolioneaver8532 3 роки тому +6

      Ottawa was running empty LRTs for months before the line officially opened

    • @nanaokyere7141
      @nanaokyere7141 3 роки тому +6

      To see if the tracks and trains align properly.

    • @j.m7555
      @j.m7555 3 роки тому

      Loose nails, damaged steel, the weight of trains vs. the road, bad installations, and signage + visual issues between cars and pedestrians need to be tested. On top of that, the trains need to be pushed and TTC operators + dispatch have to be in sync before opening with a required amount of hours recommended by the manufacturer.

  • @katey9547
    @katey9547 2 дні тому

    Crazy delayed

  • @1carlportl
    @1carlportl 3 роки тому

    How Much $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ really $

  • @bush33
    @bush33 3 роки тому +5

    Why did the vehicle need to be delivered by truck instead of being driven right on to the line? Are the tracks not completed all the way to the Eglinton Maintenance Facility?

    • @Humulator
      @Humulator 3 роки тому +6

      the tracks are done to fairbank, but it doesn't continue to somewhere where the laird portal is.

    • @Leo_Chan
      @Leo_Chan 3 роки тому +6

      Cedarvale and Eglinton Stations are still just “holes in the ground”.

    • @Nathan-ho7vr
      @Nathan-ho7vr 3 роки тому +5

      The maintenance facility is at Mount Dennis, the far end. And no the tracks, specifically the sub grade portion are not done.

    • @InvalidUserProfile
      @InvalidUserProfile 3 роки тому

      The rolling stock had to be tested and then shipped from Kingston, the rolling stock was not built in Toronto so truck was the only way for them to get there.

    • @Humulator
      @Humulator 3 роки тому

      @@Nathan-ho7vr its called the eglinton maintenance facility. thats why he said that.

  • @siliconvalleygrandma787
    @siliconvalleygrandma787 3 роки тому +5

    Nice 👍 Congratulations 🥳

  • @HAA0603
    @HAA0603 3 роки тому +4

    Looks nicer than the Ottawa LRT imo (although ours is more accessible lol).

    • @OntarioTrafficMan
      @OntarioTrafficMan 3 роки тому +2

      How is yours more accessible? The Toronto LRVs are 100% low floor, with level boarding

    • @Salti26
      @Salti26 3 роки тому

      More doors I think

    • @OntarioTrafficMan
      @OntarioTrafficMan 3 роки тому

      @@Salti26 yeah the Ottawa cars do have better boarding efficiency

  • @OliversElevators
    @OliversElevators 3 роки тому +1

    I thought these were supposed to be 7-module trains? These are only 5 modules long.

    • @drfusioncraft
      @drfusioncraft 3 роки тому

      They're going to couple them together making a 10 module long train

  • @SimoesBela
    @SimoesBela 3 роки тому

    Okay so when will this be ready? When the construction first began; signs ALL OVER Eglinton stated Sept 2021, but I read that they’ve constantly postponed the opening, and now it’s in 2022. Is this true?

  • @MaggiePigg
    @MaggiePigg 3 роки тому

    Almost there.

  • @alfromwork
    @alfromwork 3 роки тому +4

    Are there plans to fill the track bed with either gravel or grass? Many cities that have rapid transit routes on the surface don't leave it bare concrete, unless it's a bridge or something.

    • @Jesiaah
      @Jesiaah 3 роки тому

      They not done yet bro🤣

    • @Humulator
      @Humulator 2 роки тому

      theres grassy trams now :)

  • @lvalledor3440
    @lvalledor3440 3 роки тому

    These LRTs will make me remember the ex-TTC's GM Classics now that they have the #62** series unit numbers

  • @thomasrobinson6073
    @thomasrobinson6073 3 роки тому +1

    Very cool ty

  • @zestcres
    @zestcres 3 роки тому +3

    This is Beautiful...great to see our neighbors doing it big time....New York needs this ASAP...but too ignorant and cheap...smh!

    • @bmw803
      @bmw803 3 роки тому

      We're too busy electing bar tenders to congress.

    • @djm5687
      @djm5687 3 роки тому +2

      New York already has a robust subway system, so there is no need for streetcars. Busses are also cheaper, more versatile and use *existing roads* without the need for extensive "testing".

  • @binhma8589
    @binhma8589 3 роки тому

    Any one remember when this project started??? It take so long to get here. People's from the Eglinton and surounding are very happy to have the normal live back.

  • @BarryObamaJunior
    @BarryObamaJunior 3 роки тому

    Eglinton has been hell for years because of this thing which is late and over budget thanks for nothing

  • @iriskalox4126
    @iriskalox4126 3 роки тому +1

    So nice!

  • @kelanzhi7269
    @kelanzhi7269 3 роки тому

    i hate streetcar, low efficiency while heavey investment, and sometimes make traffic even worse

  • @SohaibKhan1
    @SohaibKhan1 3 роки тому +7

    It took 10 years to build what could've ben built in 1 year in China

    • @jaimevalencia5548
      @jaimevalencia5548 3 роки тому +5

      True but ... still worth living in Canada

    • @djm5687
      @djm5687 3 роки тому +2

      China uses slave labor and isn't delayed by "environmental assessment" regulations.

    • @DP-gt7sr
      @DP-gt7sr 3 роки тому +2

      @@djm5687 also work 22 hours a day rotating shifts.

    • @kelvinxu3058
      @kelvinxu3058 3 роки тому

      @@jaimevalencia5548 Yes quality vs efficiency

    • @kelvinxu3058
      @kelvinxu3058 3 роки тому

      @@djm5687 😂

  • @bashbrannigan
    @bashbrannigan 3 роки тому +1

    Do we take it for granted this is Toronto?

    • @MikeVeracity
      @MikeVeracity 3 роки тому

      duh

    • @bashbrannigan
      @bashbrannigan 3 роки тому

      @@MikeVeracity And how would someone who doesn’t live in Toronto know where this is?

    • @davidarnold7282
      @davidarnold7282 Рік тому

      Do you know another Eglinton Crosstown? I think I know this countries big (and smaller) cities well enough to know main or important streets. There are only a handful of citiesij Canada that have LRT’s.

  • @canman5060
    @canman5060 3 роки тому

    Once upon a time you can open your doors wide while sleeping at night along Eglinton Avenue !

  • @wolf3755
    @wolf3755 3 роки тому

    Made by Canadians and used by others

  • @frankdenardo8684
    @frankdenardo8684 3 роки тому

    My next visit to Toronto. I got to ride this.

  • @gumzy3000
    @gumzy3000 3 роки тому

    Even after this is constructed and traffic can resume as normal on Eglinton, I am scared of all the condo development that is going to happen along the LRT line. It will be another decade until things feel a bit normal and not like your on a construction site surrounded by immense traffic all the time.

  • @omelian
    @omelian 3 роки тому

    I wanted to see GO trains electric as well:(

  • @rdgk1se3019
    @rdgk1se3019 3 роки тому

    There looks to be 4 articulation joints........but only 3 wheelset locations...........how exactly does this work?

    • @sjokomelk
      @sjokomelk 3 роки тому

      Two of the 5 parts are suspended between the outer and middle parts

  • @schnuurtchke
    @schnuurtchke 3 роки тому

    Did any vehicles get delivered this year

  • @djm5687
    @djm5687 3 роки тому

    Why is it driving on the *left?* I thought vehicles (including streetcars) drove on the right in Canada....

    • @MHG1023
      @MHG1023 3 роки тому +3

      I suspect as the line is not yet (officially) active the other track was probably not availlable for whatever reason.
      So, it´s no big deal running a single unit against the regular direction. In particular if track blocks and signals are not active yet.
      No danger for anyone ...

  • @artiesimek8327
    @artiesimek8327 3 роки тому

    all projects are 90% done

  • @trevorthefoamer220
    @trevorthefoamer220 3 роки тому +5

    Imagine if the coupler just came off as they were loading it on the truck

  • @Guncannon
    @Guncannon 3 роки тому

    Unbelievable! I never thought I can see this completion in my life time!

  • @radicalkonrad765
    @radicalkonrad765 3 роки тому

    It's about damn time

  • @hippocreation
    @hippocreation 3 роки тому

    As long as it crawls on the ground, sharing traffic, it is NOT LRT!
    It’s a tram.
    See what real LRT is, go German or China.

    • @EnjoyFirefighting
      @EnjoyFirefighting 3 роки тому

      which LRT in Germany do you think of?
      And actually it looks like the track is seperated from the road and not actually sharing the path

    • @hippocreation
      @hippocreation 3 роки тому

      @@EnjoyFirefighting
      Wuppertal, Germany Schwebebahn

    • @EnjoyFirefighting
      @EnjoyFirefighting 3 роки тому

      @@hippocreation well that one isn't concicered as light rail but as suspension railway. While there's quite a smooth smooth transition between trams and light rail in some areas, some are indeed concidered as light rail, like the one in Stuttgart, Hannover, Essen, Frankfurt am Main, Karlsruhe, Thuringian Forest Rail ... some of these are connected to tram networks, some are in place instead of tram networks, some of them exist parallel to tram networks ... however these aren't concidered as trams although they are on the same level like road traffic.

  • @susanficek1245
    @susanficek1245 3 роки тому

    Great to see ! The more public transportation the better !

  • @JustACowSP
    @JustACowSP 3 роки тому

    yoooooo its happening

  • @sirindag2222
    @sirindag2222 3 роки тому

    Че за трамвай. Че за город

  • @philonius21
    @philonius21 3 роки тому

    Sure looks like an E-Class tram

    • @sjokomelk
      @sjokomelk 3 роки тому

      Same model. Bombardier Flexity.

  • @rayopeongo
    @rayopeongo 3 роки тому

    Wait, what? I toured that facility a few years ago with my family, and also toured a couple of trains parked there. So, if these are the first vehicles delivered, what trains did we tour back then?

    • @drfusioncraft
      @drfusioncraft 3 роки тому

      "the first vehicle was delivered from the Eglinton Crosstown Maintenance and Storage Facility to the eastern surface portion of the new transit line"

    • @rayopeongo
      @rayopeongo 3 роки тому

      @@drfusioncraft Ok, thanks, got it. We toured the facility in the west end.

  • @franki3Ru550
    @franki3Ru550 3 роки тому

    Why is the top of the Lrt ugly?

    • @sovb
      @sovb 3 роки тому +3

      Adding a roof is unneeded, because it's more expensive, makes maintenance harder, and the electronics are designed to be unharmed by water or dust. It looks the same on the streetcars. I think it looks cool personally, but not many people will get to see it anyway due to how high these vehicles are.

  • @erikarroyo9272
    @erikarroyo9272 3 роки тому

    that driver pro af

  • @sophxa6282
    @sophxa6282 3 роки тому +1

    They similar to the E Class trams in Melbourne

  • @trainenthusiast7695
    @trainenthusiast7695 3 роки тому

    What are those blue lights on top for?

  • @MichaelStrathmore
    @MichaelStrathmore 3 роки тому +3

    Look at how small they are. Guys, am I wrong or are these the a little too similar to the current rammed-to-capacity streetcars in the city. I know that have a some increased capacity, but is this really the vehicle that is going to provide the service needs this city needs in the future?
    As someone that crams themselves on the to St Clair streetcar daily, I'm concerned that the more densely populated Eglinton line will overwhelm these LRT's in its first year, nevermind decades into the future.

    • @nanaokyere7141
      @nanaokyere7141 3 роки тому +7

      The trains will be coupled (2).. and if the demand is there, the platforms have been built for future extensions to make them into 3 coupled train sets.

    • @Humulator
      @Humulator 3 роки тому +5

      bruh you can make up to 3 car trains in it its not going to use 1 cars.

    • @MichaelStrathmore
      @MichaelStrathmore 3 роки тому

      @@nanaokyere7141 Yes, and unless I've also overlooked something that means there will be a capacity of less than 500 people per vehicle. Not gonna lie but that seems very, very low to me.
      I think also there is the comfort level that's being lost here. Obviously I haven't been on these new vehicles, but the current streetcar vehicles are the least comfortable vehicles in the TTC fleet, somehow taking a step backwards from the older fleet they replaced.
      Again, I'm hopeful they these LRT's don't follow that trend, but from the few interior shots I've seen it doesn't look promising.

    • @MichaelStrathmore
      @MichaelStrathmore 3 роки тому

      @@Humulator If 500 people is the capacity for a car, or 15,000 people/hour is the cap, then that's not remotely future-proofed enough for the growth of this city.

    • @Humulator
      @Humulator 3 роки тому +1

      @@MichaelStrathmore bro if they made this knowing that there wont be enough capticy they wouldnt have made it like this

  • @kelvinxu3058
    @kelvinxu3058 3 роки тому +1

    New LRT finally arrived… bombardier always give us a surprise when it comes the way of daily commute.

  • @thetorontoyeller453
    @thetorontoyeller453 3 роки тому +3

    Took them long enough , all the ducking around they did. They could have built a subway in less time

  • @torontocollector1966
    @torontocollector1966 3 роки тому +1

    How many delays did it take for the train to arrive? It should have been kept underground, instead of half/half.

    • @MJ_M
      @MJ_M 3 роки тому

      do you mean kept above ground? most of the delays were caused by foolishly putting it underground

    • @torontocollector1966
      @torontocollector1966 3 роки тому

      @@MJ_M if it had been entirely underground like line 4, Eglinton wudnt be a disaster

    • @CallMeDrewChristian
      @CallMeDrewChristian 3 роки тому

      @@torontocollector1966 It would still be a mess if they did it underground, especially with the bridges on Leslie and east of Wynford.

  • @markleggett9714
    @markleggett9714 3 роки тому +1

    Streetcars are the worst kind of public transport.

    • @capuiakid
      @capuiakid 3 роки тому +1

      Not necessarily, in San Franscio, they made streetcars a necessity to mass transit

    • @EnjoyFirefighting
      @EnjoyFirefighting 3 роки тому +2

      uhm not really, why should they? Cheaper than a subway, bure higher capacity than a bus. The shortest types of articulated trams are approx as long as the longest of buses

  • @cykz2004_dwimmy_the_oof
    @cykz2004_dwimmy_the_oof 3 роки тому +1

    But some may think it’s just a streetcar with no liveries...

    • @djm5687
      @djm5687 3 роки тому

      It essentially is just a streetcar. The stations are not as close as a typical streetcar line, many stations are underground, and most of the route is on a dedicated right of way. Other than that, "Line 5" is essentially just another streetcar line.

  • @dinaumali5632
    @dinaumali5632 3 роки тому +1

    Salute to all the hard work !!!

  • @MrSquareart
    @MrSquareart 3 роки тому +1

    Nice video!!!!!!!

  • @CanadianTransitFan
    @CanadianTransitFan 3 роки тому

    This reminds me of when i saw semis carrying Ottawa's lrvs about a year ago in Havelock (just east of Peterborough)

  • @comics_reisebusfahrerleon
    @comics_reisebusfahrerleon 3 роки тому +1

    👍🏻

  • @cykz2004_dwimmy_the_oof
    @cykz2004_dwimmy_the_oof 3 роки тому

    And people driving on the streets are probably excited too about the new line!

  • @BeeRich33
    @BeeRich33 3 роки тому

    By the hour, boys. Everybody a supervisor. Union knobs hang out at The Keating Channel Pub. Screwing the people over for what...7 decades now? Hold on a second..."scaffordling has been set-up to allow for vehicle maintenance". So al that construction and there's not a garage for these trains?

  • @marcdich9066
    @marcdich9066 3 роки тому

    the phat train looks like its smiling with its cute red lights haha ,good for yall

  • @metta2432
    @metta2432 3 роки тому

    Imagine how precise the truck driver has to be.

  • @christopher8116
    @christopher8116 3 роки тому

    LRT Trains, the way of Communism.

  • @cykz2004_dwimmy_the_oof
    @cykz2004_dwimmy_the_oof 3 роки тому

    Guess I can ride the new train to school!

  • @trainrover
    @trainrover 3 роки тому

    all that $$$ for just short trams...oo la.....

  • @natesum5012
    @natesum5012 3 роки тому +1

    Ugh Bombardier made the trains! Keep the receipts!!

  • @Matt-lz6nx
    @Matt-lz6nx 3 роки тому

    We’ve have these tram in Blackpool, England since 2012

  • @chuckwagon5518
    @chuckwagon5518 3 роки тому

    Perhaps in the furure, for the benefit of all viewers, you could put where Eglinton is located in the description!