I can't believe this was 2 years ago, and unlike the title of the thumbnail, the Eglinton Crosstown still isn't "here". Obviously, you had no way of knowing it would be this long, but when I saw this pop up in my feed I thought it must be a new video. Looking forward to when anyone can ride the line.
I'll never understand how Metrolinx managed to spend over $1 billion per mile on a light rail line. For comparison, Vancouver's Broadway subway will be fully grade separated, yet the cost is $800 million per mile. Toronto could have gotten a full metro line for the same cost with better management and planning.
Hey look, budgeting and cost stuff like this is difficult even for huge corporations to work out, it's way more complicated then it seems. Transit projects are never just transit projects, every time someone offers to dig a hole, a lot more goes in than just tracks. You can build projects on the cheap, but generally you'll be paying for it in the long term. A lot of these projects cost more than they should, but until you work in that field, keep your head out of it if you know what's good for you.
That is exactly what Philly did. Purchased a large number of modern day trams, Renovations to stations with some platforms extended.. and changing house optics by assigning letters and numbers to lines. They are slowly getting their act together. Now, if we can get some of the other planned routes built, that would even be better
As much as this project has been controversial, It's kind of existing to see them finally rolling out, the green grass just adds a great touch too they could do it at Spadina too.
That grass looks beautiful now but I hope they maintain it! I've seen the city put in planters and other grassy areas and they turned into weeds, never to be touched again. Just an observation... the stops seem nice now in summer, but they don't look like they will give much protection from the freezing winds of winter.
I'm not sure how the division of labour is controlled by the TTC and Metrolinx but I'm sure they'll manage it carefully. In York Region VIVA/YRT actually takes decent care of their own flowers/grass planted alongside the BRT lines.
yep, that's what happened to Rio's tram (minus the winter). Thankfully, the new team on the town hall has been doing a *way* better job and I think our grassy trambed will be improved soon!
IMO metrolinx should have used tram-trains for this route just because of the potential high ridership. Maybe in the future they will, but overall it’s good to see new transit infrastructure up and running
I would personally prefer shorter trains that are run more frequently. Previously, Metrolinx said that they would run very long trains at low frequency (only one train every 12 minutes) in order to save money. But with the current bus system, the buses often come every few minutes.
With the exception of the o-train in Ottawa and the Pearson link train between the terminals the ttc chime appears to be standard across Ontario . Ion and the Toronto rockets have the clearest sounding chimes
It wasn't noticed but it is important. The biggest benefit of the green track is that it is much more quiet and the other mentioned benefit is a bonus. I am very pleased to see that some north American cities starts to look like an proper Europe I am used to. ;)
I believe the Tramway in Montpellier, France has plenty of greentrack. I can really agree that the little things like a little bit of grass can dramatically improve the rider and non-rider's experience around or on the LRT.
Traveling to KW just sucks as of right now but literally less than 2 weeks from now there’s gonna be more off peak trains and buses going there so i can’t wait to ride the Ion again!
I was actually in the area yesterday and saw the trams pass a couple of times, up and down the corridor. My only comment would be some of the station spacing. I don’t think Hakimi Lebovic is needed. It’s in between Pharmacy and Warden, which are going to have high ridership, and than Hakimi Lebovic which feels out of place. It’s too close to Warden and feels like it’s going to slow down the overall travel time.
There is very tight station spacing indeed, I'm also not sure it makes sense because as you say its going to slow things down a ton, for a distance that is very walkable.
The stop seems redundant, but it isn't. That is the middle of that areas shopping district. Makes sense for a stop to be there as it services all of the shoppers.
Interesting how these sets seem really suited to more light rail style running with complete right of way and limited stations along the route. Melbourne's E Class are very similar albeit partially built in Melbourne, but run as regular trams on the road.
aaaaah, memories of the 34 - always running in packs of 5 - and a mad rush to run to the empty bus at the end of the pack at Victoria Park / Eglinton westbound. Every morning. It was almost as though they were scheduled that way.
Great report. Thanks. And, after all the work you've done on these videos, you deserve to get the inside track with these transit authorities. Congrats.
Those non-cab ends are really interesting. They show what the experience would be like on an automated low floor train/tram or (or could be like on the Ottawa O Train) which hasn’t yet been done anywhere
How do they plan to cut the grass? Will it be replaced every spring because of salt damage from the roads running alongside? Will they spray for dandelions and other weeds?
Recently discovered your channel. I've always been a mass transit geek even though coming from Michigan where the mass transit is basically non existent. I am looking forward watching the other and upcoming videos. Great Job and very informative.
Hoping to ridethis new tramway next year, if able to travel to Canada. I am from Blackpool, England, and worked as a seasonal conductor for 5 years. That was in the days of the old trams, dating from 1934. Best job I ever had, and loved every minute of it.
And Ottawa as well. But lots of lessons learned from Skytrain and from Ottawa line - and now Toronto can apply lessons to Eglinton Line. Mind you, Toronto already upgraded their streetcars and learned a lot - just a different variant/model.
This line should've always ended up at Pearson airport. The fact that it didn't and stops at Mount Dennis is a joke in the same way that most of Canadian real estate is a joke.
"Green Track" is used quite widely across Europe, The UK has a few examples such as Deansgate-Castlefield in Manchester (Which has kinda turned grey after all the years) and a shining example in Birmingham.
After a year and a half of not using ION, a system of which I am quite fond, I have happily started using it again. It appears that the stop request buttons have been removed from most, if not all of the trains. The Accessible Stop Request button is of course still in place.
Hello, I have been watching your videos with great interest. When are you planning on doing a video of the transit system in the Dallas, Ft. Worth area. If you have already done one then I couldn't find it. Thanks in advance and keep up the good work.
That would be really usefully if they do that since there are many buses that go into that station and would work great for me since I work in that area
The remark about buses costing more per passenger was interesting and IMO deserves a video on its own. A common criticism of metro rail is it is easier and cheaper to "just use buses". Per the numbers I looked at buses are surprisingly expensive. A new diesel bus in NY costs 500k, it needs to replaced every 12 years (8% annual depreciation cost), they average 7.9 mph, and operating costs (gas + driver + insurance) can average 215 per hour. On top of this buses are crowded, are slow to load, and lack the capacity of metro rail...can you imagine if NY tried to convert all their subway lines to buses? I would be curious to known what Reese thinks about the subject. Personally I only see buses as a necessary evil to provide coverage to density circuitous routes and link to a great rail network...otherwise metro rail is way better.
This was well over 2 Years ago, and still ZERO service from Metrolinx on this line, and no one has been fired, where do you sign up for jobs....?????????????
@RMTransit, the great tragedy of this (and yes, IMHO this _is_ a tragedy), is that all that we will get, LRT-wise, is this line and the Finch West line, but *_nothing more than that_* as was originally planned by David Miller with Transit City. Even more tragic is that it won't go into Pearson Airport as it was (most likely) supposed to, giving people a cheaper alternative over Union-Pearson Express and that crappy bus to Pearson from Kipling Station.
They should have kept the LRT underground. What if there are car accidents at the intersections? How about the outdoor shelters during bad weather? The shelters look lackluster.
Reminds me of when I rode on the first revenue train on NYC's Second Avenue Subway, 1/1/17, noon. Of course it left a few minutes late due to crowding but there were many cheers once we were under Second Avenue.
Nice to see it up and running. nice video!!! I will suggest a video about Oporto, Portugal metro system, it's quite new and in rapid expansion, was built on the old small train and offers a view over a city landmark ( Ponte D. Luis I)
These Bombardier FLEXITY Freedom trams are fitted with Bombardier's MITRAC system 500, which here is divided into two parts; Power (i.e. the VVVF inverters and traction motors), and Control (i.e. the Tram Control & Management System).
I think a video about Medellin transit system would be e pretty interesting, with all the different modes and all of that. Also maybe yo can made a video about your opinion in the BRT systems that have been popping out in latam recently. Do you think they're an adequate solution or it would had been better to have LRT or Metro System instead ?
My understanding is all new buys of trams in Portland will have dual cabs on all cars. The reason for this comes down to oddities of the system, like only having balloon tracks for turning around on at the two railyards at Elmonica and Ruby Junction, and compatibility issues with single-cab units with older, more reliable rolling stock. So, in case of a breakdown on the trains with single car trains, not only can that train no longer operate in service, but it needs to get towed by another compatible unit, which thanks to not having cabs at both ends, ends up requiring another two car train to make a four car train, which then cannot traverse downtown Portland. The experiment with single-cab trains has been a failure and it wouldn't surprise me if the single-cab units get scrapped *well* before the Bombardier built high floor trains from the 1980s get retired.
That was a proposal from the contractor that leaked. Metrolinx commented saying they would never the crosstown without its most important station so who knows what’s going to happen
@@RMTransit seats facing inward. It would allow for more standing room. The streetcars that run downtown suffer from cramped entrances where people are standing. It will allow people to move in away from the doors.
@@RMTransit Then they ought to have used different vehicles. It's the same here in Sydney Australia; they have the wrong LRVs for the network requirements. As a driver and controller of the network here it bugs me.
@@RMTransit True but you could have an elevated platform over the bogies with seats facing inward. This also proves your point in a previous video you did about why the Eglinton LRT should have been high floor light rail like the one in Calgary. I feel that the people making the choices for Toronto transit dont use transit that much.
I cannot wait to go from Kennedy to Eglinton Square on a train instead of driving. Although Eglinton traffic is not that bad, I hate driving a class G. Commerical vehicle is, streetcar & train would be, much nicer to drive. Sort of want to apply as TTC operator again and hopefully move to this line. However I am annoyed about ai trains in tunnels. We need ai butlers in the house to clean, driving a train is something I can do and would do if given the chance.
While I'm definitely glad these large transit projects are taking off very nicely throughout the GTA and beyond in Canada, we need to rethink everything when it comes to how people move and use transit. If we really want to be a transit oriented society we need to do away with mega parking lots which make many of these businesses unfriendly to transit users. It just doesn't seem convenient to use the Eglinton LRT and then traverse a massive parking lot to access a store. Imagine doing so in the dead of winter. While transit is great and sustainable, more thought needs to be given to the last journey to your actual destination.
Do what London (UK) does and have an actual penalty for choosing to drive (London zone 1 has a pollution fee, and congestion fee. The congestion fee alone is £15 per day - worth about 2 pints of beer in London.
I remember seeing the plans for this as a wide-eyed naive College student in 2014-2015 during CNE, thinking how great this would be when it finally arrived. The estimated year was 2017, but plans changed again. It sucks to know that I wouldn’t be able to ride this since we moved to another region and that I am already accustomed to driving. It's so beautiful though.
What are you looking forward to seeing in Line 5 Eglinton?
Me
To see the development along Eglinton and get to places along the street
I'm looking forward to seeing it open.
A connection to the airport!
An underground station at u of t and a convenient connection to the airport.
I can't believe this was 2 years ago, and unlike the title of the thumbnail, the Eglinton Crosstown still isn't "here". Obviously, you had no way of knowing it would be this long, but when I saw this pop up in my feed I thought it must be a new video. Looking forward to when anyone can ride the line.
"I am up early today. Ok not really early. About 10 AM." Every student ever
Every Torontonian ever
Haha I am not a student anymore! Its very scary!
Lol and here's me getting up at 4am for work
Maybe he living on Disney time. Of the west coast. 10 am EST = 7am PST
I'll never understand how Metrolinx managed to spend over $1 billion per mile on a light rail line. For comparison, Vancouver's Broadway subway will be fully grade separated, yet the cost is $800 million per mile. Toronto could have gotten a full metro line for the same cost with better management and planning.
I’m sure the surface section was much cheaper than the underground section - which was probably over $1bn/mile with those deep bore stations
New York City was arguably more frugal with their deep bored tube subway under Second Avenue
Hey look, budgeting and cost stuff like this is difficult even for huge corporations to work out, it's way more complicated then it seems. Transit projects are never just transit projects, every time someone offers to dig a hole, a lot more goes in than just tracks. You can build projects on the cheap, but generally you'll be paying for it in the long term. A lot of these projects cost more than they should, but until you work in that field, keep your head out of it if you know what's good for you.
We lost our expertise in engineering and construction during the years of no transit expansion.
Land prices more expensive than Vancouver.
Another advantage of "green" track is reduced external noise.
Yep! It has tonnnns of benefits!
Great modern vehicles and stations, Septa needs to take notice and do this with their next gen Trolley updates
Septa has def gotta get on with those modern trolleys!
As long as you are willing to put up with more than a decade of chaos.
That is exactly what Philly did.
Purchased a large number of modern day trams, Renovations to stations with some platforms extended.. and changing house optics by assigning letters and numbers to lines.
They are slowly getting their act together.
Now, if we can get some of the other planned routes built, that would even be better
Wow and in 20 more years the public will get to enjoy this ride also.
I really love the green tracks. it really makes the urban environment just that bit nicer. wish more trams/streetcars did that
what about all the rust on the rails, that makes the rails really quiet....because no trains are running on them.
Getting some of those Geoff Marshall perks! Good for u!
The dream!
1 YEAR AND STILL NOT OPENED! YES! STILL A DREAM BILLIONS IN THE HOLE LATER!
As much as this project has been controversial, It's kind of existing to see them finally rolling out, the green grass just adds a great touch too they could do it at Spadina too.
Couldn't agree more, transit is transit!
This comment aged well. December 2023 now, the CEO Metrolinx still refuses to provide an opening date.
That grass looks beautiful now but I hope they maintain it! I've seen the city put in planters and other grassy areas and they turned into weeds, never to be touched again.
Just an observation... the stops seem nice now in summer, but they don't look like they will give much protection from the freezing winds of winter.
Yep, winter protection will be an issue
@@RMTransit Your knowledge of transit is amazing! Run for office someday?
I'm not sure how the division of labour is controlled by the TTC and Metrolinx but I'm sure they'll manage it carefully. In York Region VIVA/YRT actually takes decent care of their own flowers/grass planted alongside the BRT lines.
yep, that's what happened to Rio's tram (minus the winter). Thankfully, the new team on the town hall has been doing a *way* better job and I think our grassy trambed will be improved soon!
So lucky to be able to be one of the frist to ride the lines 5
IMO metrolinx should have used tram-trains for this route just because of the potential high ridership. Maybe in the future they will, but overall it’s good to see new transit infrastructure up and running
Metrolinx said they will be starting out with sets of two and the line is ready to handle sets of three.
I mean, the different in tram type is unlikely to effect capacity that much! But, FYI Finch will be operating tram train style vehicles.
@@RMTransit that’s what I was referring to with the Alstom citadis spirit.
I would personally prefer shorter trains that are run more frequently. Previously, Metrolinx said that they would run very long trains at low frequency (only one train every 12 minutes) in order to save money. But with the current bus system, the buses often come every few minutes.
I wish this thing was built about 20 years ago. I rode the bus from Victoria Park to Kennedy station every day back then when I was a high schooler.
With the exception of the o-train in Ottawa and the Pearson link train between the terminals the ttc chime appears to be standard across Ontario . Ion and the Toronto rockets have the clearest sounding chimes
So amazing to see the video of this transit system at the Golden Mile. I used to live near there and car traffic was always horrible.
@john smith it should if it gets people out of their cars. Anything to make transit easier and driving more difficult and inconvenient.
Well it’s worse now. This is a waste of money and made people who have no option to drive frustrated.
@john smith If the LRT is more convenient than the car, then people will switch to LRT. Will see what happens.
It wasn't noticed but it is important. The biggest benefit of the green track is that it is much more quiet and the other mentioned benefit is a bonus. I am very pleased to see that some north American cities starts to look like an proper Europe I am used to. ;)
Canadian!
I believe the Tramway in Montpellier, France has plenty of greentrack. I can really agree that the little things like a little bit of grass can dramatically improve the rider and non-rider's experience around or on the LRT.
It absolutely has a big impact on the average riders experience!
Also New Orleans St Charles Streetcar line has extensive green track. Enough to be desired.
These surface stations seem really similar to the Ion LRT.
Or streetcars
Traveling to KW just sucks as of right now but literally less than 2 weeks from now there’s gonna be more off peak trains and buses going there so i can’t wait to ride the Ion again!
They are similar but fully build out. ION's stops are meant to be expanded as larger trains are used.
@@RMTransit well, the truth is: Line 5 Eglinton is using the same types of trams (i.e. the Bombardier Flexity Freedom) as ION.
When did I get to the age where I actively seek out videos of public transport and find them fascinating...
Finally!! This makes it seem like there is actually a light at the end of the tunnel! Glad you got the opportunity to do this!
There is light on both ends of the tunnels!
Wow, the "green track" is brilliant!
I agree, it really changes the feeling of the street!
I was actually in the area yesterday and saw the trams pass a couple of times, up and down the corridor. My only comment would be some of the station spacing. I don’t think Hakimi Lebovic is needed. It’s in between Pharmacy and Warden, which are going to have high ridership, and than Hakimi Lebovic which feels out of place. It’s too close to Warden and feels like it’s going to slow down the overall travel time.
There is very tight station spacing indeed, I'm also not sure it makes sense because as you say its going to slow things down a ton, for a distance that is very walkable.
The stop seems redundant, but it isn't. That is the middle of that areas shopping district. Makes sense for a stop to be there as it services all of the shoppers.
Interesting how these sets seem really suited to more light rail style running with complete right of way and limited stations along the route. Melbourne's E Class are very similar albeit partially built in Melbourne, but run as regular trams on the road.
What about them makes you say that?
aaaaah, memories of the 34 - always running in packs of 5 - and a mad rush to run to the empty bus at the end of the pack at Victoria Park / Eglinton westbound. Every morning. It was almost as though they were scheduled that way.
Colouring them silver because that's the "colour" of the subway trains was a dumb move lol
They will have a Green Colour once they start running for public next year
Not a far as I know, no green
Silver, but with an orange band below the windows would be cool. Similiar to DB ICE design
@@RMTransit oops that what the renderings depicted
Great report. Thanks. And, after all the work you've done on these videos, you deserve to get the inside track with these transit authorities. Congrats.
Those non-cab ends are really interesting. They show what the experience would be like on an automated low floor train/tram or (or could be like on the Ottawa O Train) which hasn’t yet been done anywhere
Very good point I hadn't considered!
I'm working on the designs for this and it's so cool to see the stations built in real life!! Thanks for going and making this video!
Green tracks! Great to see them in North America too now.
I agree! Its been far too long!
How do they plan to cut the grass? Will it be replaced every spring because of salt damage from the roads running alongside? Will they spray for dandelions and other weeds?
@@andrewmolen5618 Good questions.
Congrats, what a cool experience!
Recently discovered your channel. I've always been a mass transit geek even though coming from Michigan where the mass transit is basically non existent. I am looking forward watching the other and upcoming videos. Great Job and very informative.
@3:55 Just like the currently oldest metro's in Rotterdam.
The RET still regrets that decision, since it has a huge impact on flexibility.
Hoping to ridethis new tramway next year, if able to travel to Canada. I am from Blackpool, England, and worked as a seasonal conductor for 5 years. That was in the days of the old trams, dating from 1934. Best job I ever had, and loved every minute of it.
Jago Hazard
Finally! Been dying for a video like this..!
Thank you!
SPAD at 5:24
Vancouver did similar things with the first SkyTrain line, opening bits and pieces for people to ride and see what it was like.
I'm not sure the signals are completely operational yet. You won't see that happen once it is fully operational.
And Ottawa as well. But lots of lessons learned from Skytrain and from Ottawa line - and now Toronto can apply lessons to Eglinton Line. Mind you, Toronto already upgraded their streetcars and learned a lot - just a different variant/model.
The whole surface section should be green track tbh.
Agreed.
it will be
Lucky you! Glad you got a sneak peek of LRT vehicles. I look forward to hopping on them when the Eglinton Crosstown line opens next year. (-:
This line should've always ended up at Pearson airport. The fact that it didn't and stops at Mount Dennis is a joke in the same way that most of Canadian real estate is a joke.
It'll get extended eventually, more than 19km as a single project would be a lot.
Did you just say Finch West I did see them doing something but I wasn’t too sure but now I know what’s going on thank you so much.
"Green Track" is used quite widely across Europe, The UK has a few examples such as Deansgate-Castlefield in Manchester (Which has kinda turned grey after all the years) and a shining example in Birmingham.
I bet it'll be even more exciting when the underground and elevated portions are available to ride.
YESS
100% agree
Will do create a video on the St. Louis metrolink? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.
After a year and a half of not using ION, a system of which I am quite fond, I have happily started using it again. It appears that the stop request buttons have been removed from most, if not all of the trains. The Accessible Stop Request button is of course still in place.
Oh interesting!
Very cool. I can't wait to ride it.
3:54 I wish Sydney also had this feature on its CBD and South East LRT, which uses Alstom Citadis 305s.
Congrats on your new metro-tram Toronto comrades!
The trains were supposed to have a hint of green on the outside, not sure why they went with all grey.
Hello, I have been watching your videos with great interest. When are you planning on doing a video of the transit system in the Dallas, Ft. Worth area. If you have already done one then I couldn't find it. Thanks in advance and keep up the good work.
This is really great for toronto an alot more projects needed across cacada thank you for this video.
Loved your update on line 5. Well done. Thank you.
this came up on my feed again which I find funny considering the last round of litigation
Rumor has it that the Eglinton Crosstown can be further extended west to connect with the Mississauga Transitway at the Renforth bus station.
That would be really usefully if they do that since there are many buses that go into that station and would work great for me since I work in that area
@@johnnyboy830 luckily that extension is in the process of becoming reality
When youtube recommends me the "Line 5 Eglinton Is Here!" thumbnail and the video is 2 years old...
….and the system is now two years away from becoming operational.
Great video! Really reminds me of the upcoming light rail line in Odense, Denmark, set to open later this year.
I agree, that system in Odense looks great!
The remark about buses costing more per passenger was interesting and IMO deserves a video on its own. A common criticism of metro rail is it is easier and cheaper to "just use buses". Per the numbers I looked at buses are surprisingly expensive. A new diesel bus in NY costs 500k, it needs to replaced every 12 years (8% annual depreciation cost), they average 7.9 mph, and operating costs (gas + driver + insurance) can average 215 per hour. On top of this buses are crowded, are slow to load, and lack the capacity of metro rail...can you imagine if NY tried to convert all their subway lines to buses? I would be curious to known what Reese thinks about the subject. Personally I only see buses as a necessary evil to provide coverage to density circuitous routes and link to a great rail network...otherwise metro rail is way better.
This was well over 2 Years ago, and still ZERO service from Metrolinx on this line, and no one has been fired, where do you sign up for jobs....?????????????
This is very big for my dad because he works at Black Creek and Eglinton which is Mount Dennis
Awesome experience!
Hi Alex I’m ur biggest fan!!
@RMTransit, the great tragedy of this (and yes, IMHO this _is_ a tragedy), is that all that we will get, LRT-wise, is this line and the Finch West line, but *_nothing more than that_* as was originally planned by David Miller with Transit City. Even more tragic is that it won't go into Pearson Airport as it was (most likely) supposed to, giving people a cheaper alternative over Union-Pearson Express and that crappy bus to Pearson from Kipling Station.
I don't think that's a tragedy, and Eglinton is already being extended!
They should have kept the LRT underground. What if there are car accidents at the intersections? How about the outdoor shelters during bad weather? The shelters look lackluster.
Hi Rees! When do you think the TTC Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown will open public this year?
No, it’s not scheduled to open until next year
Reminds me of when I rode on the first revenue train on NYC's Second Avenue Subway, 1/1/17, noon. Of course it left a few minutes late due to crowding but there were many cheers once we were under Second Avenue.
Nice to see it up and running.
nice video!!!
I will suggest a video about Oporto, Portugal metro system, it's quite new and in rapid expansion, was built on the old small train and offers a view over a city landmark ( Ponte D. Luis I)
would love to see a video on swiss public transit and the construction projects planned for the future
I can't wait for this subway, I want to take the day off work and ride it around on its first day operating hehe
These Bombardier FLEXITY Freedom trams are fitted with Bombardier's MITRAC system 500, which here is divided into two parts; Power (i.e. the VVVF inverters and traction motors), and Control (i.e. the Tram Control & Management System).
Green track is not unique to Canada. Oslo trams run on it in some sections and there it is natural grass. That Kennedy thing looks like astroturf.
This has a very similar feel to the new lines on the sydney light rail
Other than the track design at the stops and on much of the route.
The green track also looks good.
Yep, though I prefer Sydney's design.
Can't believe Toronto is gonna have this Tram system :D. Btw I was really thinking if you're not interested into Bratislava tram system in Slovakia?
Have you heard about Line 6 Finch West? This line will use Alstom Citadis Spirit trams.
He just said at the beginning that he wanted to see the trams on the Finch west lrt testing so obviously he knows!
This should have been built as a full rapid transit subway from STC to YYZ. These governments are always so shortsighted.
Keep it up! Very informative and a delight to watch...
Great video! Thanks!
Very professional!! In detail
The green track is also found in Box Hill, Melbourne, Australia and Helsinki, Finland.
Reese, 2 years later, do you regret the thumbnail saying it's here? 😀
I live without regrets
We have green track on the Fânzeres Line and some parts of the Maia Line in Porto's metro, "Very nice!", as Borat would say xD
I think a video about Medellin transit system would be e pretty interesting, with all the different modes and all of that. Also maybe yo can made a video about your opinion in the BRT systems that have been popping out in latam recently. Do you think they're an adequate solution or it would had been better to have LRT or Metro System instead ?
Thats a great idea! In the future I will do one!
Green track, eh? Wait till you see the snow.
You should come to Manchester and try the trams here!!
Metrolink is very cool!
My understanding is all new buys of trams in Portland will have dual cabs on all cars. The reason for this comes down to oddities of the system, like only having balloon tracks for turning around on at the two railyards at Elmonica and Ruby Junction, and compatibility issues with single-cab units with older, more reliable rolling stock. So, in case of a breakdown on the trains with single car trains, not only can that train no longer operate in service, but it needs to get towed by another compatible unit, which thanks to not having cabs at both ends, ends up requiring another two car train to make a four car train, which then cannot traverse downtown Portland.
The experiment with single-cab trains has been a failure and it wouldn't surprise me if the single-cab units get scrapped *well* before the Bombardier built high floor trains from the 1980s get retired.
Yeah not good in Portland but mostly ok for Toronto
nice job good report. I grew up on the TTC going to many locales from my home stop Kipling at Bywood Dr in the west end
It’s proposed to open in February 2022 - May 2022 (With out Eglinton station) Eglinton station will open in September 2022! Great video RM Transit
That was a proposal from the contractor that leaked. Metrolinx commented saying they would never the crosstown without its most important station so who knows what’s going to happen
I still feel the facing seats are not needed.
What would your alternative be?
@@RMTransit seats facing inward. It would allow for more standing room. The streetcars that run downtown suffer from cramped entrances where people are standing. It will allow people to move in away from the doors.
You can't do it because of the way the bogies are placed, that's why the floor is like that
@@RMTransit Then they ought to have used different vehicles. It's the same here in Sydney Australia; they have the wrong LRVs for the network requirements. As a driver and controller of the network here it bugs me.
@@RMTransit True but you could have an elevated platform over the bogies with seats facing inward.
This also proves your point in a previous video you did about why the Eglinton LRT should have been high floor light rail like the one in Calgary. I feel that the people making the choices for Toronto transit dont use transit that much.
I've seen the green/grass streetcar track in Germany, so it's nice to see in Canada finally.
I was on the first Sydney Metro
Love the green track! Thanks for this!
I cannot wait to go from Kennedy to Eglinton Square on a train instead of driving. Although Eglinton traffic is not that bad, I hate driving a class G. Commerical vehicle is, streetcar & train would be, much nicer to drive. Sort of want to apply as TTC operator again and hopefully move to this line. However I am annoyed about ai trains in tunnels. We need ai butlers in the house to clean, driving a train is something I can do and would do if given the chance.
Once it opens I'm definitely riding from one end to the other.
So khool that you got to do this!
I hope this will finish this year!
Super cool
very cool outlook of the tram.
While I'm definitely glad these large transit projects are taking off very nicely throughout the GTA and beyond in Canada, we need to rethink everything when it comes to how people move and use transit. If we really want to be a transit oriented society we need to do away with mega parking lots which make many of these businesses unfriendly to transit users.
It just doesn't seem convenient to use the Eglinton LRT and then traverse a massive parking lot to access a store. Imagine doing so in the dead of winter. While transit is great and sustainable, more thought needs to be given to the last journey to your actual destination.
Do what London (UK) does and have an actual penalty for choosing to drive (London zone 1 has a pollution fee, and congestion fee. The congestion fee alone is £15 per day - worth about 2 pints of beer in London.
Some trams have their bogies(wheels?) located at car joints, which enables a high-floor-like layout, this doesn't have that which is disappointing.
Stops stations needs better shelter protection for winter time! Especially Eglinton ave is so windy.....
Same problem with many of the modern bus shelters, virtually no side protection from wind/rain.
@@EVIL-C that's to keep the homeless out
I remember seeing the plans for this as a wide-eyed naive College student in 2014-2015 during CNE, thinking how great this would be when it finally arrived. The estimated year was 2017, but plans changed again. It sucks to know that I wouldn’t be able to ride this since we moved to another region and that I am already accustomed to driving. It's so beautiful though.
does the green track have to be mowed?
The chairs inside looked very comfy