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ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
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#3,826
05-13-2016, 09:32 PM
King at Union this afternoon:
   

King at William this afternoon:
   
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
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05-13-2016, 09:52 PM
(05-13-2016, 09:32 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: King at Union this afternoon:

Huh. I guess that's the first complete embedded double-track intersection!
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#3,828
05-13-2016, 09:53 PM
Can you do me a favour, and post those two photos in the facebook group? Some dolt was going on 2 weeks ago about how "Grandlinq fails again" because there was "no way these are going to re-open on time". Smile
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05-13-2016, 09:53 PM
(05-13-2016, 09:52 PM)Markster Wrote: Huh.  I guess that's the first complete embedded double-track intersection!

Stirling opened on Monday.
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#3,830
05-13-2016, 09:54 PM
Another photo of King/Union, definitely ready to open on Sunday:

[Image: WrSWhnI.jpg]
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#3,831
05-13-2016, 09:59 PM
And, just a reminder of what this intersection looked like, less than 2 weeks ago (Photos from April 30):

   

   

Incredible work by all involved.
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#3,832
05-13-2016, 10:14 PM
(05-13-2016, 09:53 PM)Canard Wrote:
(05-13-2016, 09:52 PM)Markster Wrote: Huh.  I guess that's the first complete embedded double-track intersection!

Stirling opened on Monday.

I guess I haven't seen a picture of that yet! Something looked distinctly different about this one, so I thought it was the first.
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05-13-2016, 10:27 PM (This post was last modified: 05-13-2016, 10:28 PM by Canard.)
Ted posted some bright and early on Monday morning on the facebook group.

I'm still hoping for concrete and pavement painting/demarcation:

[Image: GoldCoastLightRail.jpg]
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05-13-2016, 11:35 PM
(05-13-2016, 05:08 PM)GtwoK Wrote: [Image: 13116256_10154203495922959_8114430732894166534_o.jpg]

Great photo!

In case anyone doesn't realize, this is the Schneider Creek crossing between Hayward and the Parkway. The new bridge for the freight track at right was completed last year; the former freight bridge was removed and, as you can see, the LRT bridge is well under way.
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05-14-2016, 07:27 AM
Is that LRT bridge for both sets of track?
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05-14-2016, 07:53 AM (This post was last modified: 05-14-2016, 07:54 AM by Canard.)
Yeah!  Here's the relevant document from the Functional Design Plans, which I just happened to be perusing over with a latte on this fine, beautiful morning (groan):

http://rapidtransit.regionofwaterloo.ca/..._Part4.pdf

The bridge is split between the fourth and fifth pages in the .PDF.

Is there any pedestrian access in the area to this bridge which would be suitable for taking photographs of it?
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05-14-2016, 12:35 PM
(05-14-2016, 07:53 AM)Canard Wrote: Is there any pedestrian access in the area to this bridge which would be suitable for taking photographs of it?

I don't think so, but I don't know the area well. You'd probably have to sight it either from Hayward or Ardelt/Overland.
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05-14-2016, 12:42 PM
You can get there just by walking down the tracks from Hayward, no?
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05-14-2016, 01:49 PM
(05-13-2016, 09:53 PM)Canard Wrote:
(05-13-2016, 09:52 PM)Markster Wrote: Huh.  I guess that's the first complete embedded double-track intersection!

Stirling opened on Monday.

King / Agnes has also been complete for at least a week now!
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05-14-2016, 03:37 PM
(05-14-2016, 12:42 PM)panamaniac Wrote: You can get there just by walking down the tracks from Hayward, no?

I suspect Mr Canard would rather not trespass. I haven't been there for years, but there used to be paths along the stream, and you could park at the ball park off Hayward.
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