05-21-2016, 12:34 PM
Looking along Ottawa, from Charles.
Another view along Ottawa from Charles.
A new kind of catpole has appeared - this is what a "Round" pole looks like with a counterweight. The counterweight for the tensioner system is hidden within the column of the pole itself! Fancy.
I'm not sure when they snuck it in, but they've now spliced in a half-crossover between the tracks, just North of Albert McCormic Arena! Note that the direction of the crossover is "safe" - that is to say, an incorrectly set switch will not cause a train in normal operation to veer onto the wrong track... to use the crossover, a train would have to pass by it, then reverse through the crossover, then continue along its way.
And finally, a whole line of tram signals along King in front of Grand River Hospital. Seeing these appear just makes the whole thing seem more "real" to me.