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Poll: How would you rate ION service so far?
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5 Stars
27.78%
20 27.78%
4 Stars
47.22%
34 47.22%
3 Stars
5.56%
4 5.56%
2 Stars
1.39%
1 1.39%
1 Star
0%
0 0%
0 Stars
1.39%
1 1.39%
I haven't ridden it yet
16.67%
12 16.67%
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How would you rate ION service so far?
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(07-05-2019, 01:43 PM)Coke6pk Wrote: Does anyone know why the "STOP REQUESTED" buttons are active on the trains if it makes every stop?  Seems redundant.

The buttons were spec'd by Metrolinx, and so we got them by default. They were supposed to be removed before start of service, but other higher priority things took precedence. They'll be removed at some point.

(07-05-2019, 02:58 PM)Coke6pk Wrote:
(07-05-2019, 02:53 PM)avernar Wrote: Enjoyed the nice air conditioned ride.  Still a few glitches in the announcement system.  I was heading from Conestoga to R&T and as we approached R&T it announced Northfield.

Now that I think about it, as we approached Frederick St heading northbound, it announced Queen Station.  Queen is a S/B only station.... at the time I thought it was done by proximity.... how does it actually work?

It is GPS based, but the vehicles have the route programmed into them. It's one combined system that does the internal and external displays, announcements, etc. It appears to be a programming error as on approach to Frederick station the trains say Queen but display Frederick, all vehicles do it every time.
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RE: How would you rate ION service so far? - by taylortbb - 07-05-2019, 03:03 PM

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