Ottawa LRT

[jeffster]

Gobs of footage today out of Ottawa:

• Hop aboard Ottawa's new light rail train - CBC
  
• First ride aboard Ottawa's LRT train - CTV Ottawa
  
• All aboard! A sneak peek inside the new LRT - Ottawa Citizen
  

Can't wait for Tom (Galloway) to get his chance to do the same here.

That's assuming he's re-elected.

Interesting too, and while I am not sure if Ottawa is behind schedule or not, is that they have the trains ready before everything else is complete. That's how it should be done. Now they can do months of testing too. We're not likely to get all the trains before the end of this year, plus they should do enough testing (likely 6 months with all trains).

Ottawa went with Alstom, and they build both the train and signalling, and apparently on time as well. The trains originate in the US, but final assembly was in Ottawa. I'm thinking if the region gets our second phase LRT, just have a transfer point at Fairview Park or Sportsworld, then use Alstom trains for the rest of the Blue Line to Cambridge. Saves a lot of headaches. Plus with final assembly in the region, it means more jobs!