04-15-2017, 12:21 PM
April 08
Finally got all of the 250 photos I shot of the system that day as well the new LRV up on site.
A number of things standout from my Feb visit and doing some head scratching on them. On Northfield they have cut into the ROW an emergency u-turn with barriers between the tracks and assuming they are there until service start, otherwise, need to be replace if the u-turn is used. The other thing at the crossover at Conestoga Mall station is signals for the switches in the pit area. There are also snow melting blowers for each rail. To date, all the ramps for the station have been groove as a safety protection, but the Northfield station is saying concrete or X material is to go on it as well the platform. At each end of the platform is a 6-8" slab with a ramp area to cross the track. There are also a fair number of cameras on each light post.
As to when King underpass is to be open, I have being saying end of May or early June as there is only a small section of track work to be pour this week and will take a few weeks for the sidewalk. Will not take long to get the base of the road ready for the base coat of Asphalt. Traffic lights at intersection at the street where traffic lanes move from the centre to the side could hold things up without having that side street being close until done.
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Finally got all of the 250 photos I shot of the system that day as well the new LRV up on site.
A number of things standout from my Feb visit and doing some head scratching on them. On Northfield they have cut into the ROW an emergency u-turn with barriers between the tracks and assuming they are there until service start, otherwise, need to be replace if the u-turn is used. The other thing at the crossover at Conestoga Mall station is signals for the switches in the pit area. There are also snow melting blowers for each rail. To date, all the ramps for the station have been groove as a safety protection, but the Northfield station is saying concrete or X material is to go on it as well the platform. At each end of the platform is a 6-8" slab with a ramp area to cross the track. There are also a fair number of cameras on each light post.
As to when King underpass is to be open, I have being saying end of May or early June as there is only a small section of track work to be pour this week and will take a few weeks for the sidewalk. Will not take long to get the base of the road ready for the base coat of Asphalt. Traffic lights at intersection at the street where traffic lanes move from the centre to the side could hold things up without having that side street being close until done.