ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[tomh009]

Definitely not. I hope (and suspect) that the ION schedule has sufficient buffer to prevent the launch schedule slipping due to these delays. They are not big delays as of yet, but can BBD deliver on the revised schedule?

[ac3r]

Bombardier on time? Never.

[KevinL]

"Delivery of vehicles is currently scheduled to be delayed by two months to October 2016 for the first vehicle and by four months to May 2017 for the fourteenth vehicle from the original delivery schedule."

Aww, man.

[Canard]

The project can handle a 6-month delay in LFLRV delivery, so opening day isn't in jeopardy.

All this delay means is that a few of us who were really, really excited to see the train will have to wait just a bit longer, that's all. No big deal really.

[timc]

I think I was mistaken before when I commented about the overhead wiring. They appeared to be wires when I went past yesterday, just a different colour than I was expecting. The cables extend to just south of Columbia Street.

[timc]

TPSS at Columbia Street from yesterday afternoon.



When I looked at the plans, it seemed like this was originally supposed to be on the south side of Columbia. Any idea what happened?

[Canard]

I don't know the technical term here, but I think I saw ropes up on the poles for pulling wires yesterday. I don't think they were actual wires.

That's right; in your photos, you can see the pulleys hanging off of the catenary arms. These are just used for pulling the two wires: The messenger wire, and the contact wire. The messenger wire sags between the arms in a catenary curve - hence the name catenary. Smaller wires hang down off the messenger wire, like a suspension bridge, and support the contact wire.

[Canard]

I've been keeping an eye on the news outlets; CTV, The Record, etc, and none of them have dropped their inevitable piece about the LRV delay. I am guessing they're holding off until Monday AM to make it as dramatic and awful-sounding as possible. I wish I wasn't so pessimistic about the news, but unfortunately as I get older I have learned that they care very little about what they're reporting, and rather, care more about how stirred up they can get people.

[Pheidippides]

Conestoga Mall station:
   
   
   

King @ Conestogo:
   

Northfield @ King:
   

[Pheidippides]

Near OMSF:
   
   
   
   

Bearinger TPSS:
   

[TMKM94]

KCI's Stairs and Ramp are complete They just need to repair the lawn and put a sidewalk in (They also need to put the William Lyon Mackenzie Statue and the School sign back) Does anyone know why there are so many traffic lights between Green St. And Union St? They added a set at the Main Entrance to Grand River Hospital and ones at Mt.Hope St. (so now there are 5 sets of traffic lights between those streets) I thought traffic lights had to be spaced out more so there wouldn't be traffic jams, that's the excuse for the intersection of Victoria and Patricia not having lights anyways, IMO that intersection is way overdue for Traffic lights.

[Canard]

Thanks for the photos! I can't quite tell - does it look like they've started laying any yard track yet at the OMSF?

[Pheidippides]

Uptown waterloo:
   

GRH:
   

KCI steps:
   
   

   

[Pheidippides]

Wellington/Moore section:
   
   
   

Dome:
   
   

I'm not sure why they took the sides off the dome; there are still tonne of tarps and heaters working hard to keep it warm and it was -15 with windchill the other night and more snow and cold due today.

[Pheidippides]

One last dome picture:
   

UW station:
   

Laurier/Waterloo Park/Seagram: