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12-05-2018, 02:43 PM
Yikes, that's a terrible lapse. First, that the operators were not informed of the exercise or given a chance to depart before it began; and second, that similar equipment is not aboard trains already for a real-world scenario like this.
12-05-2018, 02:58 PM
WOW...For real ? Yes, he should be fired. He fails to recognize how serious that oversight is. That isn't miscommunication, that is terrible planning. He should be owning what went wrong and explaining that they will do everything they can to ensure it doesn't happen again. Restate that safety of the employees and the public is paramount.... what a buffoon....
 (12-05-2018, 02:58 PM)Rainrider22 Wrote: WOW...For real ? Yes, he should be fired. He fails to recognize how serious that oversight is. That isn't miscommunication, that is terrible planning. He should be owning what went wrong and explaining that they will do everything they can to ensure it doesn't happen again. Restate that safety of the employees and the public is paramount.... what a buffoon.... This is what really blows me away: Asshole Marconi Wrote:“The smoke that is used in these tests is artificial smoke there's nothing toxic associated with that,” says John Manconi, City of Ottawa Transit Services General Manager. “They were taken to the hospital as a precaution, they were all fine.” The news to me is this: Carbon monoxide is NOT toxic and the hospital was stupid and no business in giving oxygen to these men who obviously were never in danger, despite this assholes (Marconi) decision to ensure all other staff have gas masks. Marconi says it's time to throw out the carbon monoxide detectors in your homes -- as it's completely safe. Damned...this is one cocky cock. I usually don't want to punch people, it's not my style, but this dickhead needs to be knocked out. After all, a good one-two punch to the head is totally safe. Am I right?
12-05-2018, 03:13 PM
12-05-2018, 03:57 PM
Ignoring the asshole GM guy, isn't this a pretty serious failure of the ventilation system? If there's a fire in the tunnel, my understanding was that the ventilation is specifically designed to prevent smoke from spreading into vehicles/stations etc. Am I wrong? How does this all work and what is standard in other systems?
12-05-2018, 09:10 PM
I didn't get a chance to respond this morning, but echo the general sentiment.
The response from the city's transit manager was colossally bad and insensitive. He seems more irritated that the media found out than that workers were injured. All accidents, by definition, are preventable. His job is not to "report these incidents to both provincial and federal labour investigators" - it is to prevent the incidents from happening in the first place. The kind of attitude he demonstrated is exactly why more than 900 Canadians a year are still dying in work-related causes (that doesn't include workplaces not covered by worker's compensation like farms). That's 3 Canadians a day who don't come home from work.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
12-05-2018, 10:32 PM
They should be praying that the lawsuits don't roll in by tomorrow morning
12-14-2018, 06:34 PM
First video I've seen of their trains finally going faster than 10 km/h! Awesome! Love that snow kicking up behind it.
01-03-2019, 01:06 PM
Any updates? The handover date was supposed to be announced yesterday, but was delayed until today.
01-03-2019, 01:57 PM
Which to me indicates it's bad news. You don't hesitate if it's good news.
01-03-2019, 06:36 PM
They have now announced a 31 March 2019 date.
01-03-2019, 06:47 PM
Ah! Literally just released moments ago.
Read it here: https://www.otrainfans.ca/blogs/o-train-...ary-3-2019
01-03-2019, 06:55 PM
(01-03-2019, 06:43 PM)panamaniac Wrote:(01-03-2019, 06:36 PM)tomh009 Wrote: They have now announced a 31 March 2019 date. Ah … so likely start of revenue service will be sometime in April -- but not confirmed yet by the city. |
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