ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[trainspotter139]

Any idea why the traffic lights appear to be stuck on yellow in this video Canard posted?

https://twitter.com/Canardiain/status/11...7338521601

Those lights are actually on red. The top signal aspect is a Transit Priority signal for buses.

[ac3r]

I heard on the scanner about a problem (vehicle collision?) at Caroline and William.

I don't know if it involved a train or not, but I was waiting at Central Station to go southbound around this time. No trains were coming and it said delayed on the sign. Eventually a train came, but it just drove past the station. Then about 5 minutes later a train came and stopped, and we were able to get on. So perhaps the one which drove past was hit.

[jeffster]

I heard on the scanner about a problem (vehicle collision?) at Caroline and William.

I don't know if it involved a train or not, but I was waiting at Central Station to go southbound around this time. No trains were coming and it said delayed on the sign. Eventually a train came, but it just drove past the station. Then about 5 minutes later a train came and stopped, and we were able to get on. So perhaps the one which drove past was hit.

Well, if the train was damaged, you'd think it would go northbound and not south.

Either way, they need to figure a way to get the trains running on a regular basis.

[ijmorlan]

I don't know if it involved a train or not, but I was waiting at Central Station to go southbound around this time. No trains were coming and it said delayed on the sign. Eventually a train came, but it just drove past the station. Then about 5 minutes later a train came and stopped, and we were able to get on. So perhaps the one which drove past was hit.

Well, if the train was damaged, you'd think it would go northbound and not south.

Either way, they need to figure a way to get the trains running on a regular basis.

I was thinking that, but maybe it went south to the crossover at Cameron Heights and then back, rather than reverse-running to Green St.

[jeffster]

Well, if the train was damaged, you'd think it would go northbound and not south.

Either way, they need to figure a way to get the trains running on a regular basis.

I was thinking that, but maybe it went south to the crossover at Cameron Heights and then back, rather than reverse-running to Green St.

I guess that would make sense, though I did think there was a crossover somewhere else, but maybe I'm wrong.

[Acitta]

Public transit investment spurs renewal in downtown core

[jeffster]

Public transit investment spurs renewal in downtown core

Nice! I wonder if that included "nee" Sixo..

[jeffster]

I was driving on Charles and was going to make a right onto Queen St... I didn't turn as I knew there was an LRT behind me (I had past it). I had looked at the "No Right" train sign, which is a little far to the left. When I was thinking of making the right, I couldn't even see the No Right train sign. My opinion is that it should be on the set of light facing the drivers moving east/southbound on Charles, on the platform side. Visibility was poor as the sun is already lighting it up, but the placement needs improving.

[ac3r]

While not related to ION, the Ottawa Confederation Line of the O Train opened up today. It's certainly impressive. 3 of the stations are underground, the trains are running in pairs and hold a lot of people and it runs a lot faster - capable of 80km/h while the ION crawls along at 20km/h along much of the route. The benefits of being completely grade separated I suppose. Granted, Ottawa is a lot bigger and put a lot more money into their project resulting in a grander scale.

[panamaniac]

While not related to ION, the Ottawa Confederation Line of the O Train opened up today. It's certainly impressive. 3 of the stations are underground, the trains are running in pairs and hold a lot of people and it runs a lot faster - capable of 80km/h while the ION crawls along at 20km/h along much of the route. The benefits of being completely grade separated I suppose. Granted, Ottawa is a lot bigger and put a lot more money into their project resulting in a grander scale.

$2.1B, so more than double Ion for a shorter (for now) line.

[KevinL]

That one has its own thread: https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/...hp?tid=589

[ac3r]

Thanks! I was sure I saw one here but somehow missed it when looking.

[MacBerry]

While not related to ION, the Ottawa Confederation Line of the O Train opened up today. It's certainly impressive. 3 of the stations are underground, the trains are running in pairs and hold a lot of people and it runs a lot faster - capable of 80km/h while the ION crawls along at 20km/h along much of the route. The benefits of being completely grade separated I suppose. Granted, Ottawa is a lot bigger and put a lot more money into their project resulting in a grander scale.

$2.1B, so more than double Ion for a shorter (for now) line.

Ottawa built palaces for LRT stations ... increased costs for access and egress, these items have been associated with the high TTC build costs.

[danbrotherston]

$2.1B, so more than double Ion for a shorter (for now) line.

Ottawa built palaces for LRT stations ... increased costs for access and egress, these items have been associated with the high TTC build costs.

This is something to note for folks who believed our system should have been grade separated. It has huge financial costs. But it also has costs for the users, because it takes time go up and down an escalator or elevator, and walk around to an entrance (sadly we still have that problem despite not having a good justification for it).

[Acitta]

Pickup truck, Ion train collide in Kitchener