10-20-2021, 06:21 PM
(10-18-2021, 11:24 PM)taylortbb Wrote: https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/mobile/ottawa-...-1.5626876
RTG is claiming Nov 1 they can have a few trains ready for a partial return to service, but Ottawa appears pretty skeptical. RTG had originally said the system would only be down for 3 weeks, so I don't blame the city. The city is also looking for a testing phase after RTG clears the trains to operate, which makes sense after two derailments in a month.
Overall it's looking like it'll be a 7-8 week shutdown to passengers, and only partial service when things do resume.
It's really seeming like Ottawa has a lemon. I can't imagine the political situation here if ION was down for 7-8 weeks.
I'd imagine that the Kitchener-Cambridge leg of the ION would be a very hard sell.