GO Crew traveling slowly along CP Hamilton tracks trying to deal with track warrant form work. GO crew don't have current forms. CP crew on ES44AC 8888 wave new forms out the window as the 2 trains meet July 28-08. You can hear conversation between GO engineer and CP Dispatch. Tracks are very snaky.
Take a ride on a GO train from the QEW to GO Willowbrook Yard. We will see the newest arrival 609 and 610 sitting in the yard. We will stop at Minico to do a crew change. July 11-08
Ride an Mississauga Transit eastbound route 3 bus as we travel along Mississauga Valley Blvd to see if we can read the signs for the Next Stop that are been put up for drivers calling out all stops. This was shot on a tripod next to the driver. Note there is no standards where the signs are to be place as well you cannot read most of them. May 12-08
We see on Sept 20-08 the last Sat for the existing terminal for MT, BT and TTC at Westwood Mall as it will close at the end of service on Sept 21-08 to be rebuilt. A new Temporary bus area will open for service on the 22 at the south end of the mall.
June 25-08. A 12 car GO train arriving at Oakville with cab 201 leading the way and 601 pushing it on current track 1 that will become track 2 in 2009 after the new track is built.
Up date photo's of TTC track reconstruction on Bathurst St June 7-08. Hillcrest entrance is cut off for a week to replace hydro wires before the new roadbed can be built. Switch was being install 6 hours after concrete pour.
A visit June 25-08 to Aldershot Station. New 600 space parking lot open on June 23. All elevators are finally in service. If walkway cut into rear fence wall, it would allow people to walk to the station. The new area in the station provides a good view to watch trains.
Oct 16-08 We see a view from an eastbound GO train arriving at Toronto Union starting at the junction. We see 2 trains still in the yard waiting to go into service as well one in the fly under. We see new platforms numbers. GO 626 was on point by itself.
A view of the Confederation bridge over Hwy 403 schedule to open at the end of the month. It will be the first bridge in the city to have bike lanes on it.
July 1st 08 eastbound trip along Fleet ROW aboard TTC PCC 4549 first trip of the year. We will pass a memorial service for a 21 year who was drunk, traveling 30Km over the speed limit, going the wrong way and hit a streetcar head on. Westbound lane is ready to open.
