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10-27-2018, 02:48 PM
(10-27-2018, 11:40 AM)Canard Wrote:(10-26-2018, 11:42 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: What next, will I be chastised for operating the points in front of the Redpath Sugar Refinery in Toronto when I was there with my kid? Plot twist: the tracks were abandoned, no longer part of the active network, and obviously so (I think there were only 100m or so of track still there, with no connection at all to active tracks, and no engines or cars on the isolated piece of track). So, as I’ve been trying to explain for months now, everything has a context. Safety isn’t just a matter of blindly following rules. Obviously, “don’t mess with switches” is a good rule, but even it has exceptions.
10-27-2018, 02:48 PM
(10-27-2018, 11:33 AM)timio Wrote:(10-26-2018, 11:42 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: Uh, it’s parked? OK, thanks, that makes sense. Good one!  
10-27-2018, 05:27 PM
(10-26-2018, 10:59 PM)Canard Wrote: It's amazing what a story there is behind that little square, and just how much trouble it has caused between so many parties. You should write and article or editorial on the issue; I am sure that one of the local papers or even Toronto papers would be interested in your perspective. You have changed my view on the matter.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
10-27-2018, 07:37 PM
I'd love to, but only about 30% of the story is public... some of it will shake out in the coming months and years, I'm sure.
As for a book, though - hold that thought...
10-28-2018, 09:54 PM
10-28-2018, 10:44 PM
(10-28-2018, 09:54 PM)Spokes Wrote:(10-26-2018, 10:59 PM)Canard Wrote: It's amazing what a story there is behind that little square, and just how much trouble it has caused between so many parties. The 'specialist equipment' that has been the centre of a lot of discussion in the past several months. The control components that Bombardier does not supply, because they interact with the trackside systems (signaling, etc).
10-29-2018, 10:34 AM
...and more specifically, who was supposed to supply said equipment, and when.
...but, y’know, It’s All Bombardier’s Fault™️.
10-29-2018, 10:50 AM
It makes me wonder why none of the local reporters have stopped ask themselves "why is the specialized equipment only being installed now when have been receiving fully assembled vehicles for over a year now?"
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
10-29-2018, 11:28 AM
(10-29-2018, 10:50 AM)Pheidippides Wrote: It makes me wonder why none of the local reporters have stopped ask themselves "why is the specialized equipment only being installed now when have been receiving fully assembled vehicles for over a year now?" Last December I sent an e-mail to Ben Spurr, transportation writer at The Star, to ask if he could dig into it since he's done a number of well researched pieces on Bombardier, the TTC, and Metrolinx. Presumably he has the sources to come up with something good, and while I know he covers the GTA I thought that with the Metrolinx angle and a bunch of Star subscribers in our region he might just go for it anyway. He didn't take the bait, I didn't even get a reply. Unfortunately there's not a local reporter I have enough trust in to do the proper level of research. 
...K
10-29-2018, 11:39 AM
What, you don't think Jeff Outhit would love to do a deep dive into this?
10-29-2018, 12:36 PM
(10-29-2018, 10:50 AM)Pheidippides Wrote: It makes me wonder why none of the local reporters have stopped ask themselves "why is the specialized equipment only being installed now when have been receiving fully assembled vehicles for over a year now?" I think you're giving local reporters FAR too much credit. 
10-29-2018, 06:37 PM
We got some evening train movements! Still no sign of all the vehicles that should have the specialized equipment here(not counting 511)
10-29-2018, 06:49 PM
Saw 505 heading south at Laurier Waterloo Park around 640
(10-29-2018, 06:37 PM)Square Wrote: We got some evening train movements! Still no sign of all the vehicles that should have the specialized equipment here(not counting 511) The more you try to debug at once the harder it is. As disheartening as it feels to us, the smart thing is for them to debug the trackside communications systems and software with just 511's equipment, then roll out the rest when there's no more bugs to be found with it.
...K
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