(03-21-2017, 08:42 PM)ert86 Wrote: [ -> ]After what feels like forever ago the tent at Fairview is finally coming down
And the ion logo goes up!
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OMG SO much relief it is left justified, you have no idea
I still can't unsee the elephant sucking in a $20 bill haha, even as the staunchest LRT supporter. At least the elephant isn't white.
Does it change color when a train is getting closer?, oh, ya, never mind, lol
Note: this logo is on the drivers' building, not the feature wall.
Wasn't there a time lapse camera on-top of the pharmacy building or nearby that was recording the progress at the King underpass @ Victoria?
Did that footage ever get released?
Is the camera still rolling?
I would think they'd wait until it's 100% complete before releasing (rather than release 90% and then... re-release when it's 100% complete).
1/4 - Sunday, March 19, 2017
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Progress at Frederick.
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Close-up of the not-yet-welded temporary fixing between two rail segments.
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Lots of rebar for that half-wall on the backside of the platform. Â Love the features added to the forms to indent the concrete!
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Transit Hub stop.
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Rails just roughed in, here.
(03-22-2017, 09:00 PM)Canard Wrote: [ -> ]
The contact wire actually isn't a "wire" - it's a copper profile with a dovetail in the top, that these clamps can clip on to!
These are going to corrode though, right? Not galvanic corrosion so much, but jut thinking about bare copper exposed to the environment. One end of the spectrum being the green Parliament building roof, opposite end being something like plumbing in an older house that's oxidized.
I would think that the carbon strips on the pantograph running over the bottom of it every 10 minutes will keep any form of surface reaction from forming on the surface that matters... just like the rails themselves are very, very rusty right now - and after a little bit of run-time with the trains, they'll be shiny and smooth. Next time I'm in Toronto I'll try and take some close-ups of the contact wire for the streetcars, and see how they look.
(I should point out though that this is nothing new and literally thousands of electrified railways around the world use this setup, so I don't think it's a problem)
(03-22-2017, 09:24 PM)embe Wrote: [ -> ] (03-22-2017, 09:00 PM)Canard Wrote: [ -> ]
The contact wire actually isn't a "wire" - it's a copper profile with a dovetail in the top, that these clamps can clip on to!
These are going to corrode though, right? Not galvanic corrosion so much, but jut thinking about bare copper exposed to the environment. One end of the spectrum being the green Parliament building roof, opposite end being something like plumbing in an older house that's oxidized.
I'd imagine since it is in use, that shouldn't be an issue. I can't imagine them using a technology that is going to create issues. Don't we already have that in Toronto?