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(07-09-2018, 03:59 PM)jason897 Wrote: (07-09-2018, 03:54 PM)Rainrider22 Wrote: Has there been any testing of trains on the streets lately ? It seems very quiet...
506 is out testing today, at this moment they are heading up to Uptown from Borden area. They were not out Friday, but should be out most days for the next while doing more testing/operator training.
I saw 506 in Kitchener last week as well.
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(07-09-2018, 03:59 PM)jason897 Wrote: (07-09-2018, 03:54 PM)Rainrider22 Wrote: Has there been any testing of trains on the streets lately ? It seems very quiet...
506 is out testing today, at this moment they are heading up to Uptown from Borden area. They were not out Friday, but should be out most days for the next while doing more testing/operator training.
Thank you for the update...
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07-09-2018, 05:02 PM
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(07-09-2018, 03:38 PM)trainspotter139 Wrote: It would seem Bombardier is sending us 2 at once. KevinT spotted them while from Via #64 while passing through the Millhaven area https://www.facebook.com/groups/81680629...490384051/
Here's my video for those not on the Facebook platform:
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07-09-2018, 05:45 PM
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Thanks, KevinT! Awesome catch (as usual)!!
Here’s a clip from back home from this evening:
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(07-09-2018, 05:02 PM)KevinT Wrote: Here's my video for those not on the Facebook platform:
I guess that proves they have at least 2 standard-gauge LRV flatcars.
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(07-09-2018, 06:07 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: (07-09-2018, 05:02 PM)KevinT Wrote: Here's my video for those not on the Facebook platform:
I guess that proves they have at least 2 standard-gauge LRV flatcars.
3 if you count the one on its way to Edmonton.
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(07-09-2018, 06:31 PM)bgb_ca Wrote: (07-09-2018, 06:07 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: I guess that proves they have at least 2 standard-gauge LRV flatcars.
3 if you count the one on its way to Edmonton.
That one has a special rig attached to it to support the longer vehicles.
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07-09-2018, 10:49 PM
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(07-09-2018, 05:25 PM)KevinL Wrote:
Embedded that for you!
Wtf? I used the video tag too via the toolbar button, why does it work for you and not me?
Edit: Figured it out, I used the shortened 'share' URL that YouTube gave me when I uploaded it, you used the long one. What's weird is that the short link works while you're editing a post, just not when viewing it normally. <shrug>
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(07-09-2018, 06:07 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: I guess that proves they have at least 2 standard-gauge LRV flatcars.
So did the two different flatcar numbers spotted during the two previous offloads that were posted about weeks ago.
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(07-09-2018, 10:53 PM)KevinT Wrote: (07-09-2018, 06:07 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: I guess that proves they have at least 2 standard-gauge LRV flatcars.
So did the two different flatcar numbers spotted during the two previous offloads that were posted about weeks ago.
Touché. Now the question is whether those two previous numbers are the numbers of these flatcars or if there are actually even more flatcars. Also I wonder if the add-ons for the 7-part LRVs can be added to any flatcar. From the photo it looked to me like the larger LRVs are supported slightly higher off the flatcar deck and didn’t appear to be extensions of what is used for the 5-part LRVs. I was a bit surprised that they would do that rather than delivering the larger one in two pieces and marry them on-site but this method seems to work for them.
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It’s not easy to split. It’s not like a toy train; there are thousands of wires and hoses running from one end of the vehicle to another. Mechanically it is not designed to come apart easily. That is why they are shipping them assembled. The Edmonton flatcar is completely different from ours ijmorlan. They are not “extensions” but a full LRV-length structural beam, more like a bridge. An extension would just bend and fall off.
KevinT: you have to manually type “&t=0s” to the end of your (long) video URL. Also: it’s impossible to share a video from iOS I discovered: there is no way to get the long URL from the YouTube app after uploading.
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(07-10-2018, 08:42 AM)Canard Wrote: Also: it’s impossible to share a video from iOS I discovered: there is no way to get the long URL from the YouTube app after uploading.
There is a workaround on Android - paste the short URL into the Chrome address bar and it will load the mobile version of the long URL. You then change the 'm.youtube.com' to 'www.youtube.com'.
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(07-10-2018, 09:55 AM)KevinL Wrote: There is a workaround on Android - paste the short URL into the Chrome address bar and it will load the mobile version of the long URL. You then change the 'm.youtube.com' to 'www.youtube.com'.
Thanks. So the long URL version still needs the "&t=0s" as well? Crazy!
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No, just the non-shortened URL. [edit] uh whoops I am wrong. super broken
Code: (curly braces substituted in for square)
{video=youtube}https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X8gvoSLTys{/video}
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