ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[jamincan]

I read that more as not wanting to be burned by committing to another date.

[Canard]

...which can also be interpreted as uncertainty around if that date is near or not.

I’m with others - thinking late summer or fall.

[Spokes]

I fear you're right. Ugh.

[jeffster]

...which can also be interpreted as uncertainty around if that date is near or not.

I’m with others - thinking late summer or fall.

And once it hits late enough in the fall, they'll just revert to a spring launch -- better more testing in winter anyway.

[Bob_McBob]

Opening date announcement has officially been deferred.

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/923...er-closer/

"We are targeting that," said Thomas Schmidt, the region's commissioner of transportation. But he wouldn't provide a specific date for the launch.

The region had planned to specify an exact launch date at the March 27 regional council meeting, but that has been deferred, he said.

[kitborn]

I have observed trains pulling in and out of Frederick Terminal this morning on a regular bases. The first one I saw was at 6:38, then 6:58, then 7:18 and the last one at 7:35.

[kitborn]

I have observed trains pulling in and out of Frederick Terminal this morning on a regular bases. The first one I saw was at 6:38, then 6:58, then 7:18 and the last one at 7:35.

I thought there was a pattern of trains every 20 minutes but the next train didn't show until 8:08.

[Spokes]

Opening date announcement has officially been deferred.

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/923...er-closer/

"We are targeting that," said Thomas Schmidt, the region's commissioner of transportation. But he wouldn't provide a specific date for the launch.

The region had planned to specify an exact launch date at the March 27 regional council meeting, but that has been deferred, he said.

This doesn't make me feel confident.  There's only one reason to defer.

[tomh009]

Opening date announcement has officially been deferred.

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/923...er-closer/

This doesn't make me feel confident.  There's only one reason to defer.

Yes, only one reason: they don't yet have enough confidence in their target date, whatever that is.

[Spokes]

But if it was in the near future, should they not have a date they're confident in? That's what I mean.

[robdrimmie]

But if it was in the near future, should they not have a date they're confident in?  That's what I mean.

There's function that describe the area of confidence for any particular date, and I don't know what it is but right now I suspect the cost in political capital of being wrong about a date is weighted very highly. So they may be 95% confident that things will release on Victoria Day weekend (that's my hope, but based on dreams and wishes, not data) but if there are enough unknowns around what might continue to block burn-in testing they'll just continue to stay quiet. It sucks for everyone, but it sucks less for them if something slips.

[tomh009]

But if it was in the near future, should they not have a date they're confident in?  That's what I mean.

The question is, what is "near" future. If the target date were in the next 30 days, I would expect them to have sufficient confidence, yes. But the further out you go, into the 60-90 day range, the greater the variables and the lower the confidence.

Since we don't know what that target date is, it's hard to project the underlying reasons.

[Bob_McBob]

Someone in the FB group pointed out the other significant quote from the article I missed when I was posting it right before bed.

The trains are now being run on a schedule to mimic real service, with trains stopping at each station, opening and shutting doors as if riders were getting on and off, he said.

[Bob_McBob]

The Record is pumping out LRT articles left right and centre now Ezra is old news again. I'm sure quite a few regulars will get a kick out of this article and the videos in it.

Ion drivers eager for launch of LRT service in Waterloo Region

[clasher]

I saw a pair of trains downtown about an hour ago, coming west on Frederick/Benton the first made the turn onto Duke and thankfully no one turned into its path and then I saw one heading down Charles street... pretty sweet seeing them out there.