ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[nms]

To be clear, the car did not appear to have turned over nor was there any broken glass. As I was driving, taking pictures was not an option for me.

[danbrotherston]

To be clear, the car did not appear to have turned over nor was there any broken glass. As I was driving, taking pictures was not an option for me.

Props for that!

That is interesting, I just made an assumption, which probably wasn't justified, as we learned in DTK last week it is possible for a vehicle to leak a lot of fluid without overturning.

[KevinL]

Ion's cousins, the Eglinton Crosstown trains, are taking their first test runs on street-based parts of the line in Scarborough.

https://blog.metrolinx.com/2021/05/25/eg...irst-time/

[ac3r]

I love the grey paint on the vehicles. I've never been a fan of the blue we use here - either on the LRT or buses. I actually miss the old Kitchener Transit orange! Though I think that's a bit dated to use these days...

[tomh009]

I love the grey paint on the vehicles. I've never been a fan of the blue we use here - either on the LRT or buses. I actually miss the old Kitchener Transit orange! Though I think that's a bit dated to use these days...

Less dated than the green-and-yellow paint scheme from the 60s though!

[panamaniac]

I love the grey paint on the vehicles. I've never been a fan of the blue we use here - either on the LRT or buses. I actually miss the old Kitchener Transit orange! Though I think that's a bit dated to use these days...

Less dated than the green-and-yellow paint scheme from the 60s though!

Bring that scheme back now and it would be retro-cool.  

[Bytor]

Less dated than the green-and-yellow paint scheme from the 60s though!

Bring that scheme back now and it would be retro-cool.  

Have you seen the latest colours of Material You on the upcoming new Android version? That type of palette. ;-)

[ac3r]

Less dated than the green-and-yellow paint scheme from the 60s though!

Bring that scheme back now and it would be retro-cool.  

It'd be a fun idea to do temporarily, to be honest! Pick an anniversary date relating to our regional transit, and wrap a few of the buses or LRVs in the classic colours.

I know the region no longer owns any, but having a couple of the old GMC or Flyer Industries buses from the 1970s out on the road would be cool to see sometimes as well. I still remember when we had a few of these old things operating, back when you could still open the windows on the buses. I suppose accessibility would prevent them from ever running old stock, even if it was just a one off thing:

[neonjoe]

Bring that scheme back now and it would be retro-cool.  

It'd be a fun idea to do temporarily, to be honest! Pick an anniversary date relating to our regional transit, and wrap a few of the buses or LRVs in the classic colours.

I know the region no longer owns any, but having a couple of the old GMC or Flyer Industries buses from the 1970s out on the road would be cool to see sometimes as well. I still remember when we had a few of these old things operating, back when you could still open the windows on the buses. I suppose accessibility would prevent them from ever running old stock, even if it was just a one off thing:

Last I remember 793, which is a 1970s Flyer is still on site at Strasburg. Although it is in GRT livery.

[ac3r]

Is it? Interesting. I would have thought that all the old stock was sold off or scrapped because it's extremely dated by now. I tried looking for information on CPTDB Wiki but most vehicles just say "Retired" without elaboration. If it's in GRT livery, I wonder why they've kept it. It doesn't seem like they would keep such old vehicles as backups as the lack of wheelchair ramp or hydraulics to lower the vehicle makes me think that they would not even be able to operate these anymore. You had to climb steps on and off most of these old buses.

[Coke6pk]

Bring that scheme back now and it would be retro-cool.  

It'd be a fun idea to do temporarily, to be honest! Pick an anniversary date relating to our regional transit, and wrap a few of the buses or LRVs in the classic colours.

I know the region no longer owns any, but having a couple of the old GMC or Flyer Industries buses from the 1970s out on the road would be cool to see sometimes as well. I still remember when we had a few of these old things operating, back when you could still open the windows on the buses. I suppose accessibility would prevent them from ever running old stock, even if it was just a one off thing:

One of my early jobs was working overnight for Kitchener Transit fueling and washing/cleaning the buses.  Brings back some memories of making left hand turns all night long.

[You learned quickly to book off New Years and Oktoberfest -- and found the weirdest things left behind on the bus.  There was enough underwear left behind that they were normally thrown up over the rafters of the bus barn ... and it was an extensive collection. LOL]

Coke

[ac3r]

I wouldn't want to clean a bus on a good day, so I can't imagine how they were after a night where everyone is drinking copious amounts of alcohol haha.

[neonjoe]

Is it? Interesting. I would have thought that all the old stock was sold off or scrapped because it's extremely dated by now. I tried looking for information on CPTDB Wiki but most vehicles just say "Retired" without elaboration. If it's in GRT livery, I wonder why they've kept it. It doesn't seem like they would keep such old vehicles as backups as the lack of wheelchair ramp or hydraulics to lower the vehicle makes me think that they would not even be able to operate these anymore. You had to climb steps on and off most of these old buses.

Looks like the Streetview from Oct 2020 still had it.

[tomh009]

Alas, I couldn't find a better photo ... incidentally, this one and the GM New Look bus above are both from the old Duke St bus station; this one shows the Market Square parking garage in the background.

[bgb_ca]

Is it? Interesting. I would have thought that all the old stock was sold off or scrapped because it's extremely dated by now. I tried looking for information on CPTDB Wiki but most vehicles just say "Retired" without elaboration. If it's in GRT livery, I wonder why they've kept it. It doesn't seem like they would keep such old vehicles as backups as the lack of wheelchair ramp or hydraulics to lower the vehicle makes me think that they would not even be able to operate these anymore. You had to climb steps on and off most of these old buses.

Looks like the Streetview from Oct 2020 still had it.

It is in the streetview, but the satellite shot only shows what looks like Novas and New Flyers.