ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[clasher]

I was seriously considering it! I work with lots of fab shops and suppliers that could have helped out with the actual construction of the thing, since I wanted it to be huuuuge!

There's a small sculpture of a pandrol clip in Calgary.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandrol#/m...statue.jpg

[Viewfromthe42]

I think the digital sundial would be more interesting away from techies, somewhere like Fairview Mall where it could inspire kids from nearby apartment towers or working minimum wage jobs, rather than to have techies rush by it or comment on its relative inaccuracy.

The light structure would be amazing for R&T Park. You have a few straight sight lines towards entrances to the station, and this structure can help to guide you to it, and remind drivers that it's there. It also could be tied to train arrival times, giving a much farther away warning of train approaches, so that if you were walking from the large roundabout, you would know whether or not you had to book it to catch the train, helping people timekeep their transit travels.

[Canard]

Just in case anyone didn't know, the ion logo on each of the anchor walls is actually set up so that it can change its illumination based on train proximity.

(The exact cycle of the logo and how it illuminates, glows or flashes hasn't been determined yet, and will be programmed during testing and commissioning)

[Viewfromthe42]

I did know that, but the relative size of the logo compared to the hidden nature of R&T makes an assistive art piece even more valuable.

[KevinL]

Curved rail is in place (roughly) through the Frederick/Duke intersection.

[boatracer]

Ottawa and Courtland intersection was open at lunch time today.

[Canard]

Horray!

No word yet from Tom.

[timio]

I'm curious if Bombardier has a personal device ban on the factory floor. Would make sense.

[Canard]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="nl" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/rideIONrt">@rideIONrt</a> Number 1 <a href="https://twitter.com/Bombardier">@Bombardier</a> Flexity LRV on the shop floor in Thunder Bay. Beeuuttiiffuull!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wrLRT?src=hash">#wrLRT</a> <a href="https://t.co/J1ENwtceaY">pic.twitter.com/J1ENwtceaY</a></p>&mdash; Tom Galloway (@tomjgalloway14) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomjgalloway14/status/801590709665038336">November 24, 2016</a></blockquote>

[Canard]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">#1 <a href="https://twitter.com/rideIONrt">@rideIONrt</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Bombardier">@Bombardier</a> LRV being pawed by unidentified Planning &amp; Works Chair in final stages Thunder Bay <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wrLRT?src=hash">#wrLRT</a> <a href="https://t.co/PN7lGxptUl">pic.twitter.com/PN7lGxptUl</a></p>&mdash; Tom Galloway (@tomjgalloway14) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomjgalloway14/status/801592629255356418">November 24, 2016</a></blockquote>

[KevinL]

Ooooooooooooooh.

That said, how complete is this unit and the others in the pipeine? Are we on target?

[Canard]

Modules haven't been married yet... no bogies, no interior.

2-4 months?

[Canard]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I was wondering what the note on the windscreen said. Cc: <a href="https://twitter.com/chrisjamesdrew">@chrisjamesdrew</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Metrolinx">@Metrolinx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/femwriter">@femwriter</a> <a href="https://t.co/9W4OBU4gLj">pic.twitter.com/9W4OBU4gLj</a></p>&mdash; iain (@Canardiain) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canardiain/status/801595345260134400">November 24, 2016</a></blockquote>

[darts]

It's interesting that there isn't even a mention of the part of ION that is already in service.

The Cambridge leg? It's hard to get excited by it, it's been in service since the express route started

[KevinL]

Here's a shot of the removed stairway. Looks like they've dug out the ground support, too.