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On top of all that..... There is nothing installed between the axles on the lead trucks of the loco and cab car - certainly nothing...

They have not been certified for use by Transport Canada - they haven't even tested them yet. It is possible that Siemens has developed...

It is not clear as yet just what is going to change on these new trains. There may be a lot of carry-over from the TRs for all we know...

Beyond all that.... The TTC also runs storm cars & trains when the weather is expected to be inclement. They do this done on all...

The obsession - if you think it is that - has to do with what is capable. Some members seem to think that using the particular track...

Switch heaters, and trackside forces equipped with brooms. The same thing as the full-sized railways. Dan

The trainshed is not an impediment to electrification of the tracks at Union Station, and never has been. Dan

The H5s in particular went through a couple of courses of rather intensive work to keep them running reliably. The one that APTA-2048...

The plow was stuck at the time - the operator had exited the vehicle before the train was in sight. Dan

Why are you assuming that the TTC didn't rebuild any of their equipment? Dan

The trains that operate the actual tests where they are aiming for the highest speed possible - yes. That is correct. But part of those...

The French have seemed to have figured out the issue. Even in the test runs, where they ran many, many runs well in excess of 350km/h...

There will be a switch added to the current north track immediately west of the current Danforth interlocking. In the long run, the...

The vast, vast majority of the French network is ballasted track, and they've tested it up to almost 575km/h. The LGV Est is operated...

I will post on the above docs in due course. For now though, I have to say......take anything Michael Schabas says with a very large...