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It was. If the tilting was locked out on a single car, the train's speed was limited to the regular Passenger speed. Once they removed...

Well, I have a surprise for you then.... Because the operators have not been informed that their RSD is starting. They would have...

Prove it. Not a single railroad that I'm aware of operates without some emergency maintenance tasks being done on the live network. That...

There are lots and lots of tasks that the CSAs will be doing that the operators will be not. For one, they need to know the layout of...

Sure. But they have started their Revenue Service Demonstration - the RSD for the operators has not. Dan

As I posted in the Eglinton thread, this is only for CSAs and not operators. Dan

The original location of Exhibition GO was west of Dufferin St. and was built for the Grand Trunk Railroad, the original railway owner...

In fairness, that is for the CSRs, not the operators. Dan

This is absolutely a thing. Many companies build in a "Metrolinx Tax" when bidding on their tenders. Dan

It's a Metrolinx term pertaining to construction along the ROW. Doing work in an active corridor is considered a "red" zone and so...

While you were right on most of your post, you are absolutely wrong here. Quite a few volunteers are ex-TTC, both as operators and as...

There are preferences given and made for F59s as access from the ballast is considerably easier than for an MP40. But as Paul wrote, if...

The equipment would require some pretty heavy rebuilding in order to meet GO's specs. Dan

You're right, they generally do have a fleet surplus for off-peak times. But there is also a hesitance for instituting service changes...

The ALP-42E is not applicable as it requires a special passenger car to install the pantograph, transformer, and additional traction...