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The bridge over Etobicoke Creek needs to be replaced. And fast. As has been the situation elsewhere, CN left a big steaming bag of shit...

The most scenic GO route this time of year is the Richmond Hill Corridor, especially south of Highway 401. Barrie to Collingwood...

And it turns out that I was dead wrong about this. This is quite the risky game that they are playing by doing this. Dan

How do you manage to get everything so factually wrong? The Long Island Railroad does not have any overhead catenary. The locos that...

A couple may. And if that is the case, then those ones aren't allowed out when revenue service is out. But as of several years ago most...

You need to stop listening to that person's opinion about railway operations, as it's apparent that his expertise is elsewhere. Dan

What does "mostly standard" mean in this context? Because there is not much that could be considered "standard" about Toronto's subway...

Indeed, only a small percentage of the work car fleet are old subway cars - only those are really capable of being replaced by other old...

Considering the amount of time it has taken them thus far, boring a new tunnel may have well been the quicker option. It would have been...

The stopping locations are locked in due to the location of the various devices required to ensure the operators have visibility to...

Nitpick - the line was closed for much of 2017 for reconstruction. That video was shot in 2014 or earlier, as they'd already had rules...

It doesn't, and it likely won't. Dan

The prime movers that the units were shipped with - if any still had them - have been damaged in such a way that they can not possibly...

They are running a limited service on Milton this afternoon. Dan

This is absolutely not true. They are allowed something like 25% of the seats for standees on any run operating on a highway - none...