Canadian LRT/RT projects U/C

[Nouvellecosse]

Unusual for such a long, high span to be needed over land. But I guess if there's no room on the ground for any piers between the tracks then it makes sense.

[itom 987]

That is the reason why they chose that bridge, minimal disruption to rail and vehicle traffic when under construction.

I would love to see that bridge go over the river.

[Corndogger]

Originally Posted by itom 987

This is the proposed LRT bridge that will head north from Blatchford over the Yellowhead Highway and rail yard to the northern part of Edmonton.





Source: https://skyrisecities.com/forum/thre...e.24104/page-5

Very impressive looking!

[J.OT13]

Prep work has started this week on the 3 km cut-and-cover tunnel that will stretch between Dominion Station and Lincoln Fields Station (exclusively) in Ottawa's urban west end. Two open-air stations (Cleary and New Orchard) will be added to the new alignment.

http://kitchissippiward.ca/content/l...y-and-dominion


https://www.stage2lrt.ca/news/notice...sment-process/


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottaw...view-1.5032672

EDIT: Note the first image is outdated. Though the tunneled sections remain mostly unchanged, Moodie Station has been added to the west of Bayshore, as per the second image, and the maintenance yard has been moved west of the new Moodie Station. Baseline Station is the only underground station of Stage 2, though not shown on either image as so as the tunnel had already been roughed-in as part of the "Algonquin College Centre for Construction Excellence" 8 years ago.

[Spocket]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Winnipeg can't be trusted with an LRT or Streetcar network.
source: https://i.cbc.ca

Hmmm...so that's why we can't have nice things?

[LeftCoaster]

Really sharp looking Edmonton bridge, but why does it need to clearspan across the railyard? Seems like it would be much more cost appropriate to just build a standard guideway with columns and work with the yard operator to land them. If it were a smaller span I'd say don't bother but that bridge is massive and the cost to build that big is likely smaller than the payout to the yard for rights to pop a few columns down.

[You Need A Thneed]

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Really sharp looking Edmonton bridge, but why does it need to clearspan across the railyard? Seems like it would be much more cost appropriate to just build a standard guideway with columns and work with the yard operator to land them. If it were a smaller span I'd say don't bother but that bridge is massive and the cost to build that big is likely smaller than the payout to the yard for rights to pop a few columns down.

Putting piers in the middle of the yard might require moving some tracks, or losing some tracks altogether.

It might simply be easier and cheaper to clear span over the whole thing.

[_Citizen_Dane_]

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Really sharp looking Edmonton bridge, but why does it need to clearspan across the railyard? Seems like it would be much more cost appropriate to just build a standard guideway with columns and work with the yard operator to land them. If it were a smaller span I'd say don't bother but that bridge is massive and the cost to build that big is likely smaller than the payout to the yard for rights to pop a few columns down.

Originally Posted by You Need A Thneed

Putting piers in the middle of the yard might require moving some tracks, or losing some tracks altogether.

It might simply be easier and cheaper to clear span over the whole thing.

If I remember right a lot of it had to do with CN not wanting anything blocking the sightlines within their yard.

[LeftCoaster]

Fair, I understand dealing with Railyards can be difficult, and more often than not its easier to bridge over, but that bridge is huge!

I was thinking they could do something like what they did here at the Coast Merdian Overpass in PoCo:

http://photoblimp.com/photo-gallery/december-3rd-2009/

Either way it's a lovely bridge and I'd imagine if they've got to this point they already exhausted their other options.

[Dengler Avenue]

The testing of Kitchener-Waterloo's ION has been much more frequent these days (which makes sense given that it'll be operational on June 21). It seems that the rail gates come down every 3 minutes or so (compared to 4 times a day before).

Ps: I also didn't realize how expansive the Kingsway Overpass in #1629 is until now.

[Coldrsx]

Even better in person!








https://twitter.com/IanOyeg/status/1135632183178043392
@ianoyeg

[SpongeG]

Ion and van collide

LRT vehicle collides with minivan on tracks in downtown Kitchener

May 31, 2019 by Laura Booth Waterloo Region Record


Emergency personnel were at the corner of Water and Duke streets in Kitchener Friday after an Ion train and a van collided. - Mathew McCarthy , Waterloo Region Record

KITCHENER — Police are investigating the first crash involving an Ion train.

A light rail train was travelling along Duke Street in Kitchener on Friday at 12:30 p.m. when a minivan heading north on Water Street allegedly failed to stop at a red light and was struck by the train, said acting Sgt. Gary Russell of the Waterloo Regional Police.

The driver of the van, a 41-year-old woman, and a passenger in her 40s were taken to hospital by ambulance with what police suspect are minor injuries. Two children, 9 and 11, were also in the van but were not injured.

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https://www.therecord.com/news-story...d-van-collide/

[p_xavier]

Well that's only the first accident of many to come.

[SFUVancouver]

Shame people got hurt by her bad driving. This won't be the last time this happens, either. In this case, a moment's inattention or poor judgement on the part of the driver caused $40,000+ of damage to the train. I hope that her insurance will make the city whole for these costs and the staff time required for post-repair re-certification. Longer term, the cost of lost revenue hours should be factored into the settlement with the driver's insurer when they cause a collision with an LRT train. The brutal hit to one's insurance rates for causing an accident with any transit vehicle, especially an LRT, should, hopefully, act as something of a deterrent to bad driving.

Grade separation is the safest way to go for true rapid transit.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by d_jeffrey

Well that's only the first accident of many to come.

There's always a learning curve.

[Dengler Avenue]

As a matter of fact, I was at Communitech in Kitchener and saw the LRT waiting to turn left, I was like, "What difference is there between this and an extremely long bus?"

[SkahHigh]

Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

Shame people got hurt by her bad driving. This won't be the last time this happens, either.

Grade separation is the safest way to go for true rapid transit.

Indeed but for a small metro like KW it isn't.

People in North America just don't know how to deal with things other than cars on the road.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

Shame people got hurt by her bad driving. This won't be the last time this happens, either.

Grade separation is the safest way to go for true rapid transit.

There's only so much funding. Grade separation is usually reserved for commuter focused lines with long station distances and higher speeds. This is probably the most important layer to develop but it's only one layer of a comprehension transit plan.

[accord1999]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

I was like, "What difference is there between this and an extremely long bus?"

Often, that's the main benefit.

[p_xavier]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

As a matter of fact, I was at Communitech in Kitchener and saw the LRT waiting to turn left, I was like, "What difference is there between this and an extremely long bus?"

Not much, usually the bus is faster than LRT.