tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post6423618248810136142..comments2024-03-27T08:04:11.430-04:00Comments on THE BEACHBURG SUB: Finally, some common senseMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-49989212503628546762017-03-03T21:49:03.645-05:002017-03-03T21:49:03.645-05:00cn 589 around ottawa to/from coteau daily expect ...cn 589 around ottawa to/from coteau daily expect friday and saturday lvs walkley btw 4:30-5pm<br />589 arnprior wed & sometimes thursday thru kanata btw 09:30-10:30am<br /><br />589 to Ivaco monday thursday & Saturday lvs Walkley yard btw 10:00-10:40am cn has been doing track work on the Beachburg Sub<br /><br />chris carlsonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12615196569968475692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-39336842430720532022017-03-03T21:43:50.662-05:002017-03-03T21:43:50.662-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12615196569968475692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-88424509880230600442015-01-14T16:30:58.781-05:002015-01-14T16:30:58.781-05:00Thanks for the heads up Michael and this will be i...Thanks for the heads up Michael and this will be interesting to see for sure.<br />When I am visiting friends and family outside of Ottawa I tend to notice these vehicles a lot more and that is probably as GP9 suggested. That said, this is the first I have seen locally in awhile (I live and work in Bells Corners/Kanata/Stittsville every day and am out and about so it stands out quite a bit - not a scientific way to gauge things, but I doubt it is a coincidence as well) and given the recent fate of Beachburg, it does make you wonder....AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805174926952294860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-27213629833547706452015-01-14T09:27:56.963-05:002015-01-14T09:27:56.963-05:00I will have a post regarding the west end later th...I will have a post regarding the west end later this week, AJ. Stay tuned. I think someone from Bells Corners works for CN because I saw a company truck parked on Old Richmond Road for a months a while back.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-5460884208949703842015-01-14T07:13:53.508-05:002015-01-14T07:13:53.508-05:00That CN vehicle very well could have been a person...That CN vehicle very well could have been a personal vehicle that one in management gets as his own while they are employed, doing personal errands. GP9Rm4108https://www.blogger.com/profile/15089025192333706088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-68070980552420427382015-01-12T23:12:50.871-05:002015-01-12T23:12:50.871-05:00I spotted a white CN Chevy Suburban that was stopp...I spotted a white CN Chevy Suburban that was stopped at the light heading north on Moodie (I was on Hunt Club). First time I have seen a CN vehicle on the west end in years (ok, since I was a kid in the early 90's), so I wonder if they were down Moodie Dr. towards Kott's checking things out? I mean it is either that or the Beachburg sub....but then why approach from the south of Bells Corners via Moodie Drive and not the 417?<br /><br />BTW does anyone else think it is sad I am excited about something like - something that somehow passes for rail news on the west end?<br />AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805174926952294860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-10447620807469306522015-01-12T14:12:04.202-05:002015-01-12T14:12:04.202-05:00Alex -- Thanks for that great information. Now tha...Alex -- Thanks for that great information. Now that I read your comment, I recall reading about this in the papers some time back. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-22599888267460848982015-01-10T22:57:57.704-05:002015-01-10T22:57:57.704-05:00The existing trainsets will be taken out of servic...The existing trainsets will be taken out of service when the new ones come into use, although they are being kept and could be pressed into service in the future to service extensions. This would likely be after a refurbishment and repairs to trainset C3 which was damaged by the derailment last summer and hasn't been used since.<br /><br />The reason that both Bombardier and Alstom trains can't be used is that although they have similar loading gauges, the rounded shape of the existing Talents means the door opening is farther from the platform edge, necessitating large extenders. The new Lints are square, so the matching platform extenders are much shorter. These have already been installed on the platforms as the doors on the Lints are in a different position than the existing Talents. The difference is 4 or 5 inches between the extenders.<br /><br />For both trainsets to be used simultaneously, the new short platform extenders would have to be installed in the locations of the existing talent extenders as well, and then permanent bridge plates would have to be fixed to the Talent trainsets. I believe similar trainsets in Norway have these extenders so it shouldn't be too difficult.<br /><br />As the Talents are slightly larger than the Lints, bringing them back into a mixed service with the Lints could provide a small bump in capacity should it be needed, though it is more likely they would be needed for service extensions first.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-35725615639799806952015-01-10T09:10:02.224-05:002015-01-10T09:10:02.224-05:00Yep, Steve, it's progress all right. I love to...Yep, Steve, it's progress all right. I love to write about when the city gets things right.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680264279342137192.post-12014645855159500722015-01-08T15:10:07.146-05:002015-01-08T15:10:07.146-05:00Progress! Better late than never... and rail servi...Progress! Better late than never... and rail service to YOW would be great.Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.com