It's more to do with the VIA trains not running to their schedule, and thus getting in the way of the GO trains. Although with no more one train/hour for each operator (each way), and three tracks, I'm not quite sure how there could be *any* delay to GO trains.
LSW was major delays yesterday evening (at least that's what my many emails said). They were busing people between Oakville and Burlington. The fatality was just west of the Oakville GO station.
I was stuck in this mess. I'm on the 7:43pm out of union and on comes the CSA with the bad news. This train terminates at Oakville.
We got to Oakville and were bused to Appleby, new train to Burlington and Aldershot. Got home at 10:20pm!
I saw a news report that it was an Amtrack train the was involved in the death, but our CSA did say VIA last night.
Buses were almost well organized althought the staff directing us to buses, had no idea which bus went where, but were still very free with thier directions, n00bs!
Best part of this evening was upon arrival at Appleby the ticket agent is announcing on the loud speaker that the train on track 2 is boarding and heading west bound. I think awesome! GO really has it together.
I arrive at track level and the CSA advises that they have been out late and are waiting to go home, so no one is aloud on the train?! As CJ would say 'the hell!'
So we stand out there listening to the instructions that we are to board on track 2, freezing, while the CSA agent has taken refuge inside where it is warm and won't let anybody on!
Eventually we get on, and I swear to gawd, crawl home at 20 km/h.
VIA runs the two Amtrak trains (#97 & #98 "The Maple Leaf") that run to Union once they cross into Canada, making them "VIA" trains using Amtrak equipment.
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There is a GO yard between Union and Exhibition/Mimico. This fatality took place around Oakville (saw it on the elevator news this morning).
ReplyDeleteI think the ones heading west were screwed. The ones heading east just had to wait for a new train to be brought into service.
But, yes. 15 mins. does sound strange. Maybe this is because Dolton doesn't want to start paying out money?
It's more to do with the VIA trains not running to their schedule, and thus getting in the way of the GO trains.
ReplyDeleteAlthough with no more one train/hour for each operator (each way), and three tracks, I'm not quite sure how there could be *any* delay to GO trains.
LSW was major delays yesterday evening (at least that's what my many emails said). They were busing people between Oakville and Burlington. The fatality was just west of the Oakville GO station.
ReplyDeleteI was stuck in this mess. I'm on the 7:43pm out of union and on comes the CSA with the bad news. This train terminates at Oakville.
ReplyDeleteWe got to Oakville and were bused to Appleby, new train to Burlington and Aldershot. Got home at 10:20pm!
I saw a news report that it was an Amtrack train the was involved in the death, but our CSA did say VIA last night.
Buses were almost well organized althought the staff directing us to buses, had no idea which bus went where, but were still very free with thier directions, n00bs!
Best part of this evening was upon arrival at Appleby the ticket agent is announcing on the loud speaker that the train on track 2 is boarding and heading west bound. I think awesome! GO really has it together.
I arrive at track level and the CSA advises that they have been out late and are waiting to go home, so no one is aloud on the train?! As CJ would say 'the hell!'
So we stand out there listening to the instructions that we are to board on track 2, freezing, while the CSA agent has taken refuge inside where it is warm and won't let anybody on!
Eventually we get on, and I swear to gawd, crawl home at 20 km/h.
VIA runs the two Amtrak trains (#97 & #98 "The Maple Leaf") that run to Union once they cross into Canada, making them "VIA" trains using Amtrak equipment.
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