Friday, January 24, 2014

My Lord, it's just been a buffet of spendi-- uh, news, these past two days from the folks at Metrolinx

Ontario orders new GO Transit rail cars from Bombardier

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/ontario-orders-new-go-transit-rail-cars-from-bombardier-1.1654413#ixzz2rLJBNkkf

Locomotive #666 (True story, click that link) better find its way on the Lakeshore line. I want a red carpet, a clown on stilts, a town crier, a pony with a top hat and a personal escort from CSA Mario (or Tyler) onto that train for its inaugural run.

Here's the official word from Metrolinx:
Attention reporters, editors and producers:
Metrolinx issued a news release today about our order for 65 new GO Train (bi-level) coaches, with two options for an additional 75 coaches, to help allow growth and increased ridership across the GO Transit system.
The news release is copied below, and also available on CNW’s website at these links:


-       English: http://cnw.ca/dYNVR


-       French: http://cnw.ca/WLVJ6






























8 comments:








  1. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2014 at 1:46 PM
    are the new trains going to be flood proof?
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  2. GeorgeJanuary 24, 2014 at 3:07 PM
    One comment CJ. #666 isn't a coach, it's a locomotive.

    That being said, watch the nutcases begin their protesting and the listen to the shrill howling of the brainless credophiles about this number.

    It will be amusing.
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  3. TomWJanuary 24, 2014 at 4:46 PM
    Wait - they sent out a press release about a press release?
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  4. C.J.  SmithJanuary 24, 2014 at 5:18 PM
    Hi George
    Thank you for pointing this out. I have corrected the error
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  5. mark pJanuary 24, 2014 at 5:24 PM
    im suprised go didnt skip that number....
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  6. BickyJanuary 24, 2014 at 6:25 PM
    I wanna ride with locomotive #666. I'm not afraid!
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  7. C.J.  SmithJanuary 25, 2014 at 10:11 AM
    Never mind hell in a handbasket ... hell in a GO locomotive. 
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  8. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2014 at 6:38 PM
    Where are all these new GO riders gonna park? Oshawa? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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