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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Many new high floor projects are still happening. In Canada, Ottawa's new system is high floor and I believe the new line in Toronto, Cross town or whatever it is called, is high floor. The new project in Montreal that is going to the airport is high floor.
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As noted above, Ottawa's Confederation line is low floor. The original Trillium Line (originally called "O-Train" or "Capital Railway") is a bit of an anomaly. It uses Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) like you would see on commuter rail or regional rail in other cities, is only single-track in most areas, but operates like an LRT with all day service. The rolling stock used is also considered low floor.
The Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown in Toronto is also low floor and will be using either Bombardier Flexity Freedom or Alstom Citadis Spirit (same as Ottawa) rolling stock. Check out the video below.
Montreal's REM line will be closer in operation to Vancouver's Skytrain or the new Sydney Metro and will use Alstom Metropolis rolling stock. Different kettle of fish altogether. High floor vs. low floor distinction is less consequential because its a fully automated light metro. It's closer to a full subway than an LRT with some in-street operations.