C-Train Disruption- route 201

[ken0042]

Pedestrian reportedly struck and killed by CTrain

Heads up for anybody commuting into downtown. Sounds like NB trains will only go to Erlton, and SB trains will only go to 8th street.

[Coach]

Ya currently stuck on a SB train at SAIT. It's been slow since university and we've stopped at each station for about 5-10 min

[TheyCallMeBruce]

I'm stuck at Sunnyside going sb.

Nevermind. Reading owns me

[meanmachine13]

Someone was hit by the train in the tunnels. Fatality.

[Nyah]

Sounds like a train hit a pedestrian in the tunnel going southbound just beyond city hall.

[meanmachine13]

Originally Posted by fotze

Do Ctrains ever hit anyone who isn't homeless?

More often than not, the individuals that are hit are NOT homeless actually.

[Pontine]

How does someone get hit INSIDE (based on what I've read) of the tunnel?

Either way, it was a gong show. First they tell us to get off at Erlton with no shuttle buses waiting, then after waiting 10 mins I see the train go to Victoria park, so I take the train 1 stop and decide to walk. There wasn't any shuttle buses on Macleod when I got off the train.

I think Car 2 Go would've helped, but I have no idea how it works XD.

[PsYcNeT]

There were about 2000 people at Earlton waiting to go DT when I got off there ~30 min ago.

I assume cleanup of this one would be a lot more extreme than a low speed 7 Ave pedestrian collision. The trains hit ~100 KPH in that tunnel.

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

There were about 2000 people at Earlton waiting to go DT when I got off there ~30 min ago.

I assume cleanup of this one would be a lot more extreme than a low speed 7 Ave pedestrian collision. The trains hit ~100 KPH in that tunnel.

80 km/h is the max speed of the trains. But I doubt they hit more than about 60 in there. Either way, it wouldn't be pretty.

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

80 km/h is the max speed of the trains. But I doubt they hit more than about 60 in there. Either way, it wouldn't be pretty.

Fair enough. Still a much faster collision than the low speeds they travel on 7th, I guess tunnels are disorienting for frame of reference, but they definitely book it in that tunnel particularly.

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by Pontine

I think Car 2 Go would've helped, but I have no idea how it works XD.

Car2Go step #1 is to sign up weeks before you need the service.

[chalms04]

Originally Posted by fotze

Do Ctrains ever hit anyone who isn't homeless?

Oblivious headphone-wearing jaywalkers have to be a close 2nd.

[Cowboy89]

In the tunnel it sounds like it could be a suicide. You will know if the story doesn't get picked up by the news beyond the traffic and train delays.

[You Need a Thneed]

2012 trains are now going Crowfoot-Bridgeland.

Shuttle from City Hall to Erlton.

[chalms04]

Yikes, not a good day to be on transit:

Bus vs train in Ottawa - 5 dead and over a dozen injured. :S

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by ken0042

Car2Go step #1 is to sign up weeks before you need the service.

I signed up when they had the free promotion for this reason. Only needed to use it once, but the ability to walk out of the office and get into a car with almost no notice was well worth it. Almost used it when the guy got hit by train at SAIT a year ago, but the closest car was a long enough walk that I just walked over to 14th St and took whatever bus downtown.

[Voodooman]

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

There were about 2000 people at Earlton waiting to go DT when I got off there ~30 min ago.

You would think that most able-bodied people would figure out that it would be much quicker to walk from Erlton than wait for shuttle buses. In 20 minutes, you'd be pretty much anywhere in the core.

Are people really that.....no, nevermind, I already know the answer to that question.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Pontine

How does someone get hit INSIDE (based on what I've read) of the tunnel?

Walked?

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Voodooman

You would think that most able-bodied people would figure out that it would be much quicker to walk from Erlton than wait for shuttle buses. In 20 minutes, you'd be pretty much anywhere in the core.

Are people really that.....no, nevermind, I already know the answer to that question.

Especially since you could just walk up the ctrain tracks...

[pylon]

Originally Posted by chalms04

Oblivious headphone-wearing jaywalkers have to be a close 2nd.

And cyclists are a close third. However those ones are met by joy, corpse revenge fantasies and Star Trek GIF parties by the CP faithful.