08-01-2011, 06:15 PM
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#501
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by shermanator
Based on finkprof's latest photos, I'm wondering if the West LRT has a chance to open earlier than the Dec 2012 scheduled date? They're flying along!
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Still a ton of work to complete, and the commissioning phase of the tracks takes a lengthy amount of time as well. I remember the south Edmonton line looking like it was ready for months while they still did testing and worked out the kinks. Dec of 2012 is going to come really quick.
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08-01-2011, 06:18 PM
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#502
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First Line Centre
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I was thinking it might open early too. It's tough to call though. There's lots to do.
Other than the stations, which are certainly coming along, there's four big tasks remaining:
- Track work (I know the half of the line from Westbrook -> Downtown gets handed over to the track layers this month, maybe the other half too)
- Catenary poles and stringing and electrical tie-ins to the substations
- Signals
- Testing (Transit has historically needed a month for the one or two station extensions in the 2000s, but with a line of this size, I would guess they will need much longer than that)
Like I say, it's tough to guess, but I would say it might open 3 months early. It certainly won't be late.
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08-01-2011, 06:20 PM
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#503
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Top Shelf
I need to start driving downtown again this week, how had traffic been lately getting into and out of downtown? I used to take Crow to Bow, but it looks like that is closed now. Any good web sites that show what routes are closed and what we should be using?
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Southbound Crowchild to Eastbound Bow Trail opens tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5 AM.
http://www.westlrt.ca/contentabout/routemap.cfm
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08-01-2011, 08:46 PM
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#504
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First Line Centre
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Quick poll - Am I posting too many photos and flooding the thread with them?
Also don't like "dominating" a thread - am I posting too much in general? (Sorry for dominating your thead sherminator)
Thinking I might update less if the consensus is yes to either of the above.
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08-01-2011, 08:50 PM
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#505
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Lifetime Suspension
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Keep all the updates coming, please.
The thread started as a place to whine about the construction that would cause traffic delays, but now it's a WestLRT info centre, and I very much appreciate it.
The pictures are fantastic! Maybe put each set of pictures in spoiler tags, so that once you look at the set once, you can open and close it as you please when you come back into the thread again.
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08-01-2011, 09:18 PM
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#506
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl
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I love the pictures. The only time I see any of the area is when I take the wrong exit off Crowchild.
Spoiler tag around each photo might be a good idea, but it also might be annoying. *shrug*
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08-01-2011, 09:27 PM
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#507
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Lifetime Suspension
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Each set of pictures, not each individual picture.
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08-01-2011, 10:12 PM
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#508
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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Agree with MMF- keep the pictures coming; but a spoiler tag around the set would be good.
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08-01-2011, 11:31 PM
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#509
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Calgary
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I, for one, find your pictures and insights fascinating. Go ahead and throw the spoiler tags, but please do not stop posting them!
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08-01-2011, 11:33 PM
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#510
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Jordan!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Whoa
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08-02-2011, 02:57 AM
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#511
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow
Whoa
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Yes Bill and/or Ted, how can we help you?
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08-02-2011, 08:48 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary...Alberta, Canada
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Having been fully immersed in this project because of where I live, I love the pictures, frinkprof. Keep 'em coming.
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08-02-2011, 07:03 PM
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#513
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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I'm bumping this thread just to let frinkprof know, I don't live in Calgary, I don't have any plans on visiting it any time soon (unfortunately) for a few years
I check this thread whenever I see a new post solely to see the pictures
Keep up the good work
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08-02-2011, 07:19 PM
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#514
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Jordan!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Seriously.. I moved from Calgary une 2009. In 2 years it's unrecognizable, can't see Bankers hall from Coach Hill now? WTF? C-Trains by Westside rec center?
Jeez
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08-02-2011, 07:23 PM
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#515
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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These pictures are making me crave ribs.
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08-02-2011, 09:53 PM
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#516
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Franchise Player
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I just wish the planning/design crews would have made the "arches" more elliptical/offset. Right now they're just close enough that uninformed people can't tell they're supposed to be that way. My mother is convinced that they've improperly installed the arches at Shaganappi Pointe station and the pedestrian bridge...
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08-02-2011, 09:56 PM
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#517
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ducay
I just wish the planning/design crews would have made the "arches" more elliptical/offset. Right now they're just close enough that uninformed people can't tell they're supposed to be that way. My mother is convinced that they've improperly installed the arches at Shaganappi Pointe station and the pedestrian bridge...
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It's not your mother's fault, she just can't see quite straight after what I did to her last night. 
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08-03-2011, 09:53 AM
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#518
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Killarney (Calgary)
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24th St Pedestrian Bridge over Bow Tr. under construction:
WLRT-07312011-2 by srp775, on Flickr
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08-03-2011, 10:26 AM
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#519
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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They didn't subcontract the welding for that one out to Spain as well did they??
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08-03-2011, 10:39 AM
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#520
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Sector 7G
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I actually really like the look of that pedestrian bridge and the location suits the arch nicely.
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