10-17-2012, 03:31 PM
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#1381
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moncton golden flames
i saw a 5 car consist sitting just west of sunalta station this afternoon. any ideas why it was 5 car and what it was doing?
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Not sure what it might be doing, but 5 car consists (I think there have even been some 6 car ones) are sometimes used to shuttle cars between storage yards. The traction power systems can't handle having that many cars in a consist powered, so the cars are often being "enslaved" or towed by the first car or two. Although the new traction power substations on the west line might be able to handle 5 cars. They can certainly handle 4.
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10-17-2012, 05:41 PM
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#1382
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Calgary
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Let's forget about 4 and 5 cars, let's focus on reliable 3 car service first.
How many times does a car have to break down before they realize there's an issue.
Get the basics right first Calgary transit!
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10-17-2012, 05:46 PM
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#1383
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stampsx2
Let's forget about 4 and 5 cars, let's focus on reliable 3 car service first.
How many times does a car have to break down before they realize there's an issue.
Get the basics right first Calgary transit!
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A large part of the order of 50 LRVs that is awaiting provincial funding will be for replacing the worst of the old U2 LRVs. Only some of them will be for growth (i.e. 4 car train implementation). No reason growth and replacement can't occur concurrently. Well, other than the there-isn't-enough-funding reason anyway.
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10-17-2012, 08:18 PM
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#1384
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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That video makes it rather obvious that we don't have 24 hr service. Which is too bad.
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10-23-2012, 01:27 PM
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#1386
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Is Chinook station currently closed?
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10-23-2012, 01:59 PM
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#1387
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First Line Centre
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^ No. It closes January 14th to be torn down and rebuilt.
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10-23-2012, 02:03 PM
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#1388
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Any idea for how long
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10-23-2012, 02:04 PM
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#1389
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Voted for Kodos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mykalberta
Any idea for how long
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CT website says 8 months.
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10-23-2012, 02:13 PM
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#1390
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frinkprof
^ No. It closes January 14th to be torn down and rebuilt.
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They are rebuilding the entire station, and not just extending the platform?
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10-23-2012, 02:46 PM
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#1391
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Voted for Kodos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RatherDashing
They are rebuilding the entire station, and not just extending the platform?
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Yes. There will no longer be an enclosed stationhead, and all access to the platform will be level crossings with the tracks.
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10-23-2012, 05:28 PM
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#1392
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Calgary
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Yet another major c train shutdown. Looks like like we're going on one per week.
Calgary transit sucks. Buy a car, use gas, support the Alberta economy.
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10-23-2012, 05:37 PM
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#1393
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Toledo OH
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stampsx2
Yet another major c train shutdown. Looks like like we're going on one per week.
Calgary transit sucks. Buy a car, use gas, support the Alberta economy.
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Even though the Train is my means of conveyance for this evening's commute home, I'm having a hell of a time in my warm office laughing at all the tweets of the pic's of @calgarytransit's self-fail. An accordion bus stalled sideways on 7th ave and is blocking all Train and bus traffic in all directions downtown. Just reading all the people losing their mind on twitter right now!
Right now I'm following the epic tale of someone who is trapped on one of the trains downtown. He has to take a leak in the worst way and is asking @calgarytransit what to do.
Last edited by Cowboy89; 10-23-2012 at 05:41 PM.
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10-23-2012, 05:41 PM
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#1394
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowboy89
Even though the Train is my means of conveyance for this evening's commute home, I'm having a hell of a time in my warm office laughing at all the tweets of the pic's of @calgarytransit's self-fail. An accordion bus stalled sideways on 7th ave and is blocking all Train and bus traffic in all directions downtown. Just reading all the people losing their mind on twitter right now!
Right now I'm following the epic tale of someone who is trapped on one of the trains downtown. He has to take a leak in the worst way and is asking @calgarytransit what to do.
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Link?
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10-23-2012, 05:47 PM
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#1395
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Toledo OH
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Freeway
Link?
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Just follow @calgarytransit on twitter:
14m Adrian Dayrit @Autotrappic
@calgarytransit So I have to pee really bad and i'm on a train stuck between stations what do I do
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10-23-2012, 05:47 PM
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#1396
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Calgary
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If it was rare I would have no problem with but it happens all......the.........time.
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10-23-2012, 05:51 PM
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#1397
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowboy89
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If only he hadn't forgotten his waterbottle
Adrian Dayrit @Autotrappic Forgot my water bottle at work and now it's too late to go back. Who wants to bring it down to Southcentre for me?
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10-23-2012, 07:13 PM
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#1398
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Just received an an email alert from CT about the issue, nearly 2 hours after the fact (was sent at 7:05). Glad to see transit communicating with their standard level of competence.
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Calgary Transit Email Alerts alerts@calgarytransit.com
7:07 PM (0 minutes ago)
to me
As of approximately 5:15pm, CTrains along 7 Avenue are experiencing major delays, as well as along the south CTrain line near 39 Avenue Station.
Crews are working to restore service as quickly and safely as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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10-23-2012, 07:39 PM
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#1399
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Violating Copyrights
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I tried Calgary Transits new website today. According to it, may bus arrives at 'error on page'. Which city is my address? Seriously CALGARY Transit?
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10-23-2012, 09:52 PM
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#1400
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnes
I tried Calgary Transits new website today. According to it, may bus arrives at 'error on page'. Which city is my address? Seriously CALGARY Transit?
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Hey, if anyone was going to be able to take a bad system, and somehow make it worse, its Calgary Transit. How they managed to make a new system less friendly to touch and phone devices, and break its compatibility with chrome...
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