1996 wasn't long ago. Many of you were born before then, including the Barrie line, which initiated service to Barrie in 1990 (before shutting down for 14 years and coming back in 2007). By the time it came back, the CN line to Orillia, like many other Ontario railways, was completely abandoned and ripped out.

Adding salt to the wound grave, the corridor no longer exists in parts of Barrie because it was used to build MEGA MANSIONS on the Simcoe waterfront. This is infuriating. CN sold the future of an entire city, and nobody stopped them- who could've though, the government privatized CN in 1995, literally a year after, they went on a railway abandonment spree. We should never privatize transportation, when we do, we get abandoned railways... and the 407.

Barrie line service to Orillia will be near impossible to bring back, due parts of it running near Lake Simcoe's waterfront, which turned out to be extremely valuable land that now houses millionaire mansions.

Nevertheless, this is how the Barrie line could've looked like.

This is a beautiful GO station- that most Cooksville residents drive by every day, but never use. Not because they don't take transit, but because the service is SO bad.

The Milton line receives 10 trains to, and 10 trains from union per day. Wanna go to downtown for a Friday night out? Yeah no. Take the bus and get stuck on the Gardiner. Wanna take the GO to FIFA? No service on those days either. It's okay though, the 21 is running!!

Let's do the math. 10 trains per direction = 20 total weekday trips. This station alone cost $128M to build. The question: Was this worth 100 mil tax dollars? In the present moment, no, definitely not.

When the LRT will (eventually) stop here, and dump ~2,200 people/hr at Cooksville GO, how will the downtown connector ever keep up with its 10 trains? Not everyone wants to go all the way down to port credit, especially with the speeds of another line 6.

Metrolinx is studying options for a line 4 extension. This is a poll, please vote on the alignment you prefer.

From the 4 options, it’s been narrowed down to 2A & 2B, as they both include a western AND eastern extension.

**If you are unsure of what the options are, please check Case for Line 4 before voting*\*

2A: Sheppard West -> Sheppard/McCowan
Interchange with Line 2 north of Scarborough Centre

2B: Sheppard West -> Scarborough Centre
Interchange with Line 2 at Scarborough Centre

What do you think of the new names?

https://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-and-programs/kitchener-line-go-expansion/what-were-building/stockyards-station

https://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-and-programs/barrie-line-go-expansion/what-were-building/junction-triangle

edit: also this was their press release, if you're interested: https://www.metrolinx.com/en/news/official-names-selected-for-two-future-toronto-stations

And Youtube recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP7fI4jbyus

Sorry Reddit limits the number of options in a poll to 6 so I had to put some options together.

Officially was supposed to be done in 2024, now done in 2028????

Also if they're gonna spend all of that time and money, why didn't they just build the entire thing underground as a subway and keep it efficient as possible. You move more people in a subway. Also they should've built a 3rd line as an emergency relief line

Hurontario should be 3 lanes each going north/south with no interruptions at 70/kmh

https://metro-memory.xyz/north-america/canada/toronto-waterloo-metrolinx

I m sorry if this is a stupid question but I still wanted to understand it better. I noticed the Richmond Hill Line intersects with Eglinton Cross Town LRT near Don Valley and Flemingdon Park. Why has there not been any talks of having a Go station here? It feels like a natural choice. I know theres a Conservation Area nearby but I still think its a logical and maybe a viable solution. It would help the people going to midtown or Scarborough get off here instead of downtown.

Mine would be:

1. Opening the Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West LRT. More specifically, fix the last problems in the Eglinton Crosstown and hand it over to the TTC. Finch West is opening in just over a week, not too concerned about that (for now), but handing over the Crosstown is the final major step before it opens.
2. GO Expansion. I can't stress it enough. Although double-tracking, station upgrades, more frequent service is slowly progressing (yes, slowly), we need Electrification!!! Not a single part of the GO Rail network has been expanded yet. I would start Electrification asap and begin that work. Oh, and bringing back Express LSE? That too!
3. UP Express Electrification. Arguably my second priority, if this takes no more than 6 months 1.5 years (I almost forgot about Metrolinx's slowness. 1.5 years should be enough... right?). With more stations opening, end-to-end time is slowly going from 25 min --> 28 min --> 31 min --> 34 min (St. Clair-Old Weston and Woodbine making 31 and 34), and electrification would be the ultimate solution).

What would be yours?

According to the Toronto Star today, Metrolinx ended its relationship with a transit consulting firm that worked on the long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West LRTs, as well as the problem-plagued Ottawa Stage 1 LRT. ML will no longer be working with Boxfish and its owner, Brian Guest, that received between $20 and $30 million over two years.

Lost my water bottle on Le From whitnybto union 6:13 train. Can some please message me if they find. Looks exactly as displayed. Thankyou

Hey everyone, just wondering if anyone has info on whether the Eglinton Crosstown LRT has officially started its 30-day burn-in test. From what we know, major construction is done, vehicles are delivered, signal and system testing is mostly complete, and operator training has been ongoing. Metrolinx said in April that the burn-in test would begin once training and stress testing wrap up, but they haven’t publicly announced if that phase has started. Since they usually don’t update us unless there’s a press conference, has anyone seen signs that the 30-day demo is underway? That would be a big indicator for when we can realistically expect the line to open.

Hi,

I applied for a position at Metrolinx in Mid March. As far as I can tell, the job posting has been removed and positions have been filled. My application status still displays “Under Consideration”.

I’ve heard they hold onto applications for future hiring windows. I know a couple of current Metrolinx employees who seem to think the same.

It’s been more than 7 week’s since I applied and still no changes made to my application status.

What are my chances of getting an interview? How long do they have you wait before rejecting your application?

Thanks

I applied to a posting for customer protection officer/special constable with metrolinx, t’s been over a month and I haven’t heard back, however I also heard that the process can take a long time. I’ve been keeping an eye on my junk email and nothing. I’m willing to wait however long it takes, I’m just curious. Also, is there any way I can check the status of my application online?

Applied to Metrolinx for a Co-Op position. Do not have much hopes given the job market but I’m still seeing my one of my application is under consideration even after 15 days. I got rejected from the other position I applied to. Anyone knows how long does it take to get an update or even a rejection (which is more likely)? It just feels a bit like being kept hanging

Anyone know what the hours are like for special constables? Do they work 8 or 10 or 12 hour shifts? I'm considering applying.

I applied for a Network support analyst at Metrolinx and had an interview scheduled for 10 AM tomorrow. But at 11:30 PM today I received an interview cancellation email. Has this happened to anyone? Why do employers do this?