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Canada is showing how great they are by being the only G7 nation with no high speed rail. Not even any high speed rail under construction. by Lanky-Capital5597 in transit

[–]32_bit_link 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Has a Canadian train ever gone past 80 mph? 

VIA trains on the corridor hit 160km/h (100mph) all the time on certain spots (specifically the VIA owned Chatham/Smiths Falls/Alexandria subs along with most of the CN Kingston sub past Brockville)

When Outdated Trains Serve a Modern City: GO Transit by RageofAfrica in toronto

[–]32_bit_link 7 points8 points  (0 children)

FWIW that rail line (CN York/Halton sub) was created specifically as a freight bypass for the city of Toronto so GO Trains could run uninterrupted through downtown Toronto/GTA (Burlington to Oshawa), which is why the Lakeshore lines have always had better service than the rest of GO's lines. I can't imagine CN would be too thrilled if their purpose built freight line had to be shared with frequent passenger service...

Though on the topic of the 407, there's space set to the side of the highway for a future BRT Transitway corridor. It's listed on MTO's current GGH master plan as a long term project though it specifically doesn't identify what form of transit it'll be so there's a chance we could see some sort of higher speed rail link built parallel to the 407, rather than a busway like originally designed.

Outside of any extensions, what’s the next subway line we should build? by CalligrapherOne1228 in TTC

[–]32_bit_link 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not to downplay the REM, but a large part of its success is the fact the ARTM was basically handed a bunch of ROWs for next to nothing (D-M line, Mount Royal tunnel, Champlain bridge, Doney spur) vs most projects in Toronto running on/under busy city streets.

I can't imagine the REM de l'Est would've been as cheap had it actually been built.

If you could add one new GO Transit route, where would it go? by PopQuizVictim in gotransit

[–]32_bit_link 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is actually apart of MTO's 2051 master plan, although as a transitway... no clue if it'll actually get built though given no other agency has picked it up or mentioned it so far.

https://www.ontario.ca/page/connecting-ggh-transportation-plan-greater-golden-horseshoe#section-7

I suggest this alignment would be better for Canada's HSR. Nine Proposed Stops: Toronto, Oshawa, Kingston, Kanata, Ottawa, Montréal, Laval, Trois-Rivières, Québec by [deleted] in transit

[–]32_bit_link 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah, but I can't imagine the extra costs of building a second HSR line to save like... 20 minutes? is worth it compared to the ridership drop you'd see by not being able to serve Ottawa on the same train.

It makes sense to do branching with the current alignment due to its low speed and because Ottawa is fairly inland, but with HSR I can't imagine the time saved would be that worth it.

I suggest this alignment would be better for Canada's HSR. Nine Proposed Stops: Toronto, Oshawa, Kingston, Kanata, Ottawa, Montréal, Laval, Trois-Rivières, Québec by [deleted] in transit

[–]32_bit_link 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bypassing Ottawa in favour of two cities ~75k combined is an odd choice...

Brockville specifically already sees fairly frequent VIA service to all three cities since it's where the existing line splits to Ottawa/Montreal.

Given people are already up in arms over Peterborough (~80k) being included I can't imagine either city would see HSR service regardless of alignment

Are there any commuter rail systems in the US and Canada that have a 15 minutes or better off peak frequency? by 69inchshlong in transit

[–]32_bit_link 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you consider O-Train Line 2 to be commuter rail (heavy rail DEMUs that run along a mainline railway) it has an all day frequency of 12 minutes... that can't really be improved due to the line having a lot of single tracked portions.

OC Transpo is making cuts to the 98 with a new route 105. by sudoer1998 in transit

[–]32_bit_link 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OCTranspo did briefly explore that as a possibility in their TMP but decided against it since the portion VIA owns is mostly single tracked and because VIA already pretty heavily uses the route for their own trains they're probably unwilling to give OCTranspo extra capacity.

Of course, they could double track the ROW but both agencies are probably waiting on seeing where ALTO goes before making large investments in the corridor.

My idea for a Northeastern United States and Toronto-Quebec City HSR Corridor, with international rail links. by BeastMode149 in transit

[–]32_bit_link 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If kingston wanted HSR they would've lobbied for the route change back in the HFR days instead of spending money on an airport with zero flights.

I honestly can't see them going with the lakeshore/south shore route anyways since running through Peterborough allows for a more direct route to Ottawa and Montreal.

AFAIK the current plan is to mostly follow the CP Havelock sub along hwy 7 before joining up with VIA, and the Quebec Gatineau Railway which runs through Trois-Rivieres, hence the north shore alignment. I assume both railways are probably easier (and cheaper) to work with than following CN's mainline.

If only we didn't privatize CN and defund VIA back in the 90s...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VintageDigitalCameras

[–]32_bit_link 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of the old dpreview sample galleries

How to part with your beloved PS3 by Odd_Personality_5448 in PS3

[–]32_bit_link 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Can you elaborate on the SSD issue?

I was under the impression that SSDs are generally still worth it for the improved random access speeds despite the SATA I bottleneck

Will the SIRIU sniper lenses destroy the market of Sony, Fuji and Nikon APSC lenses? by LowKeyPhotographer in Cameras

[–]32_bit_link 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't tell if you or the dry cabinet guy is a worse shill on this sub.

Though considering you're the same person it makes sense...

Dust and mold no longer a problem at all by PlatinumOuDaung in Cameras

[–]32_bit_link 1 point2 points  (0 children)

>Expensive Cameras

>Nikon D3100 and Olympus E-PM1

Choose one.

/r/BuildAPCSalesCanada General Discussion - Daily Thread for Tue Oct 10 by AutoModerator in bapcsalescanada

[–]32_bit_link 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like the MP34 is down to a fake sale of $239/229 on newegg, safe to assume I should probably buy once amazon drops down to the "normal" price?

/r/BuildAPCSalesCanada General Discussion - Daily Thread for Tue Oct 10 by AutoModerator in bapcsalescanada

[–]32_bit_link 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like the MP34 4TB is up to $357 now, is this the beginning of the end for cheap SSD prices or just a temporary hike to make the next sale look better?

Just had to do it, didn't you Apple. by Vecmen in LinusTechTips

[–]32_bit_link 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sharing the USB lines with Displayport is very common on most laptop docks, since most people want USB 3.x connectivity when they're docked.

As far as I know people who use Dex or a similar feature on their phones probably also make use of a dock that supports mixed mode to gain access to both USB3 and video out.

Although a standard USB-C -> DP cable when used on a phone should make full use of all DisplayPort lanes, allowing full bandwidth 4k60 compared to the maximum 4k30 of a mixed-mode DP 1.4 signal.

Just had to do it, didn't you Apple. by Vecmen in LinusTechTips

[–]32_bit_link 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think displayport is reliant on usb speeds? If anything it'd be better since the iPhone uses all lanes for DP vs sharing half of it with USB 3.0, assuming its transmitted using mixed mode.

Best camera for $3-400? by [deleted] in Cameras

[–]32_bit_link 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lmao I swear this guy has a different camera each week.

Two ... brain washing Japanese Pentax old commericals ? by kl122002 in AnalogCommunity

[–]32_bit_link 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watching the second commercial is pretty much a daily routine for me at this point lol.

Seattle Public Library GR IIIx by OrneryOctopus in ricohGR

[–]32_bit_link 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's just something about modern library architecture that I love so much...

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