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Ottawa’s newest O-Trains have been spotted in daylight.
Daylight testing of the new @Alstom Trillium Line vehicles in #ottawa #octranspo #O-Train #trainnerd pic.twitter.com/3zkUDf7OvU
— Paul Croft (@pcplans) January 31, 2015
Earlier this month, I reported that the completion of the long-awaited upgrade to the O-Train system is expected in late February.
The $60-million project, which council approved in June 2011, was supposed to be finished by last September, but delays have now pushed that date into 2015.
After completing some track work and making a few minor modifications to the track-and-signalling system based on the results of testing conducted before Christmas, workers began operating a mock service using the new trains a few weeks ago.
The mock service has been operating several nights a week for four weeks, between 10:30 or 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
There are, of course, no passengers on board, as drivers familiarize themselves with the new trains and with having four trains on the line at a time.
For rail buffs, however, it’s been the first chance to see the city’s new Alstom Lint trains in action.
This weekend and next, further testing and on-board training means the public can catch a glimpse of the shiny new trains during the day. Testing and training will also continue for five or six days starting on Feb. 14.
O-Train users, meanwhile, will have to rely on the special Route 107 bus that’s been brought in to transport people during the scheduled closures.
The work is necessary to complete and implement the new expanded service that will increase capacity, reduce waiting times and improve comfort and convenience for customers, the city says.
The current goal is to begin offering the expanded O-Train service on the Trillium line as of Feb. 21 or 22.
In other train-related news, a replica of the new Alstom Citadis train that will travel along the Confederation Line once it’s completed in 2018 was unveiled this week at Lansdowne Park.
Between now and the end of March, the public can view the light rail vehicle at the Aberdeen Pavilion between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., seven days a week.
“It’s now starting to feel real that we’re going to get light rail in this city,” Mayor Jim Watson excitedly told reporters after climbing into the rail car.
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Daylight testing of the new @Alstom Trillium Line vehicles in #ottawa #octranspo #O-Train #trainnerd pic.twitter.com/3zkUDf7OvU
— Paul Croft (@pcplans) January 31, 2015
Earlier this month, I reported that the completion of the long-awaited upgrade to the O-Train system is expected in late February.
The $60-million project, which council approved in June 2011, was supposed to be finished by last September, but delays have now pushed that date into 2015.
After completing some track work and making a few minor modifications to the track-and-signalling system based on the results of testing conducted before Christmas, workers began operating a mock service using the new trains a few weeks ago.
The mock service has been operating several nights a week for four weeks, between 10:30 or 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
There are, of course, no passengers on board, as drivers familiarize themselves with the new trains and with having four trains on the line at a time.
For rail buffs, however, it’s been the first chance to see the city’s new Alstom Lint trains in action.
This weekend and next, further testing and on-board training means the public can catch a glimpse of the shiny new trains during the day. Testing and training will also continue for five or six days starting on Feb. 14.
O-Train users, meanwhile, will have to rely on the special Route 107 bus that’s been brought in to transport people during the scheduled closures.
The work is necessary to complete and implement the new expanded service that will increase capacity, reduce waiting times and improve comfort and convenience for customers, the city says.
The current goal is to begin offering the expanded O-Train service on the Trillium line as of Feb. 21 or 22.
In other train-related news, a replica of the new Alstom Citadis train that will travel along the Confederation Line once it’s completed in 2018 was unveiled this week at Lansdowne Park.
Between now and the end of March, the public can view the light rail vehicle at the Aberdeen Pavilion between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., seven days a week.
“It’s now starting to feel real that we’re going to get light rail in this city,” Mayor Jim Watson excitedly told reporters after climbing into the rail car.
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