GO Trains: Acton, Mt Pleasant, & Bloor

[@transitgoods2477]

0:59 the cursed train

[@trainman1971]

That engine stalks me.... it and 557. Every time I'm up there for a visit, somehow, both of those engines cross my line of sight in some way, shape, or form, at least once.

[@transittown7891]

Nice catches keep up the great work 😊😊. It will be awesome once there’s all day 2 way Go service on the Kitchener rail corridor in the next couple years and all the stations and tracks are upgraded. I saw at Acton there only looks to be one track and platform and they need a second of each to have all day 2 way rapid transit service 😊😊

[@trainman1971]

Depending on the frequency, as long as there are sufficient passing sidings, sections could remain single track. Even if it gets all-day service, double track is not necessarily needed on the entire route, depending on frequency of service. Only the "core" network (besides the Lakeshore West and East) is going to get service greater than half-hourly, and I'm betting Mt. Pleasant would be the terminus for the 15-minute core on the Kitchener line.

[@transittown7891]

@@trainman1971 then how frequently would the trains between Mt Pleasant and Kitchener run outside of rush hour if not every 15 minutes? Passing sidings sound handy and necessary

[@trainman1971]

@@transittown7891 I would bet half-hourly at best. With a few more inserted during the rush hours. Definitely need sidings, at least.... and the platform at Acton apparently can't platform a whole train. I last rode that line on VIA Rail from London to Toronto in 2007; I can't remember where the passing sidings were between London and Georgetown; it is all multiple track from Georgetown to Toronto, so that section shouldn't be a big issue.

[@pollardkowsill1095]

What is an MP54AC?

[@trainman1971]

That was to be the original designation of the new units (667 and higher) and the designation of several of the original units rebuilt as test units for the new ones. I think they dialed back the horsepower in the final order, hence the new ones (and the test rebuilds) became MP40PHT4-AC.