#Toronto comedian Jacob Balshin spent $600 on a mariachi band on Wednesday to stage a quinceañera for the guaranteed-to-open-before-the-Big-Crunch-at-the-end-of-the-universe #EglintonCrosstown light metro line.
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https://nowtoronto.com/news/resident-throws-eglinton-lrt-birthday-party/
Details are finally out about what happened to the Scarborough subway extension boring machine that got stuck under the 401
https://globalnews.ca/news/11521835/scarborough-subway-extension-highway-401-closure/
ALL ABOARD THE WEEKEND TRAIN
On Nov. 23, the GO Train service will expand its service along the Kitchener line, adding four weekend trips to the area.
The Ontario government reached an agreement with CN Rail on Oct. 16 to purchase the land needed to build GO Transit tracks along the Kitchener line. This deal was billed as a breakthrough in the province’s long-promised plan to deliver a two-way, all-day service between Toronto and Kitchener.
“I’m thrilled that the new weekend GO Train service is now connecting the Waterloo Region with Toronto,” Karen Redman, Regional Chair of the Waterloo Region, said. “This expansion will make a real difference for our residents and businesses—reducing traffic congestion, cutting carbon emissions, and improving access to jobs and opportunities.”
Redman said the region has long advocated for more GO Train service, and it is an important step toward achieving full two-way, all-day service.
“As Waterloo Region grows to one million people, investing in reliable and sustainable transportation is vital to supporting our community’s future,” she said.
The agreement coincides with the new GO Train services beginning on Nov. 23, which includes 18 additional weekend trips between Bramalea and Union Station.
The Ontario government says the new agreement clears the way to build 40 km of dedicated GO tracks, along with track realignments, signal upgrades, bridge work, and expanded platforms.
“Expanding service along the Kitchener Line is part of Ontario’s $70-billion investment in the largest transit expansion,” a statement from Metrolinx Media Relations reads. “Ontario now offers new rail, subway, and transit lines across the province from Barrie to Niagara, Kitchener, Oshawa, Toronto and more.”
Metrolinx continues to work on the Kitchener Line, where GO Trains currently operate primarily on a single track between Bramalea and Kitchener GO stations, limiting service capacity. The agency has begun installing a second track between the stations to enable two-way train operations.
“We will also be adding weekday service enhancements, such as two weekday trips between Bramalea Go and Union Station,” David Jang, Chief Communications & Community Engagement Officer at Metrolinx said.
“We’ll also extend one evening trip that previously ended at Guelph Central to Kitchener GO and add two trips that previously ended at Malton GO to Bramalea GO,” Jang said.
Commuters can expect two trains on Saturdays and two on Sundays once service begins. The trains will depart Kitchener in the afternoon and return in the evening, aligning with major events in Toronto.
Schedule times are expected to be confirmed on the GO Transit website in the coming weeks.
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➡️Share your experience taking the streetcar
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On the way back from Hamilton last week we checked out progress on the Port Credit LRT Station, located next to the GO Train Station of the same name in southern Mississauga.
This will be the terminus of the Hazel McCallion Line (also known as the Hurontario LRT).
Good blog post from @SeanYYZ @seanyyz.bsky.social on the most recent developments of GO and UP express
https://seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/the-revenge-of-smarttrack/
In other transit news
What was supposed to be a new GO train station to Kitchener on St-Clair - Old Weston is likely to be transformed to be for the UP Express instead.
This station was originally part of the old #smarttrack John Tory disaster plan.
Metrolinx says the reason for the change is that they promised 15-min service for this station and it would be impossible to achieve with GO trains.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/weekend-go-trains-kitchener-november-9.6940498
Celebrating the good times.
People who want to take the GO train on the weekends to and from Kitchener will soon be able to. The province announced Thursday four weekend train trips that currently stop at Mount Pleasant GO will now travel further and make stops in Guelph and Kitchener starting on Nov. 23.
Revenue service testing has resumed on line 5 Eglinton
Unclear if they have to restart the 30 day testing protocol or can resume where it was in the process.
Either ways trains are back at running on the line.
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The Star reported earlier this week that on Oct. 16, two trains collided in the Mount Dennis train yard, leading to a pause in the revenue service test, according to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Finch West LRT could open Dec. 7 as revenue service demonstration passes, sources say
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