Valley Line LRT | TransEd/Marigold | City of Edmonton

[David A]

There were problems like this when the South LRT was built. There is learning curve, even if people learn the hard way.

I'm not sure about the number of people that will switch from cars to LRT. It might be more like people switching from buses, to start. The LRT is also convenient, which will gradually win new customers. When you don't have to park downtown, the LRT is quite attractive.

It also really doesn't help that we are in this prolonged twilight zone of its not running yet, but it is. The excruciating delays have caused a lot of problems.

 

[Gronk!]

 

[The_Cat]

For what it’s worth, we were at the Winspear and the LRT didn’t interfere with the music, or the espresso machine!

 

[Windermere]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1637959676313890818

 

[awstott]

I don't think that'll buff out. I didn't get back with my camera soon enough to catch a picture of the truck that smoked it.

 

[MacLac]

So it now has to be sent back to Kingston for repairs? Under warrant??

 

[awstott]

So it now has to be sent back to Kingston for repairs? Under warrant??

How would that be warranty? Warranty is to fix defects, not some idiot driving into the side of it.

 

[Kirkland 808]

OOF

 

[trevorhayden]

I saw another close call in downtown today when a car turned in front of a moving train on 102 Avenue. I don't think opening that road to cars was a good idea.

 

[ChazYEG]

I don't think that'll buff out. I didn't get back with my camera soon enough to catch a picture of the truck that smoked it.
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This is not excusable! I can KINDA get my head around something happening close to the front of the train, when it's something like a very close call and you can blame someone for thinking "there was enough time" this was dead on the middle of the train, you can't blame it on lack of signaling or anything.

 

[JuliallThat]

"It came out of nowhere!!!"

 

[Yegpeople]

Not sure if any trains will be left by the time it opens up

 

[The_Cat]

If the truck gets its front bumper ripped off, that should be enough of a warning.

 

[The_Cat]

Paraphrasing Karl Marx, "The first LRT accident is tragedy, the second time is farce."

 

[MacLac]

Valley Line Southeast LRT testing reaches "warm-up" phase

Testing for the Valley Line Southeast LRT has now reached the "warm-up" phase, which means more trains are running along the tracks, TransEd has announced.

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