Platinum107
Senior Member
@Edmcowboy11 Sure did! I liked the meeting, they gave a lot of good information. I can't wait for them to post updates for upcoming train tests ☺
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Edmcowboy11
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I just wish they could have given a bit better detail regarding the completion/reopening time frame of some of the roads, especially south of whitemud.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Taken today Sept 17 2020
Entrance to Mill woods town center towards the new bus terminal.
I chatted briefly with one of the workers. He stated that this road will be open by monday. Also apparently they had layed 3 layers down which is usually used on bus routes.
Entrance to Mill woods town center towards the new bus terminal.
I chatted briefly with one of the workers. He stated that this road will be open by monday. Also apparently they had layed 3 layers down which is usually used on bus routes.
cliffapotamus
Active Member
check out Transed's website if you haven't already. The updates are mostly about overnight/periodic closures, but any roads reopening will be on here as soon as they have a date nailed down.
The_Cat
Senior Member
There’s another online meeting on September 30, talking about 66 Street.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Taken today September 18, 2020
Looking westbound on 28ave from the main driveway entrance of the stripmall with Tim Horton's and Pizza Hut
Looking northbound at the future sidewalk on the east side of the LRT tracks
Looking northbound at 66st final alignment, just needs the road to be paved.
Looking at the south east corner of 66st and 28ave. Looks like just needing pavement.
Looking northbound at the future Grey Nuns stop
Looking south from Grey Nuns stop
Looking at crosswalk median near Grey Nuns stop. I also wanted to post this pic to keep a visual record from today to when the median gets completed.
More pics to come as I have more time to walk the LRT route.
Looking westbound on 28ave from the main driveway entrance of the stripmall with Tim Horton's and Pizza Hut
More pics to come as I have more time to walk the LRT route.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Continued September 18, 2020
I had time for a bit more walking and driving the route.
Looking north at the future southbound lanes from the south east corner of 75st and 51ave.
Looking north from 51ave. Looks like a future sidewalk/multi-use trail to be installed.
Looking south from Roper Road. The other end of the multi-use trail.
Looking east on Roper Road. The turn lane and median section almost done.
Looking north from the north east corner of 75st and Roper Rd.
Looking westwards at the north parking lot at Wagner station.
The northbound traffic lanes just north of Argyll Rd.
Looking south. Intersection of 83st and 82ave.
I had time for a bit more walking and driving the route.
The_Cat
Senior Member
If you can find a way to make traffic intersections more complex, the City wants you! 
The_Cat
Senior Member
TimETown
Active Member
Between the Winspear and the Citadel, and the Churchill Connector Building
Avenuer
Senior Member
If you can find a way to make traffic intersections more complex, the City wants you!
At least the LRT is raised over 75 Street and Argyll - at-grade crossings at either would be bad ideas.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Taken today September 21, 2020
Looking towards 66st at the now open driveway into Mill woods town center and towards the future MTC transit center.
Looking east at the aforementioned road. The road curves left and the a right turn into the future ETS station.
From the other day to today, they have poured most of the permanent concrete barriers.
Also of note, as of today almost all of the final layer of asphalt has now been laid on the north bound lane from just north of the elevated LRT track to 82Ave. Hopefully the south bound lane for that same stretch will be laid today or tomorrow. I hope that once that is done that the intersections in that area will be reopened.
It appears that lots of the new curbs and sidewalks have been poured in the vicinty of the former traffic circle at Bonnie Doon. A number of workers were there today.
Also of note, as of today almost all of the final layer of asphalt has now been laid on the north bound lane from just north of the elevated LRT track to 82Ave. Hopefully the south bound lane for that same stretch will be laid today or tomorrow. I hope that once that is done that the intersections in that area will be reopened.
It appears that lots of the new curbs and sidewalks have been poured in the vicinty of the former traffic circle at Bonnie Doon. A number of workers were there today.
Platinum107
Senior Member
Hey guys, TransEd announced that they'd be testing trains along 66th street tomorrow from Whitemud to 28th ave from 6 am to 3 pm. I really wish I could go see that but I've got school 
Were any of you guys planning to go check it out?
Were any of you guys planning to go check it out?
As long as the brakes are working by the time I ride it next fall, I will let the rest of you sleuth this project out.Hey guys, TransEd announced that they'd be testing trains along 66th street tomorrow from Whitemud to 28th ave from 6 am to 3 pm. I really wish I could go see that but I've got school
cliffapotamus
Active Member
@Platinum107 4 u:
actually i saw this notice and was already planning to go see this, they should be doing this tomorrow and Friday as well if anyone is interested. When i stopped by, the train was stationary, with the diesel locomotive coupled to it. The train looks complete, except for no pantograph, and some very technical-looking fringy things attached to the front to measure clearances (i assume). So, I didn't get any videos of it moving, but here's some photos.
One thing that really struck me, seeing this thing out 'in the wild' was just how low these things are. There's maaaaybe 6" of clearance between the bottom of the car and the track, and the doors are just a few inches above that. the train is just as low, if not lower, than a bendy bus. in this pic, you can just barely see the wheels peaking out:
I guess that's another point about these trains, relevant to the street running they will be doing: although they are big, carrying slightly more people than a single U2 car, they are lower and thinner, and the streamlined nose lightens the visual weight a lot as well. They are also surprisingly long; again rationally we know this from technical stats, but seeing it in person, you don't really connect both ends together, you kind of expect there to be a coupling somewhere in those 7 sections. these are a different beast from what we run currently on the high-floor lines. I'm excited to see them running on their own power at some point.
actually i saw this notice and was already planning to go see this, they should be doing this tomorrow and Friday as well if anyone is interested. When i stopped by, the train was stationary, with the diesel locomotive coupled to it. The train looks complete, except for no pantograph, and some very technical-looking fringy things attached to the front to measure clearances (i assume). So, I didn't get any videos of it moving, but here's some photos.
One thing that really struck me, seeing this thing out 'in the wild' was just how low these things are. There's maaaaybe 6" of clearance between the bottom of the car and the track, and the doors are just a few inches above that. the train is just as low, if not lower, than a bendy bus. in this pic, you can just barely see the wheels peaking out:
I guess that's another point about these trains, relevant to the street running they will be doing: although they are big, carrying slightly more people than a single U2 car, they are lower and thinner, and the streamlined nose lightens the visual weight a lot as well. They are also surprisingly long; again rationally we know this from technical stats, but seeing it in person, you don't really connect both ends together, you kind of expect there to be a coupling somewhere in those 7 sections. these are a different beast from what we run currently on the high-floor lines. I'm excited to see them running on their own power at some point.
