Trillium line extension over a year overdue, two phases of testing done but still no date on line opening.
#OttawaLRT #Ottawa

LRT Construction in Ottawa:

1: Dig a trench.
2: Cover it with a concrete slab to make a tunnel.
3: Cover the concrete with engineered fill and asphalt.
4: Start digging that shit up again.
#LightRailTransit #OttawaLightRailTransit #OttawaLRT #Ottawa

O-Train Line 1 : The Confederation Line's 5th Anniversary.
https://youtu.be/xxNsVKYlLUE
On September 14, 2019, the Confederation Line opened in Ottawa, ushering in a new era for the city’s transit system. While there have been challenges along the way, the ongoing expansion reflects a commitment to improving transit for Ottawa residents.

As a bilingual Canadian, I'm really annoyed at how poorly "VIA Rail" gets pronounced in French. Like on the #OttawaLRT announcements. How come VIA picked some non-bilingual friendly name back in 1970? Even just "VIA" would be better.

Captain! There be RAILS here! #OttawaLRT

I guess they're never getting the smell of sewage out of the confederation line trains.
#Ottawa #OttawaLRT

Mixed #OttawaLRT experiences today:

Con: the system that shows departure times is down (though the trains are still running regularly every 5m).

Pro: I had forgotten about an early work meeting, so I joined the video call on my phone at Tunney's Pasture (with earbuds, mostly listening), and mobile internet worked, hickup-free, for the whole ride to Parliament (including the downtown tunnel) and then up the elevator to street level. (!!!)

@guardian
Could this innovation save #Ottawa #OttawaLRT #LRT ?

Tunnel troubles shut some stations along Ottawa’s beleaguered LRT system — again
The new year brings no fresh start for Ottawa's ill-fated light rail train system, after concrete debris was found on the tracks of an LRT station tunnel.
#globalnews #Canada #Ottawa #OTtawaLRT #OttawaTransit
https://globalnews.ca/news/10200267/tunnel-troubles-ottawa-lrt/

Not only has the #JimWatsonLegacy left Ottawa with a completely f*cked up public transport system including #OttawaLRT but it made sure that whatever little public transport remained is completely, totally, constantly unreliable. And all those responsible for this #EgregiousNeglectOfDuty have walked off into the sunset, completely free from any accountability. #Postmedia #CdnMedia oh look, belly lint

Happy 4th anniversary to the #Ottawa LRT! Remember when it used to smell like shit and broke down constantly and had to go offline for days or weeks at a time with no notice and couldn't handle winter and couldn't handle summer and only ran from Outer Downtown to Inner Downtown?

What a time that was and also continues to be! #OttawaLRT

"The point here, though, isn’t to re-litigate what went wrong with Ottawa’s LRT. Rather, it’s to understand how we might move forward and find a stronger thread to tie the buttons back on, on this project and future ones."

#Ottawa #OttawaLRT #CanPoli

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/deachman-jim-watsons-on-time-and-on-budget-promise-laid-the-groundwork-for-the-lrts-mess

Just back from a 4km walk that crosses the PhaseII #OttawaLRT route, where they've progressed to receiving the rails for installation.

Are these the US variant and are they really going to go ahead with them now that they appear to be incompatible with the European wheels?

Can we slap a return-to-sender sticker on these?

Who would've thought that the #OttawaLRT would be so adversely affected by that rain event today!?

I'd have thought that system was pretty impervious to all perils! Guess it's not as bulletproof as we'd all come to believe.

#OttawaLRT: "OC vowed "change is coming"; Public regrets giving opportunity"

Ask me no questions and I will tell you no lies #ottawa #OttawaLRT