TTC and GO Transit prepare for extreme weather conditions

Both TTC and GO Transit are bracing for yet another bout of extreme weather this evening and tomorrow morning.

Winter is playing havoc with the operations of the two transit agencies, with delays and closures effecting service as temperatures continue to dip.

Despite the windchill warning from Environment Canada issued Monday, Jan. 6,, which is forecasting gusts reaching 70 kilometres per hour, TTC spokesperson Brad Ross said no advisories are currently in place for this afternoon’s commute.

But with an extreme cold weather alert overnight, he said transit riders should be prepared for service delays Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, as was the case last Friday when 50 streetcars were pulled out of service because of frigid temperatures.

With aging streetcars reaching more than three decades of operation, extremely cold weather can result in the freezing up of air lines controlling brake and door operations, said Ross.

“The streetcar fleet is showing its age,” he wrote in an email. “There isn’t anything we can do to prevent extreme cold, but we will have plans in place to supplement service with buses if needed, much like we did Friday afternoon.”

He said the new Bombardier streetcars ordered by the TTC to begin running on at least one route later this year, are not expected to have this issue.

Since the calendar was flipped to 2014, weather-related delays have also become almost a daily occurrence for GO riders.

Source: insidetoronto

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