SWO Transit
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Geeking out on transit, cycling, and amusement parks!
In Ontario we seem to like building poor performing higher order transit. From the illogical use of low-floor trains, passing over more grade separations, and poor adoption of signal prioritization. The O-train, Ion, Finch, Eglinton crosstown and soon London BRT, all shadows of what could have been.
Trip data for the Finch West LRT is now public and has been analyzed by Steve Munro. The average speed comes in at 13.5km/h. For reference the average speed for on street segments of the ION in Kitchener Waterloo is 18-19km/h. stevemunro.ca/2025/11/28/6...
6 Finch West: Schedules, Travel Times & Speeds
The TTC has published the GTFS version of the schedule for 6 Finch West. This is the electronic timetable used by trip planning apps to understand how the scheduled service is supposed to behave. F…
stevemunro.ca
November 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
In Ontario we seem to like building poor performing higher order transit. From the illogical use of low-floor trains, passing over more grade separations, and poor adoption of signal prioritization. The O-train, Ion, Finch, Eglinton crosstown and soon London BRT, all shadows of what could have been.
VIA rail making a stop at Chatham on a cloudy Saturday afternoon. Love the look of Siemens Charger train sets.
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
VIA rail making a stop at Chatham on a cloudy Saturday afternoon. Love the look of Siemens Charger train sets.
CASO had tracks that went from the abandoned international rail bridge to right past the top of Clifton Hill. When the CASO was sold jointly to CP/CN in the 80s that section of rail along either many others got abandoned. If that was kept and GO trains went right to Clifton Hill - game changer!
📍 Niagara Falls, ON
The town centre is as far as I can go by train - getting to the falls themselves requires manning up and transferring onto a local bus, but doing so certainly didn’t disappoint… 😍🇨🇦
The town centre is as far as I can go by train - getting to the falls themselves requires manning up and transferring onto a local bus, but doing so certainly didn’t disappoint… 😍🇨🇦
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
CASO had tracks that went from the abandoned international rail bridge to right past the top of Clifton Hill. When the CASO was sold jointly to CP/CN in the 80s that section of rail along either many others got abandoned. If that was kept and GO trains went right to Clifton Hill - game changer!
Every holiday needs a soundtrack. Here’s what i pulled together for the evening.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Every holiday needs a soundtrack. Here’s what i pulled together for the evening.
spotify.link/MXUVYR2tVXb
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I’m amazed every year how many of my neighbours are stick on muds who turn off all their house lights and don’t give out Halloween candy.
October 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I’m amazed every year how many of my neighbours are stick on muds who turn off all their house lights and don’t give out Halloween candy.
If the Jays win the WS that doesn’t prove that baseball doesn’t have a parity problem.
Jays are 5th in MLB salary. 5 teams had 93 or more regular season wins this year 4/5 teams were top 5 in salary.
Jays are 5th in MLB salary. 5 teams had 93 or more regular season wins this year 4/5 teams were top 5 in salary.
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 AM
If the Jays win the WS that doesn’t prove that baseball doesn’t have a parity problem.
Jays are 5th in MLB salary. 5 teams had 93 or more regular season wins this year 4/5 teams were top 5 in salary.
Jays are 5th in MLB salary. 5 teams had 93 or more regular season wins this year 4/5 teams were top 5 in salary.
Eliminate auto renewal fees
Eliminate tolls on 412/418
Lower gas taxes
Build highway 413
Kill photo radar
I think sometimes Doug Ford forgets it’s people that vote and not cars.
Eliminate tolls on 412/418
Lower gas taxes
Build highway 413
Kill photo radar
I think sometimes Doug Ford forgets it’s people that vote and not cars.
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Eliminate auto renewal fees
Eliminate tolls on 412/418
Lower gas taxes
Build highway 413
Kill photo radar
I think sometimes Doug Ford forgets it’s people that vote and not cars.
Eliminate tolls on 412/418
Lower gas taxes
Build highway 413
Kill photo radar
I think sometimes Doug Ford forgets it’s people that vote and not cars.
I get the booing of former Astros players, but come on, guy gets nailed by a pitch and Mariners fans cheer, tries to walk it off and they boo, comes out of the game injured and they cheer again. That’s classless Seattle fans.
October 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I get the booing of former Astros players, but come on, guy gets nailed by a pitch and Mariners fans cheer, tries to walk it off and they boo, comes out of the game injured and they cheer again. That’s classless Seattle fans.
Well what they charge for hand made soap or fresh squeezed juice in these markets can be criminal?
Your war correspondent on the ground in battle-ravaged inner northeast Portland
September 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Well what they charge for hand made soap or fresh squeezed juice in these markets can be criminal?
Was trying to remember when it rained last here is London Ontario, apparently it was 12 days ago, and it only rained twice in the last 47 days.
This ain’t normal, or maybe it’s the new normal, either way it’s bad.
This ain’t normal, or maybe it’s the new normal, either way it’s bad.
September 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Was trying to remember when it rained last here is London Ontario, apparently it was 12 days ago, and it only rained twice in the last 47 days.
This ain’t normal, or maybe it’s the new normal, either way it’s bad.
This ain’t normal, or maybe it’s the new normal, either way it’s bad.
Meanwhile in Ontario the Premier wants to remove traffic safety photo systems because some people who like to speed think their a cash grab.
Motorists passing Detroit Public Schools Community District school buses when stopped with red lights flashing and a stop sign is displayed could get $295 fine using new stop-arm cameras. 40% of ticket revenue will go towards District-wide transportation safety initiatives.
Detroit schools install bus stop-arm cameras, will charge bus stop traffic violators $295
The roughly 300 school buses transporting 13,000 Detroit students will be equipped with cameras to catch those who attempt to go around stopped buses.
www.detroitnews.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Meanwhile in Ontario the Premier wants to remove traffic safety photo systems because some people who like to speed think their a cash grab.
EMD was sold to Caterpillar in 2010, less than 2 years later the EMD plant in London was permanently closed when workers refused to take a pay cut from $35.00 to $16.50 per hour.
Sep 14, 1950: Canadian Pacific takes delivery of the first diesel-electric locomotive ordered from General Motors Diesel Ltd. of London, ON. Locomotive No. 4028 was an FP7A model. It was heavily damaged by fire and rebuilt into CP GP35 No. 5019 in 1965.
September 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
EMD was sold to Caterpillar in 2010, less than 2 years later the EMD plant in London was permanently closed when workers refused to take a pay cut from $35.00 to $16.50 per hour.
Seen today on the 401, can someone explain to me why these 2 trucks are street legal?
Lift kits ☑️
Oversized wide tires ☑️
Blowing coal 💨☑️
Lift kits ☑️
Oversized wide tires ☑️
Blowing coal 💨☑️
September 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Seen today on the 401, can someone explain to me why these 2 trucks are street legal?
Lift kits ☑️
Oversized wide tires ☑️
Blowing coal 💨☑️
Lift kits ☑️
Oversized wide tires ☑️
Blowing coal 💨☑️
Watching the Yankees and Red Sox and can’t believe Boston fans just booed the Yankees hurler for throwing to first. Must be low baseball IQ in Boston too?
While #Bluejays celebrate yet another late-inning victory, you should check out my story of the #Orioles broadcaster who slammed Canadians last night.
I gave him the chance to clarify his comments. He doesn’t see why anyone would be upset:
I gave him the chance to clarify his comments. He doesn’t see why anyone would be upset:
Mike Wilner: Blue Jays fans aren’t the ignorant ones here, Brian Roberts
It's not unusual for the baseball knowledge of Canadian fans to be disparaged in our hockey-mad nation.
www.thestar.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Watching the Yankees and Red Sox and can’t believe Boston fans just booed the Yankees hurler for throwing to first. Must be low baseball IQ in Boston too?
What happened in Utah today occurred while an answer was being given that spread misinformation and generates hate towards a group that includes some of the people in this world I love the most. I do not celebrate an act where one human takes the life of another, but I will not shed any tears either
September 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
What happened in Utah today occurred while an answer was being given that spread misinformation and generates hate towards a group that includes some of the people in this world I love the most. I do not celebrate an act where one human takes the life of another, but I will not shed any tears either
The same Premier who passed legislation to rip out bike lanes is now telling municipalities they need to rip out speeding cameras, they’re issue, they were too successful at reducing speeding and making roads safer. Can’t make this shit up. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ford's vow to rid cities of speed cameras '100% politics,' Ottawa councillor says | CBC News
As Premier Doug Ford threatens to get rid of speed cameras in Ontario, one Ottawa city councillor is defending them as a vital tool for community safety.
www.cbc.ca
September 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The same Premier who passed legislation to rip out bike lanes is now telling municipalities they need to rip out speeding cameras, they’re issue, they were too successful at reducing speeding and making roads safer. Can’t make this shit up. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I’m happy Buck is back, but man,
why does he keep saying ‘the jays don’t hit many home runs’ when they are literally league average. 8/15 in the American League and 13/30 in MLB. #BlueJays
why does he keep saying ‘the jays don’t hit many home runs’ when they are literally league average. 8/15 in the American League and 13/30 in MLB. #BlueJays
August 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I’m happy Buck is back, but man,
why does he keep saying ‘the jays don’t hit many home runs’ when they are literally league average. 8/15 in the American League and 13/30 in MLB. #BlueJays
why does he keep saying ‘the jays don’t hit many home runs’ when they are literally league average. 8/15 in the American League and 13/30 in MLB. #BlueJays
When we talk about climate change we should never say ‘it rained that’s climate change’ or ‘it’s hot that’s climate change’ because weather events always have and will happen. But frequency and severity ARE CLIMATE CHANGE. When the number of severe storms trends up it should be obvious.
Was computing some stats and realized NWS Norman has issued over 1,000 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings this year! Here's the top 10 yearly counts
2025 OUN 1003
2024 OUN 988
2019 OUN 942
2017 OUN 923
2016 OUN 907
2011 LZK 901
2023 OUN 894
2008 OUN 871
2008 JAN 823
2003 JAN 796
2025 OUN 1003
2024 OUN 988
2019 OUN 942
2017 OUN 923
2016 OUN 907
2011 LZK 901
2023 OUN 894
2008 OUN 871
2008 JAN 823
2003 JAN 796
August 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
When we talk about climate change we should never say ‘it rained that’s climate change’ or ‘it’s hot that’s climate change’ because weather events always have and will happen. But frequency and severity ARE CLIMATE CHANGE. When the number of severe storms trends up it should be obvious.
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It should not require special knowledge to know how to bike around safely in a city
August 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It should not require special knowledge to know how to bike around safely in a city
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Aug 11, 1950: General Motors Diesel Limited opens a new plant in London, ON, to produce the company's Electro-Motive Division diesel locomotives. The London plant would also manufacture unique GMD locomotive designs for the Canadian domestic and export markets. 1/3
August 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Aug 11, 1950: General Motors Diesel Limited opens a new plant in London, ON, to produce the company's Electro-Motive Division diesel locomotives. The London plant would also manufacture unique GMD locomotive designs for the Canadian domestic and export markets. 1/3
Nearly 2/3rd of the way through the season, up by 4 games in the division, hold the tie breakers over 2nd and 3rd place teams, and yet somehow the Blue Jays are still the mathematical underdogs to win their division.
July 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Nearly 2/3rd of the way through the season, up by 4 games in the division, hold the tie breakers over 2nd and 3rd place teams, and yet somehow the Blue Jays are still the mathematical underdogs to win their division.
Think the Blue Jays are a matchup nightmare for the Yankees. Yankees have fielding problems and a Jays team that rarely strikes out and puts a lot of pressure on the D really takes advantage of that.
July 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Think the Blue Jays are a matchup nightmare for the Yankees. Yankees have fielding problems and a Jays team that rarely strikes out and puts a lot of pressure on the D really takes advantage of that.
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
Everyone in London remember that loud annoying warning that came through all our phones when a minor tornado touched down just north of the city. Systems like that prevent tragedies like the flash floods in Kerr County Texas from happening. That’s where our extra tax dollars go.
July 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Everyone in London remember that loud annoying warning that came through all our phones when a minor tornado touched down just north of the city. Systems like that prevent tragedies like the flash floods in Kerr County Texas from happening. That’s where our extra tax dollars go.