NeueAmtrakCalifornia
Service Attendant
- Joined
- Oct 25, 2019
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GO Transit has announced to electrify the Lakeshore West line between Union Station and Burlington, the Kitchener line between Union Station and Bramalea (including the Union Pearson Express), and the Lakeshore East, Barrie and Stoufville lines in their entirety.
Given that they plan on buying bilevel EMUs as well as electric locomotives to haul the current fleet, I expect them to use the Stadler KISS USA (the same variety as the one Caltrain is going to use) as its choice for EMUs as it has both high and low platform doors (and thus can operate on the Union Pearson Express line in addition to regular lines), and the ACS-64 for its choice of electric locomotives. This will also enable GO to retire the last F59PHs and the Series I-V bi level coaches and cab cars, which date to the 1970s and 1980s. Given the large number (322 coaches and 41 cab cars) to be retired and that GO will operate its EMUs in 4 car consists, GO can buy 40 4-car EMU sets (160) and 200 brand new bilevel coaches and cab cars (these will be called Series X)
At the same time, GO can start transitioning from the current low level platforms to high level platforms (at least on the electrified tracks) similar to Caltrain. GO's existing bilevel coaches that won't be retired will be sent to Alstom (as they'll be buying Bombardier's rail assets) to be modified to have high level doors.
Given that they plan on buying bilevel EMUs as well as electric locomotives to haul the current fleet, I expect them to use the Stadler KISS USA (the same variety as the one Caltrain is going to use) as its choice for EMUs as it has both high and low platform doors (and thus can operate on the Union Pearson Express line in addition to regular lines), and the ACS-64 for its choice of electric locomotives. This will also enable GO to retire the last F59PHs and the Series I-V bi level coaches and cab cars, which date to the 1970s and 1980s. Given the large number (322 coaches and 41 cab cars) to be retired and that GO will operate its EMUs in 4 car consists, GO can buy 40 4-car EMU sets (160) and 200 brand new bilevel coaches and cab cars (these will be called Series X)
At the same time, GO can start transitioning from the current low level platforms to high level platforms (at least on the electrified tracks) similar to Caltrain. GO's existing bilevel coaches that won't be retired will be sent to Alstom (as they'll be buying Bombardier's rail assets) to be modified to have high level doors.