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Thursday, June 11, 2015

Skytrain delay makes national news. GO train delays go unnoticed

from:MS
to:CJ Smith
date:Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 1:08 PM
subject:Well it seems transit woes aren't limited to Toronto

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/skyhostage-transit-glitch-snarls-vancouver-evening-rush-1.2415139

from:Cindy (Cj) Smith
to:MS
date:Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 1:29 PM
subject:Re: Well it seems transit woes aren't limited to Toronto

Scary how we know this pain. Even more amazing how GO woes aren't national news.

from:MS
to:Cindy (Cj) Smith
date:Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 2:46 PM
subject:Re: Well it seems transit woes aren't limited to Toronto

There's a general disdain for Toronto out west due to the whole "Toronto thinks they're the center of the universe" mentality.

But yeah, we should be making more noise when our commute turns into a gong show.

We're more important than Vancouver, right? ;)

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

this is nothing compared to 8 hours on a flooded train with no power in the mid of summer....

Bicky said...

Now that I think about it, I seem to recall the flooded GO Train made national news. But that was an extraordinary circumstance.

C.J. Smith said...

Definitely exceptional. But our 81 minute delay a month ago last night didn't show up on anyone's radar.

Anonymous said...

the flooded go train made international news.......

C.J. Smith said...

It was a once in a lifetime event, so yes. But our 70 - 80 minute delays due to track and signal malfunctions don't make national news headlines.

Anonymous said...

it happens too often to be on the news...
or the headline will be Signal/Switch Malfunctions caused delays on the GO AGAIN.....everyday.....lol....

C.J. Smith said...

You're right. Reporters be like, AGAIN? Whatever. Run that Kim Kardashian piece!