That's all fine and dandy until the day comes when that glass has to be cleaned and the cleaning cart smashes into the car or the car gets towed. I'd be happier with a tow myself.
August 19
September 23
October 27
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Some people should take a bus, like this person
This Mazda driver paranoid-parks on purpose in the Whitby parking garage and it drives others crazy. Instead of parking in the slot, this person parks over towards the glass wall so his or her vehicle is as far away from any other car that parks in the next slot.
That's all fine and dandy until the day comes when that glass has to be cleaned and the cleaning cart smashes into the car or the car gets towed. I'd be happier with a tow myself.
August 19
September 23
October 27
That's all fine and dandy until the day comes when that glass has to be cleaned and the cleaning cart smashes into the car or the car gets towed. I'd be happier with a tow myself.
August 19
September 23
October 27
Guess we should all look up at the sky more!
Science on the GO
Special to This Crazy Train
By Iona Pintó
What the hell was that exchange about?
Those early risers who choose to look up at the eastern heavens for a moment before GOing about their daily business know exactly what’s happening. Venus, Jupiter, and Mars have put on an early morning show for us this month.
For a short time, evening eastbound travelers with a front row seat in the upper saloon of a DD can catch a spectacular view of a rising full moon as I did crossing the Garden City Skyway bridge.
Happy stargazing!
This story GOes out to Charles on Route 12!
Special to This Crazy Train
By Iona Pintó
What the hell was that exchange about?
Those early risers who choose to look up at the eastern heavens for a moment before GOing about their daily business know exactly what’s happening. Venus, Jupiter, and Mars have put on an early morning show for us this month.
For a short time, evening eastbound travelers with a front row seat in the upper saloon of a DD can catch a spectacular view of a rising full moon as I did crossing the Garden City Skyway bridge.
Happy stargazing!
This story GOes out to Charles on Route 12!
Monday, October 26, 2015
Amtrack has a quiet zone and someone was behaving badly in it
Take heed @GOtransit gr8 precedence 4 all https://t.co/OYNmOS5Z8l @GOChronicles @ThisCrazyTrain
— Janice Correa (@jlbcorrea) October 26, 2015Soooo ... and my emotions are mixed ... only 39% of ThisCrazyTrain.com readers are actual GO passengers
The rest appears to be GO Transit employees, Metrolinx staff and PRESTO people.
The only reason why I am assuming this is because last Tuesday and Monday my site was inaccessible to a vast majority of people represented by said companies. The site was blocked (not intentionally) by software designed to keep out viruses and p*rn*graphy. See, I'm being all smart there.
But still, 39 percent is still 39 percent. Traffic is back up (1934 visits on Friday). Google searches continue to make GO passengers new fans of the site and social media continues to generate haters... which reminds me, I need to text back a few people who I didn't engage at the time because I wasn't feeling particularly witty. This site has been lacking in that department. Time to ramp it up!
The only reason why I am assuming this is because last Tuesday and Monday my site was inaccessible to a vast majority of people represented by said companies. The site was blocked (not intentionally) by software designed to keep out viruses and p*rn*graphy. See, I'm being all smart there.
But still, 39 percent is still 39 percent. Traffic is back up (1934 visits on Friday). Google searches continue to make GO passengers new fans of the site and social media continues to generate haters... which reminds me, I need to text back a few people who I didn't engage at the time because I wasn't feeling particularly witty. This site has been lacking in that department. Time to ramp it up!
Friday, October 23, 2015
Last time I posted a photo like this people lost their minds...
Maybe she's sick.
Maybe she's pregnant.
Maybe she just had an operation...
You know what? Too bad. I've had H1N1 and then two years later, developed West Nile. Both times, I was heading home when the symptoms were at their peak. Not once did I lie down, at any point. I'm sure if I had, people would have understood if I communicated why, but it's public transit, it's not a place where I can verify the sanitary conditions so staying up right ALWAYS seemed like a good idea.
I can't, I will not, put my head where the asses of hundreds have been.
Barf.
You know what? Too bad. I've had H1N1 and then two years later, developed West Nile. Both times, I was heading home when the symptoms were at their peak. Not once did I lie down, at any point. I'm sure if I had, people would have understood if I communicated why, but it's public transit, it's not a place where I can verify the sanitary conditions so staying up right ALWAYS seemed like a good idea.
I can't, I will not, put my head where the asses of hundreds have been.
Barf.
Looks delicious
This is why my clothes go into the hamper after work. No rewearing of pants for me. Name that bodily fluid. #gochro pic.twitter.com/1P1UmmPXdw
— Kerri Poag (@kpoag) October 22, 2015
Thursday, October 22, 2015
The jokes write themselves
Don't you hate it when people leave their bras on the GO train. People, eh pic.twitter.com/nUCosi8Ods
— Peter Myers (@Peterlizard) August 24, 2015Its own private washroom, too
Pigeon on go train seat. Going. On the go. pic.twitter.com/ZFIpKSt7I3
— Stefan Caunter (@stefancaunter) October 9, 2015Stubborn husband is stubborn
Take the bus.
But you need the car and-
Take the bus.
It's no big deal for me-
TAKE. THE. BUS.
No.
Ok. You'll see. Don't text me and cry like a baby when you realize I was right.
It will be fine, you need to relax.
Right.
My husband scored tickets to yesterday's Blue Jays game. He decided he would take an early train from Oshawa after driving to the station and tailgate at his friend's house and then head to the game.
He left the house at 9:58 am. I know this because we have one of those "smart" garage door systems that send an alert to our smart phones when the door opens and closes. This is what happened next:
Notice how long it took him to finally get on a train. And he cruised FOUR GO Stations looking for parking! It's a 22 minute bus ride in good traffic from the bus stop north of our home in Courtice to the GO station in Oshawa. It's only a 10 minute walk to the bus stop. My husband walks much faster than I do, so, in under a half hour, he would have made it from the front door to the platform.
The consequence of his stubbornness made itself known when I arrived in Pickering at 4:58 pm to find and pick up the car. His directions were helpful but being unfamiliar with the parking garage, I roamed the bi-level C lot hitting the panic button 20 times to figure out where the car was. That took eight minutes. It took another 12 minutes to get out of the parking garage because of the line-up. It took another 20 minutes to crawl east on Bayly to Brock to get on Highway 401, and another 35 minutes to crawl through the express-lanes-are-ending-and-Whitby-construction-is-starting mess, and another 12 minutes to make it to Courtice to pick up my daughter from her babysitter. Over an hour I spent to get home. Ridiculous.
TAKE. THE. BUS.
But you need the car and-
Take the bus.
It's no big deal for me-
TAKE. THE. BUS.
No.
Ok. You'll see. Don't text me and cry like a baby when you realize I was right.
It will be fine, you need to relax.
Right.
My husband scored tickets to yesterday's Blue Jays game. He decided he would take an early train from Oshawa after driving to the station and tailgate at his friend's house and then head to the game.
He left the house at 9:58 am. I know this because we have one of those "smart" garage door systems that send an alert to our smart phones when the door opens and closes. This is what happened next:
Notice how long it took him to finally get on a train. And he cruised FOUR GO Stations looking for parking! It's a 22 minute bus ride in good traffic from the bus stop north of our home in Courtice to the GO station in Oshawa. It's only a 10 minute walk to the bus stop. My husband walks much faster than I do, so, in under a half hour, he would have made it from the front door to the platform.
The consequence of his stubbornness made itself known when I arrived in Pickering at 4:58 pm to find and pick up the car. His directions were helpful but being unfamiliar with the parking garage, I roamed the bi-level C lot hitting the panic button 20 times to figure out where the car was. That took eight minutes. It took another 12 minutes to get out of the parking garage because of the line-up. It took another 20 minutes to crawl east on Bayly to Brock to get on Highway 401, and another 35 minutes to crawl through the express-lanes-are-ending-and-Whitby-construction-is-starting mess, and another 12 minutes to make it to Courtice to pick up my daughter from her babysitter. Over an hour I spent to get home. Ridiculous.
TAKE. THE. BUS.
Remember this?
Urban Etiquette Project finds its manners
You’re getting on the subway — you know the rules. You don’t eat smelly food, play loud music, over-perfume or trim your nails. They’re not written anywhere; for you, it’s common courtesy. But for some, leaving litter or hogging seats is a daily routine. That’s where the Urban Etiquette Project comes in — a series of…
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
OH THE HORROR - THE BUS STOP GOT MOVED 12 METRES NORTH - AHHHHHHHHHHH!
Just for one day (I'll bring cupcakes) I'd love to sit in with the great folks at the GO Transit Customer Relations Centre and listen to what passengers call in to discuss.
At Oshawa GO, the stop for the 90 bus was moved slightly north to make room for a new walkway. A woman, a regular (Lord, I hope she doesn't know who I am because I'm sure she'll shank me) let loose a tantrum on the driver Monday about her displeasure of not knowing about this change, wanting to know why it was moved, and that if she hadn't thought to walk up a bit, she would have missed the bus entirely.
How she missed all of us lined up (she is a regular) causes me to wonder if she was serious, or if she was just bitching because she felt inconvenienced. The driver told her it was just as a surprise to her. This wasn't good enough. The woman mumbled on and on that she was calling GO to complain.
I'm telling you - Shakespearean tragedy it was.
It took a parking ticket to teach this person how to park but that's not how it should work
Let's have a look back at the legacy...
The ticket
... and the nonsense
October 7 2015
August 6 2014
July 31 2014
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
I guess 356 minutes is better than saying almost six hours
From: "GO Transit"
Date: October 16, 2015 at 16:03:01 EDT
To: crash8668
Subject: (12) Niagara Falls Term. 14:52 - Burlington Carpool Lot 16:32 Bus - Delay
The (12) Niagara Falls Term. 14:52 - Burlington Carpool Lot 16:32 bus trip is delayed 356 minutes from St. Catharines as a result of an operational adjustment.
To: crash8668
Subject: (12) Niagara Falls Term. 14:52 - Burlington Carpool Lot 16:32 Bus - Delay
So dramatic
GO Train breakups make for an entertaining ride home pic.twitter.com/RPs1yWpccn
— es (@estevensonn) October 12, 2015That's not how priority seating works (what a winner)
She's having a rest to prepare for the fight. #gochro #GOtrain pic.twitter.com/7yTxbH41mY
— Nicola Westgate (@the_west_gate) October 19, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
GO would like to remind you that you can't drink alcohol on the train (but by all means, please smoke freely anywhere on GO Transit property - I'm looking at you Oakville)
TORONTO: October 19, 2015 – Toronto is welcoming the Toronto Blue Jays to home today for Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. We’ll have all hands on deck again this week—transit safety officers, station and operations staff—to help ensure customers get to where they need to go safely.
GO Transit will provide extra trains on the Lakeshore lines again throughout the playoffs. The additional trains will hold until the game is over and will run all stops with bus meets.
Here are a few reminders to save time and help make the commute safe—for everyone—during the playoffs:
· Load PRESTO cards ahead of time or purchase a day pass rather than single tickets.
· Plan extra time to park at stations as commuters may be exiting while Blue Jays fans are entering the station.
· Parking lots may be full. Customers are encouraged to find alternative ways to get to stations—carpool, bike, walk or take local transit. Only park in designated spots, and don’t use accessible parking unless you have a permit.
· Do not drink alcohol on public transit – it is illegal. Those who do will face a fine of $125 and their alcohol will be confiscated.
· Please ensure you have a safe ride home. Don’t drink and drive.
Yeah, you better be...
Last Wednesday, the 91 Newcastle Express bus (it rolls along Highway 401 after Bowmanville to Oshawa GO) caught fire (?) exploded (?) quit this bitch (?).
I'd still like to see photos. Send 'em if you have them!
Why do these people not sit on the aisle? It's a no-brainer. No one is going to steal your damn suitcase
@GOtransit @GOChronicles people have to stand while her luggage rides free #heightofrudeness pic.twitter.com/CzFYaurc0w
— maryee (@Trivialtee) October 9, 2015GO and Smarttrack are one and the same service, says Metrolinx
Metrolinx has finally answered the question that has confounded transit watchers since Mayor John Tory campaigned on his $8-billion signature transit plan.
SmartTrack and GO's regional express rail plan are the same thing — at least for now — says the head of the provincial agency.
"An independent and parallel service would be unaffordable and unworkable,"…
It's an important day but not so important that your bag gets its own seat
Cattorney George Greyskull is not impressed with your shenanigans.
Friday, October 16, 2015
Stay classy
Because walking 6 metres to the garbage can is hard. I blame the entitled youth of Courtice pic.twitter.com/7ZxAo1Yx7T
— CJ Smith (@ThisCrazyTrain) October 16, 2015Smoakville and soggy butts
Special to This Crazy Train
by MM
So Tuesday I missed my early evening connection from GO to local transit. No big problem, the weather was fine, and my next connection was only a twenty minute wait away.
In that twenty minutes I hit the mother lode. Before I stopped counting I saw at least 22 smokers. There might have been even more since I was distracted (more later) and busy getting shots. At 45 bucks a pop GO might have made serious dough. Pro rated for the hour they could clear $2,000 easy.
There were also two bicyclists riding their bikes on the platforms (another infraction).
It was like shooting fish in a barrel, if the fish were gasping and the barrel was filled with soggy butts.
The last pic is of the capping event. I was standing at the bus stop right under the no-smoking sign when this guy pulled up - sucking his butt and blowing away. I could have gotten a better pic, but I was busy reviewing the ones I had so the first few shots I had of him were rushed and out of focus. He was a flamboyant and affected little coffin nail aficionado though, and putting on quite a defiant show of stench spreading - until he saw my camera up.
He passed, turned and asked me if I took his picture.
I said, yes, I had.
He gave me the standard "You need my permission to take my picture..." bit. I mean - do they print this on cards and insert them into cigarette packs? I get this from every smoker I frame under a sign. They seem oblivious to others' needs, but fixated on their own.
I gave him the standard - that picture taking in public is considered public not private, and that HE had not asked ME permission before smoking, and that the signage indicated no smoking - not no picture taking, and when could I expect him to ask ME for permission?
I think the nicotine had constricted the capillaries in his noggin so much that I lost him somewhere around the first sentence there.
So he threatened me.
So I pointed out that I now had video enabled and could he please repeat that?
So he walked away. Which recommends him in a little self-centred, entitled, but not without some sense.
Then my bus arrived and he came back. Walked up to the window beside my seat and pounded on it till I opened it.
He asked me my name. His rationale was that I had taken his picture, so he deserved my name.
The logic of the situation and his lack of understanding of social obligations seemed beyond him. Privacy seemed to be only something that HE was entitled to - over entitled to actually. There was no quid pro quo. I would have posed for a pic if he wanted, but I didn't owe him my name. I waved.
Once again - if guys like this with such a warped sense of behaviour are so prevalent at Smoakville, how can the admin at GO get away with their laughable commitment to rider comfort and safety?
by MM
So Tuesday I missed my early evening connection from GO to local transit. No big problem, the weather was fine, and my next connection was only a twenty minute wait away.
In that twenty minutes I hit the mother lode. Before I stopped counting I saw at least 22 smokers. There might have been even more since I was distracted (more later) and busy getting shots. At 45 bucks a pop GO might have made serious dough. Pro rated for the hour they could clear $2,000 easy.
There were also two bicyclists riding their bikes on the platforms (another infraction).
It was like shooting fish in a barrel, if the fish were gasping and the barrel was filled with soggy butts.
The last pic is of the capping event. I was standing at the bus stop right under the no-smoking sign when this guy pulled up - sucking his butt and blowing away. I could have gotten a better pic, but I was busy reviewing the ones I had so the first few shots I had of him were rushed and out of focus. He was a flamboyant and affected little coffin nail aficionado though, and putting on quite a defiant show of stench spreading - until he saw my camera up.
He passed, turned and asked me if I took his picture.
I said, yes, I had.
He gave me the standard "You need my permission to take my picture..." bit. I mean - do they print this on cards and insert them into cigarette packs? I get this from every smoker I frame under a sign. They seem oblivious to others' needs, but fixated on their own.
I gave him the standard - that picture taking in public is considered public not private, and that HE had not asked ME permission before smoking, and that the signage indicated no smoking - not no picture taking, and when could I expect him to ask ME for permission?
I think the nicotine had constricted the capillaries in his noggin so much that I lost him somewhere around the first sentence there.
So he threatened me.
So I pointed out that I now had video enabled and could he please repeat that?
So he walked away. Which recommends him in a little self-centred, entitled, but not without some sense.
Then my bus arrived and he came back. Walked up to the window beside my seat and pounded on it till I opened it.
He asked me my name. His rationale was that I had taken his picture, so he deserved my name.
The logic of the situation and his lack of understanding of social obligations seemed beyond him. Privacy seemed to be only something that HE was entitled to - over entitled to actually. There was no quid pro quo. I would have posed for a pic if he wanted, but I didn't owe him my name. I waved.
Once again - if guys like this with such a warped sense of behaviour are so prevalent at Smoakville, how can the admin at GO get away with their laughable commitment to rider comfort and safety?
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Cough
Now this could make a big difference if it ever happened.
Posted by blogTO on Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Fish bowl
Go Transit (Canada) original bus slide # 1073 in Oshawa taken 1986 http://t.co/rk1jRiOi7b pic.twitter.com/OUFHnSalp6
— pompous deal (@gomezbarucg) October 11, 2015
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving
I woke up with a raging bladder infection this morning. True story. Took the GO into work because being seen and treated at the clinic in my office tower is 100x faster than waiting and waiting at the country hospital near my home. Two rounds of antibiotics and I can finally sit up without feeling like a bowling ball is buried in my gut.
I came home after and had the pleasure of riding the GO bus around 11 am this morning with a woman who was on the phone with her doctor's office discussing birth control options. I really wish I was making this up. As per Twitter:
I came home after and had the pleasure of riding the GO bus around 11 am this morning with a woman who was on the phone with her doctor's office discussing birth control options. I really wish I was making this up. As per Twitter:
This woman on the #GObus discussing birth control options with her doctor's office knows we can all hear her, right?! #gotransit #noshame
@Inhocmark The talk about IUD insertion was cringe-worthy. I was starting to feel nauseous. Even the driver was like c'mon...
@Inhocmark And I quote, "How deep? So just to the cervix???" Finally this guy told her to can it. They're currently arguing.
@Inhocmark This girl is full on crazy. AM I TALKING TO YOU?! NO?! SO MIND YOUR BUSINESS. bus is super quiet
Friday, October 9, 2015
GO is the biggest (FREE?) parking provider in the Toronto region
GO adds new parking to packed King City station
It won't be enough to fill the demand but 72 new parking spaces at the King City GO station should alleviate a little of the commuter crush there starting Tuesday. Construction will begin later this fall on another 60 spaces that will be available in the spring. The 72 new spaces bring the total spaces at…
I don't know who you are but you're awesome
On the train this morning (which was half-empty) this guy's phone started to ring. And all of a sudden, I had this flashback of being 12 years old, lying on the purple shag rug of my bedroom, watching Channel 29 from Buffalo (Punky Brewster was on) and during the commercial break ...
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Trudeau pledges SmartTrack and GO train funds
Mayor John Tory is welcoming the commitment of $2.6 billion in SmartTrack funding from federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.
The Liberal campaign pledge made in Woodbridge on Thursday, includes an additional $2 billion toward electrifying the GO train system.
The Trudeau announcement is confirmation that SmartTrack will go ahead, said a statement from the mayor.
"We…
The Liberal campaign pledge made in Woodbridge on Thursday, includes an additional $2 billion toward electrifying the GO train system.
The Trudeau announcement is confirmation that SmartTrack will go ahead, said a statement from the mayor.
"We…
Where are you GOing this Thanksgiving?
Special to This Crazy Train
by Ian Cognito
Thanksgiving
is fast approaching, and GO Transit wants to help plan our weekend getaway. To where?
Wine country — Niagara.
Thanksgiving long weekend is coming up—and it’s your last chance for a wine country getaway this year. Our seasonal Niagara trains run Oct 9, to Oct 12. gotransit.com/getaway
Posted by GO Transit on Thursday, October 8, 2015
After reading TCT’s coverage of GO’s service in Niagara this summer and knowing students will be heading home to Mom with their bags crammed full of laundry, I don’t want to be in this neck of the woods when the “fun” starts midmorning on Friday. So, I’m thinking I should make plans now to get out of town on Thursday. But to where?
Flicking a dart at the GO Transit system map pinned to the bulletin board across the room, the pointed projectile picked a point precisely between Guelph and Kitchener. OK. How do I get to either of those places? Let’s fire up that Triplinx Trip Planner; I’d never used it before.
Flicking a dart at the GO Transit system map pinned to the bulletin board across the room, the pointed projectile picked a point precisely between Guelph and Kitchener. OK. How do I get to either of those places? Let’s fire up that Triplinx Trip Planner; I’d never used it before.
It seems
straightforward. Supply a starting locale, a destination, the date of travel,
and a preferred departure or arrival time.
We’re presented with the results of the planning search, namely, the
trip closest to our preferred travel time (as well as two other trip times),
the details of the trips, and a map.
Cool.
The itinerary
for both Guelph and K/W trips travel Route 12 to the Burlington carpool lot,
and transfer to a Route 47 bus to Erin Mills Transitway. I hope that location has a washroom, because
after two hours on the road, I know my Tim Horton’s coffee will be “working its
magic”. At Erin Mills Transitway, one
transfers to a Route 29 bus for Guelph, or a Route 25 bus for K/W. Now, what’s the difference in fares for my
candidate destinations?
Next stop, GO Transit's fare calculator. Let’s start the trip at 420 & Stanley in
Niagara Falls. The cost of a single ride
adult ticket to Guelph Central GO Station is $27.25, and the same to University
of Waterloo is $22.65. WTH?! Let’s look at a map of Routes 25 and 29 from Erin
Mills Transitway. Just as I thought — passengers to Guelph pay $4.60 more for a
shorter trip!
Isn’t the
price of a GO Transit trip a function of the distance travelled and whether the
passenger is an adult, student, senior, or child? Yep, it says so right on the Fare Information page. GO Transit, you got some ‘splainin’ to do!
That settles
it. I’m staying put for Thanksgiving. Where are you GOing this weekend?
Meanwhile, in Naples
Yes, even in Italy, folks read thiscrazytrain.com
Send me all your international photos of douchepicks!
Just a reminder... the train will win every time. Don't be stupid.
Here at the scene of Finch Ave E, just east of Kennedy Rd. Accident with GO Transit train and Range Rover @cp24 pic.twitter.com/94fL3360qW
— D'Juan Callaghan (@djuan_callaghan) September 24, 2015Wednesday, October 7, 2015
GO'ing on home on Friday is going to suck
With the Blue Jays game starting at 12:45 pm on Friday, this means thousands of people will be trying to get home around the time most of us leave work (3:45 pm to 4:45 pm).
GO just sent out a media advisory where there was no mention of extra trains during this peak period, so plan accordingly, folks. Here's hoping that the majority of these fans go out and eat afterwards which would lessen the volume.
The game times are as follows:
GO's media statement:
TORONTO: October 7, 2015 – Metrolinx staff have been busy planning for our Toronto Blue Jays playoff games! With the first games now scheduled, we want to help our customers get to and from the game safely. We’ll have all hands on deck this Thursday and Friday—transit safety officers, GO Transit ambassadors, ticket sales, station and operations staff—to help ensure customers get to where they need to go.
Both Thursday and Friday’s games are scheduled for the afternoon and will finish during rush hour. Crowds of happy fans are expected to arrive at Union Station during peak hours from Rogers Centre. Friday is also one of our busiest travel days with many students and commuters eager to get home for the holiday. We will be monitoring our ridership and will do our best to accommodate everyone to get them home safely.
Here are a few tips to help make your commute safe during the playoffs:
· Consider adjusting your travel plans during playoff games so that you are not arriving and leaving during peak hours (4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
· Load your PRESTO card ahead of time
· When leaving the game, consider staying downtown until rush hour is over (Toronto has so many great restaurants!)
· When arriving at Union Station, look for GO staff if you need assistance or directions
· If you are arriving at Toronto Pearson to see the game, UP Express will get you within a 5 minute walk to the Rogers Centre with trains running every 15 minutes for the 25-minute trip (and it’s only $19 with your PRESTO card)
We’ve waited 22 years for this so please continue to be patient when waiting for trains and buses before and after games. Remember: safety is always our first priority.!
GO just sent out a media advisory where there was no mention of extra trains during this peak period, so plan accordingly, folks. Here's hoping that the majority of these fans go out and eat afterwards which would lessen the volume.
The game times are as follows:
- 3:37 p.m. EDT on Thursday;
- 12:45 p.m. EDT on Friday
GO's media statement:
TORONTO: October 7, 2015 – Metrolinx staff have been busy planning for our Toronto Blue Jays playoff games! With the first games now scheduled, we want to help our customers get to and from the game safely. We’ll have all hands on deck this Thursday and Friday—transit safety officers, GO Transit ambassadors, ticket sales, station and operations staff—to help ensure customers get to where they need to go.
Both Thursday and Friday’s games are scheduled for the afternoon and will finish during rush hour. Crowds of happy fans are expected to arrive at Union Station during peak hours from Rogers Centre. Friday is also one of our busiest travel days with many students and commuters eager to get home for the holiday. We will be monitoring our ridership and will do our best to accommodate everyone to get them home safely.
Here are a few tips to help make your commute safe during the playoffs:
· Consider adjusting your travel plans during playoff games so that you are not arriving and leaving during peak hours (4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
· Load your PRESTO card ahead of time
· When leaving the game, consider staying downtown until rush hour is over (Toronto has so many great restaurants!)
· When arriving at Union Station, look for GO staff if you need assistance or directions
· If you are arriving at Toronto Pearson to see the game, UP Express will get you within a 5 minute walk to the Rogers Centre with trains running every 15 minutes for the 25-minute trip (and it’s only $19 with your PRESTO card)
We’ve waited 22 years for this so please continue to be patient when waiting for trains and buses before and after games. Remember: safety is always our first priority.!
There still are some good people left on this planet
I didn't know if u can post this but I would liking to say thank you to the guy who was seating beside a special needs...
Posted by Only In Hamilton on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
The driver of this minivan is still trolling the Appleby parking lot a year later
Richard witnesses this person park this way ON PURPOSE (see all the other spots?) almost every day (here's the mininvan back in July of 2014). I need to take a train ride out to Appleby GO and write this person a note.
Nobody cares about your stupid minivan which isn't some rare vehicle that is appreciating in value daily.
Stop parking like a douchenugget (thanks to Anonynous this morning for that word on the suicide post - it's my new fav word).
Nobody cares about your stupid minivan which isn't some rare vehicle that is appreciating in value daily.
Stop parking like a douchenugget (thanks to Anonynous this morning for that word on the suicide post - it's my new fav word).
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
So about yesterday morning's LSW mess
| from: | Skin Man | ||
| to: | "cj@thiscrazytrain.com" | ||
| date: | Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 8:24 AM | ||
| subject: | Oct 5th |
What a disaster yesterday was for the Aldershot commuters. I got to the station and saw that the 630 eastbound train had been cancelled…no problem, I was getting the 645. I reached the platform and the station attendant came on PA and advised that the 630 was cancelled due to freight train traffic. A couple of minutes later she came on again and said that it was worse than previously thought and that a freight train had broken down blocking all trains from getting through. She advised us to go to the bus loop and wait for GO buses. The herd started to had that way, (I was at the tail end), and just as I was about to reach the bus loop, the herd started to reverse course, people noticed that there was now a train waiting on the platform. I am now at the head of the herd and I walk briskly back to the platform. Just as I reach the top of the stairs the CSA announces the doors are closing and just as I leap aboard, the doors close. 150 people have now been effectively kicked off the train as they were incorrectly told to go to the bus loop. I start walking through the train to tell the CSA what happened and the doors open and close about 3 times, (someone must have been trying to hold the doors open). I reach the CSA on the 4th attempt to close the door and tell him what happened. His reaction was surprising….I think he was so pissed that people were holding the doors open, that he just shrugged it off and closed the doors.
Not sure how many people made it on the train, but it couldn’t have been all of them. You see, the great part about Aldershot is the rush hour eastbound trains leave from platform 2/3. This platform only has one set of stairs to get to the platform as the other egress is an escalator that has not functioned for many years. So people who were coming back were really challenged to get to the platform via that single set of stairs.
Oh, and don’t forget, since the 630 was cancelled, that was 2 trains worth of passengers who wanted to board that train.
Parking. You're doing it wrong
The result of some stellar driving spotted at Aldershot #GOTrain station this morning. pic.twitter.com/i1uk4LvwHa
— Off the Rails (@GoTrainAvenger) August 26, 2015
Friday, October 2, 2015
So stand then?
| from: | JuseMack_Mar@yahoo.ca | ||
| to: | cj@thiscrazytrain.com | ||
| date: | Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 6:16 PM | ||
| subject: | photo |
Hi
You published a photo of my husband with his feet on the seats
My husband suffers from severe back pain and was in a brace for three months
He has been told when possible to put his feet up or stand for short periods
To see his photo on your website was embarrassing and wrong.
How about you ask people why they have their feet up instead of assuming everyone is just an asshole???
Like this guy?
Like this guy?
Well this stung...
| from: | Marie Z | ||
| to: | cj@thiscrazytrain.com | ||
| date: | Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 7:01 AM | ||
| subject: | Wednesday night suicide |
I've been a longtime fan. Even follow you on twitter but I have to say, you really should be more mindful of the optics when you proclaim a suicide is a cause for celebration by announcing drinks and rallying the troops for "drannnnnk" as you said on twitter...
My son ended his life 10 years ago and I will admit I am sensitive to these matters.
I wouldn't write you if I didn't support what you do and your website. But just in future if the delay is because a pedestrian got killed, let's not celebrate it with a round of drinks.
MZ
Deeply hurt by this email, I went through my tweets from Wednesday and no where could I find any tweet where I wrote I was celebrating a suicide.
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Durham bus driver charged with impaired after collision with SUV
A Durham Region Transit driver is facing two charges after her bus collided with an SUV yesterday on Kingston Road in Pickering.
The bus was westbound on Kingston Road, near White's Road, when the driver rear-ended an SUV. There were 14 passengers on the bus at the time however, no injuries have been reported.
Police found an open bottle of liquor near the driver's seat.
Charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and failure to provide a breath sample is Kirsten Hasted, 39 of Coburg.
The bus was westbound on Kingston Road, near White's Road, when the driver rear-ended an SUV. There were 14 passengers on the bus at the time however, no injuries have been reported.
Police found an open bottle of liquor near the driver's seat.
Charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and failure to provide a breath sample is Kirsten Hasted, 39 of Coburg.
How to behave on a GO train for WE Day
THE WRONG WAY
Group of 9 or so teenage girls (with 2 parent 'supervisors') boarded the train in Whitby (6:33). Have been full volume the whole way, non-stop selfie taking, often with a selfie stick impeding people's access, feet & bags on seats, sitting on the floors to use the seats to play cards on, music blaring from phones, full volume singing.... OMG its toooo early for this! - Adults have made zero attempt to control anything, talking to each other & posing in the pics. They did stop the kids from coming up to the quiet zone, but with their yelling & laughing & singing, on the half level, really didn't make a difference.
THE RIGHT WAY
Sit still. Don't be a seat hog. Keep your feet on the floor and just be respectful of others.
Group of 9 or so teenage girls (with 2 parent 'supervisors') boarded the train in Whitby (6:33). Have been full volume the whole way, non-stop selfie taking, often with a selfie stick impeding people's access, feet & bags on seats, sitting on the floors to use the seats to play cards on, music blaring from phones, full volume singing.... OMG its toooo early for this! - Adults have made zero attempt to control anything, talking to each other & posing in the pics. They did stop the kids from coming up to the quiet zone, but with their yelling & laughing & singing, on the half level, really didn't make a difference.
THE RIGHT WAY
On the train to We Day! These students have earned their tickets through volunteerism! #WEDay pic.twitter.com/yo9KTUfIFK
— Ms. S McLeod (@MisssMcleod) October 1, 2015
Sit still. Don't be a seat hog. Keep your feet on the floor and just be respectful of others.
Last night
| from: | MS | ||
| to: | CJ Smith | ||
| date: | Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 7:18 AM | ||
| subject: | Yesterday's gong show |
So apparently, the CSA, on yesterday's train that hit the poor fellow, had to make an announcement to stop taking pictures and video of the accident site. My friend who was on that train told me this morning.
What the hell?!?!?! Has society become that crass and disgusting? If so, stop the planet, I want to get off.
I could only find one pic on Twitter. At least people heeded the advice.
#goTrain possible Fatality on lakeshore east line #delays emerg personnel on scene betwEen danforth and scaborough st pic.twitter.com/eLrWBs19ka
— Rachel (@QueenRaeRae) September 30, 2015
Check your seat
Unlike Oprah there won't be a key to a brand new car under it but there might be poop. Dog poop.
Yesterday morning I walked to the far west end of the Oshawa platform and boarded one of the last few coaches. I was the only passenger on the lower level until another woman boarded looking perplexed. She disappeared into the washroom only to exit seconds later. She sat down two quads over from me, facing in my direction and began to rub the bottom of her shoe against the corner edge of the seat cushion in front of her. She also mumbled something about "no water" and "motherf$cker".
She caught my eye and exclaimed, "I got dog shit on my shoe!" Then she realized what she had confessed and took in my reaction. I thought I could smell something, maybe it was all in my head, but I got up and announced, "That's disgusting!" And I bolted for the next coach.
TIL: Woman gets dog shit on her shoe, gets angry about lack of water in train bathroom, takes frustration out on seat cushion to 'stick it to the man' only to realize that was a dick move when another passenger didn't stand up and cheer.
Yesterday morning I walked to the far west end of the Oshawa platform and boarded one of the last few coaches. I was the only passenger on the lower level until another woman boarded looking perplexed. She disappeared into the washroom only to exit seconds later. She sat down two quads over from me, facing in my direction and began to rub the bottom of her shoe against the corner edge of the seat cushion in front of her. She also mumbled something about "no water" and "motherf$cker".
She caught my eye and exclaimed, "I got dog shit on my shoe!" Then she realized what she had confessed and took in my reaction. I thought I could smell something, maybe it was all in my head, but I got up and announced, "That's disgusting!" And I bolted for the next coach.
TIL: Woman gets dog shit on her shoe, gets angry about lack of water in train bathroom, takes frustration out on seat cushion to 'stick it to the man' only to realize that was a dick move when another passenger didn't stand up and cheer.
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