By Staff
June 18th, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
We did this – now we know why.
And you wondered what climate change is going to mean to you? Try this.
Engines will run a little slower during the hot days
During prolonged periods of high heat, rail tracks have the potential to soften and expand that require us to run trains at slower speeds. To ensure the safety of our customers and crew, slow orders are issued along the network which also reduce the risk of track damage. As a result of ongoing heat patrols and slow orders, the following trips have been impacted:
Lakeshore West:
- All outbound express Lakeshore West trips from Union Station will now arrive at stations approximately 5-10 minutes later as we operate at slower speeds due to extreme heat.
- Outbound Lakeshore West trips between 15:30 and 18:00 today have been adjusted to arrive 5-10 minutes later than originally scheduled at all station stops. We expect all trips to begin as scheduled.
MetroLinx know that heat-related delays can be frustrating for customers, however they must take proactive measures to ensure the GO Transit network operates safely in all kinds of weather conditions.
Customers can check https://www.gotransit.com/en/service-updates/service-updates for up-to-date scheduling information.
The people that are eventually going to have to bear the brunt of what we didn’t do in the 5o’s and 60’s are yelling at us now.
So the thermal expansion and contraction of steel is a new phenomenon? I wonder if railway operators were aware of this during the heat wave of the great depression well before we became obsessed with .04% of the atmosphere being CO2 and 3% of that being man-made.
Can these mean “Green” diesel machines run any slower!! LOL