mastodon 4.7.3Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy.
Focused mainly on British Columbia, Ontario and the PNW, sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone!
My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions. I can speak and write terrible-quality French (français) and mediocre Japanese (日本語).
I find myself in Montréal today so I am riding the REM. It is a lot of fun because you can look out of the front or back of these automated trains.
My one constructive criticism is the doors need to be open longer at McGill, people have trouble embarking and disembarking at this stop before the doors start closing.
Canada's team was scored on fewer times in the round of 16 than the USA's! Take that!
(Pointing out how we're slightly better than the USA is an essential part of the Canadian identity).
Photos of the Vancouver Skytrain's Alstom Innovia Metro "Mark V", the latest automated light metro model, which began service around a year ago.
I like its very sleek design. It is longer than previous models and even higher capacity due to having fewer seats per car than previous.
I would like Carney to stop reflexively praising US strikes as if someone tapped his knee with a rubber mallet.
Seeing more bike commuters with me on the road today in Vancouver, roughly an amount I'd see usually in June!
The weather's good, and gas being what it is, I genuinely think more people are trying out the bike commute to work. Tell me if you have. #biketooter #Vancouver #fuckcars
Here are my photos of one of TransLink's current fleet of Hi-rail maintenance crew cars, which I spotted when it just happened to be parallel parked at the maintenance facility in Burnaby.
Its appearance is like a lifted kei-truck because the center has to stay above the Skytrain's unique LIM (linear induction motor) rail.
Here's why I think Parliament chose to fund the NDP despite no official status...
I think it's because the Conservatives and BQ know that a two party-system would become a 1.75-party one in reality, giving the Liberals lasting power at their own expense. The Terrebonne and other byelections make that quite clear. We need a space for Canada's left flank. And an end to FPTP.
#cdnpoli #NDP #BlocQuebecois #Canada #Liberal @canadapolitics
A Canadian Sovereign Wealth Fund? Sounds like it would be a great way to fund a high-speed rail buildout. Sign me up!
Structural engineers' biggest nightmare is when things are moving in ways they shouldn't.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-york-city-high-rise-danger-9.7261602
I'm glad evacuation occurred before a Florida Champlain Towers situation could happen.
