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For those that have them nearby or use them, let's get something started.
I have been using GO a lot more frequently since my girlfriend live in Pickering, a smaller suburb in the Greater Toronto Area, about 40kms from downtown Toronto. When I don't ride my bike I usually take the train, which is a great way to see the 'rails' and feed the need for some prototype experiences.
Here is some information on GO Transit, the public transit authority in the Greater Toronto Area:
GO Transit, officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canada's first, and Ontario's only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). GO carries 47 million passengers a year in an extensive network of train and bus services. Since it began regular passenger service in May 1967, GO Transit has carried over one billion passengers on its train and/or bus service. GO Transit achieved its one billionth passenger mark on October 11, 2006.
(courtesy of Wikipedia)
Here are some shots of typical GO Transit equipment:
Rear end of a push-pull passenger train, with the CN Tower in the background.
F59PH at the Danforth GO Station
Inside of a double decker car. I find the fluorescent lighting terrible at nite.
I have a whole bunch of pictures that I have take of GO trains and will try and dig out the good ones.
I have been using GO a lot more frequently since my girlfriend live in Pickering, a smaller suburb in the Greater Toronto Area, about 40kms from downtown Toronto. When I don't ride my bike I usually take the train, which is a great way to see the 'rails' and feed the need for some prototype experiences.
Here is some information on GO Transit, the public transit authority in the Greater Toronto Area:
GO Transit, officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canada's first, and Ontario's only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). GO carries 47 million passengers a year in an extensive network of train and bus services. Since it began regular passenger service in May 1967, GO Transit has carried over one billion passengers on its train and/or bus service. GO Transit achieved its one billionth passenger mark on October 11, 2006.
(courtesy of Wikipedia)
Here are some shots of typical GO Transit equipment:

Rear end of a push-pull passenger train, with the CN Tower in the background.
F59PH at the Danforth GO Station

Inside of a double decker car. I find the fluorescent lighting terrible at nite.
I have a whole bunch of pictures that I have take of GO trains and will try and dig out the good ones.