OC Transpo officials still won’t provide a firm launch date next spring for the new north-south light-rail transit line, as construction continues on the line between Bayview Station and Riverside South.

“Spring 2024, but I won’t give any month,” Renee Amilcar, OC Transpo general manager, told the light-rail transit subcommittee on Friday.

Councillors were told that final construction, testing and commissioning of the system is underway, with work on the stations almost complete. As of this week, eight of nine trains are participating in testing on the transit system.

A presentation for the committee showed a possible launch of the Trillium Line between March and June.

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    8 months ago

    Honestly, good. Don’t get setting expectations unless you are really sure at this point.

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      8 months ago

      Indeed. We do not want another Phase 1 launch.

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      8 months ago

      Expectations have been set. Let’s see if they’re able to do better than the Line 1 launch. I really hope so, but I won’t be surprised if the front falls off.

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        8 months ago

        The front’s not supposed to fall off.

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          8 months ago

          Train should also be able to work in snow but here we are…

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    8 months ago

    Since Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown lost out to Montreal’s REM Phase 1, it’s now a race between Eglinton Crosstown and the Trillium Line to open.

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    8 months ago

    I liked the part where the wheels had a hard time staying round. That’s my favourite part of this whole story.