TORONTO MOVES: FOR ROUTES, SCHEDULES, FARES AND MORE, GO TO TTC.CA EMPLOYEE PROFILE “THANKS FOR BEARING WITH US” Name: Sue Patterson Position: Wheel-Trans SIGNAL UPGRADES, NEW CROSSOVERS WILL PAY DIVIDENDS Operator Years of Service: 12 ast weekend saw the largest-ever planned TTC subway closure when the Yonge-Uni- Lversity-Spadina (YUS) line was closed for Working for Wheel Trans is not like a job to me. It’s more of an op- two days south of Bloor St. to carry out continued portunity to help others have a brighter day. Many times I hear our signal system upgrade work. customers say that if it wasn’t for Wheel Trans, they would never Months of preparation and planning culminated get anywhere. Our customers are like friends to me. If I can help in the successful temporary disconnection of the them by bringing them places and putting a smile on their face, existing 60-year-old signals, then the installation then that makes my day. The Bible says to love one another as He and testing of new equipment. It was followed by first loved us, and that’s how I try to live each day at Wheel Trans. ANDY the reinstatement and testing of the existing system BYFORD in time for a trouble-free start to service on Mon- CEO day morning. CLOSED – AUG. 19-30 This is just one phase in the complete renewal of Pape Station will be closed for 12 days, from Mon., Aug. 19, TRANSIT the original signal system along the entire YUS to Fri., Aug. 30, for scheduled construction. The nature of the COMMISSION line, from Finch to Downsview stations. Once the system is fully up and running, we will be able to work involves finalizing station upgrades. During the closure, safely run trains much closer together using what all trains will go through, but not stop at, Pape Station. Bus is called automatic train control, thereby increas- routes serving Pape Station will connect to the Bloor-Danforth ing line capacity by upwards of 25 per cent and de- subway through other stations. The 72 Pape (southbound only) creasing wait times. New signals will also deliver will divert to stopping at Pape Station. The far greater reliability going forward. 81 will divert to Donlands, also stopping The safety-critical nature of signalling work outside of Pape Station. The 25 Don Mills will divert, both ways, directly to . Staff will be on hand to offer means that it cannot be rushed, and requires more lege and St Clair stations to follow at later dates. assistance. Regular service to Pape Station resumes Aug. 31. time than the few hours available to us each night We took advantage of the closure to carry out a when service shuts down. Signals control train raft of other improvements along the closed sec- tion of subway, including installation of new track equipment, as well as cleaning, painting and re- pairs at King, St Andrew and Queen stations. Any closure inevitably causes inconvenience and frustration to customers. I would like to offer a big thank you to you for bearing with us while we undertake this work. We chose last weekend be- cause we carry fewer passengers in the summer. TTC EXTRA SERVICE TO THE CNE Those who took the TTC would have noted a ma- jor bus shuttle was deployed with a large number Take the TTC to this year’s Canadian National Exhibition, of customer assistance staff and plenty of brightly running from Fri., Aug. 16, to Mon., Sept. 2. More service will coloured signage to guide customers on their way. be added on the following routes for the duration of the CNE, I would like to acknowledge and thank, as well, starting this Fri., Aug. 16: all the dedicated and professional TTC staff who • 29 Dufferin bus to Springhurst Loop planned and delivered this successful closure. A • streetcar to huge amount was achieved and this gets us ever • replacement bus from movement and, ultimately, customer safety, so closer to the introduction of automatic train control • 193 Exhibition Rocket bus from each and every piece of work has to be carefully on our busiest subway line and the greater capacity • 521 King streetcar to Exhibition Place. carried out, checked and recorded to ensure that it that this will deliver. Customers traveling on weekends or holidays can purchase a is 100-per-cent functional. The work also has to be Thanks again for bearing with us while we mod- Family/Group Day Pass. For just $10.75 a Family/Group Day carried out in phases and the first step, now com- ernize the TTC. Pass provides unlimited travel for a group of up to six people, plete at Union, is to ready the new equipment for maximum two adults over 19. On Sat., Aug. 17 (the 91st An- commissioning in October when we will need to nual Warriors’ Day at the CNE), Canadian veterans of war and do a further closure. peacekeeping missions ride the TTC free of charge. Another improvement, soon to be delivered, in- volves three new “crossovers.” A crossover is spe- LATE OPENING THIS SUNDAY – ST GEORGE TO PAPE STATIONS cial track that allows us to reverse a train’s direc- tion where a crossover is installed in the event of On Sun., Aug. 18, there will be a late opening on the Bloor- disruption to service. At present, too few cross- Danforth line from St George to Pape stations due to scheduled overs mean that subway service has to be sus- track upgrades. A frequent shuttle bus service will operate be- pended over a far greater area than is ideal. Last tween St George and Pape stations, with Wheel-Trans buses weekend, we successfully tested the new cross- available at Main Street and St George stations for customers over at . This will be commissioned in requiring an accessible connection. Normal service will re- October, with the other two new crossovers at Col- sume at approximately 12 noon.

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