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   From: calvin@remove.daxack.ca   
      
   Stephen Sprunk (stephen@sprunk.org) said...   
   >   
   >On 12-Aug-14 21:40, John Levine wrote:   
   >>>> and incompatible with the rest of GO Transit which assumes low   
   >>>> platforms.   
   >>>   
   >>> That is not Nippon Sharyo's fault. Clearly the Union Pearson   
   >>> Express folks thought that was their preference. :)   
   >>   
   >> That's not totally foolish.  The new trains will run 4 tph, more   
   >> like transit, while the existing trains run on a typical commuter   
   >> schedule.   
   >   
   >Nit: commuter rail is a subset of transit.  Perhaps you meant light   
   >and/or heavy rail?   
      
   I believe John used the word "commuter" to refer to most of GO's rail   
   operations that are peak-hour-tidal: inbound in the morning and   
   outbound in the evening. Even their Lakeshore route runs on a half-hour   
   schedule the rest of the time.   
      
   A rather Toronto-centric use of the word.   
      
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