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   Re: DMUs for Union-Pearson   
   15 Aug 14 14:40:22   
   
   From: jock@soccer.com   
      
   On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 20:49:29 +0000 (UTC), John Levine    
   wrote:   
      
   >>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.   
   >   
   >Well, yeah, that's where it is.   
   >   
   >Evidently commuter rail is like porn, we know it when we see it.  It   
   >typically runs between downtown and suburbs, with more inbound service   
   >timed to get people to work and outbound service timed to get people   
   >home after work, but beyond that, the details vary a lot.   
   >   
   >The Pearson DMU runs every 15 minutes between the airport, which is on   
   >the line between Toronto and fairly urban Mississauga, and downtown,   
   >on a 15 minute memory schedule.  Whatever it is, it's not commuter   
   >rail.   
      
      
   Runs every 15 mins?  Will run...   
      
   It is scheduled to be in operation in time for the Pan Am Games in   
   mid-2015.   
      
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