GO Train in Montreal!

Because of an overpass colapse in Laval, near Montreal, ridership has almost dou Because of an overpass colapse in Laval, near Montreal, ridership has almost doubled and the commuter service in Montreal was already running at 110% capacity. So Toronto leased out their newest GO Transit train to us. Here's one of the videos when we got off.

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[cnrail16]

Can someone tell me if AMT (Montreal's Regional Transit), has a bus service along with their existing train service, similar to how GO Transit has the bus/train service working in partnership with each other?

[MysticMTL]

@cnrail16 AMT partners up various local transit agencies. Such as the RTL on the south shore supplies buses for the Route #90 express service. The STCUM used to manage the commuter train service, but since 1996 the AMT has handled it. The AMT also operates most of the bus stations in Montreal, and provides security service for those places. They also control the universal fare system so that you can board a bus from one company, to the metro system and then hop aboard a commuter train.

[cnrail16]

@MysticMTL I see. So AMT itself, does not have an, "AMT bus service"?

[MysticMTL]

@cnrail16 Exactly. They're more like the governing body for most of the transit agencies in the Montreal area. Some bus companies refuse to join the "collective", so they don't have access to certain bus terminals, reserved bus lanes or special fare zones.

[6060steamfreak]

Personal automobile transportation are now a thing of the past, trains and streetcars are the future.

[Gnickk]

That's so cool! I hope you liked our GO train.

[MysticMTL]

@bmw803 Montreal might return to streetcars in the future. They want the entire network to be electrified within the next 10 years! I hope they don't need wires, and will be able to provide battery powered vehicles, that are reliable, and long lasting.

[bmw803]

@6060steamfreak Street cars??? Did you ever come to downtown toronto? It's a disaster. Wires in the air. They jam traffic. Streetcars are a 19th century technology. The future is in Subways/Hybrid buses.

[cnrail16]

@MysticMTL Thank you for that great and well knowledgeable explanation sir. I now understand.

[cnrail16]

Great capture!

[guitarguy940]

@trainlova12 GO transit trains here in toronto use their bell when approching rail crossings, they do not use the horns, except for a select few crossings around industrial zones.

[juliachan1987]

So wait, Ontario lends a GO train to Montreal whereas transit agencies wont buy buses made in Ontario (i.e Orion Bus Industries), in addition to equalization payments that are funded by Ontario and Quebec gets a free ride!!!!!!!!!