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CN Halton Subdivision
The CN Halton Subdivision is a major railway line in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is owned and operated by the Canadian National Railway (CN). Route description The Halton Subdivision is long and runs generally northeast–southwest. Milepoint 0 is in Vaughan, at the line's junction with the CN York Subdivision near CN's MacMillan Yard. At grade, it runs approximately west–southwest until it crosses over the (underground) Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway at Snider West (milepoint 1.2), just south of Highway 407 station. It crosses Jane Street (which passes under the line using a subway), and Weston Road (which cross over the line with bridges) and Pine Valley Drive and Islington Avenue (which cross under the line with subways). It crosses over the Canadian Pacific Railway's MacTier Subdivision with a flyover immediately before crossing the Humber River at milepoint 4.3 and angling further south. At the municipal border between Vaughan and Toront ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passenger Rail Terminology
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas: Rapid transit A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleration. It uses passenger railcars operating singly or in multiple unit trains on fixed rails. It operates on separate right-of-way (transportation), rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic are excluded (i.e. is fully grade separation, grade-separated from other traffic). It uses sophisticated railway signalling, signaling systems, and railway platform height, high platform loading. Originally, the term ''rapid transit'' was used in the 1800s to describe new forms of quick urban public transportation that had a Right-of-way (railroad), right-of-way separated from street traffic. This set rapid transit apart from horsecars, trams, streetcars, bus, omnibuses, and other forms of public transport. A variant of the term, ''mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
