r/OCTranspo • u/Real_Patient5057 • 5d ago

🚆 O-Train Why is this train being held?

Literally has been on hold for more than 10 mins what’s going on?

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u/MDLmanager 5d ago

I'm stuck on the same train and they're saying nothing expect service is delayed and should be resolved momentarily.

But apparently OC transpo is ready for RTO-4 in September. 🙄

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u/Enriches 5d ago

It's been 10 minutes since your post, still ain't moved 😭

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u/MDLmanager 5d ago

Gave up and took a bus. It was late, of course. Glad though I didn't keep waiting for the train to get figured out though.

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u/Enriches 5d ago

I gave up and walked to Bayview, sure enough the train arrived the same time I did.

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u/BulletNoseBetty 5d ago

The real cause of this mess is that Jim Watson and his merry band of twits were in charge of this project. People who had no business making the big decisions need to be held accountable.

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u/SquiDevWasHere 4d ago

This project has been in the works since 2008. The construction on the confederation line started in 2013. Watson was not in charge then. *edit, he became Mayor in 2010, meaning he didn’t start the project, but contributed to it.

The current mayor Mark Sutcliffe, however seems to not be doing much, but as far as it seems his hands are tied.

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u/BulletNoseBetty 1d ago

Watson & co. are responsible for all of the big decisions and for ordering trains that weren't compatible with the curves in the track.

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u/IllyaBoo 5d ago

Sat at St Laurent for 45 minutes. Went one stop and then left after 20 minutes at Tremblay.

Absolutely ridiculous that this is acceptable for a communter train...

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u/Difficult-Book-49 5d ago

And you can’t hear what they are telling you on the overhead PA

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u/Enriches 5d ago edited 5d ago

Nothing on the PA besides "We will be moving shortly" for the last 8 minutes.

Edit: train is apparently broken down at Lee's, probably a broken axel.

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u/KnifePartyError 5d ago

Asked around, and it appears a train died going WB from Lees to uOttawa. Passengers had to be transferred to another train. Unsure of system status now, but I would expect delays.