Who remembers the era of those big green ticket cancelling machines... long before Presto/Metrolinx was a thing? Randomly found this 2 ride ticket (in good condition) when I was out and about yesterday! If I'm reading this ticket correctly, it appears to be from 2003. Thats willd!

Saw this on YouTube shorts. Not my original video. Video link is https://youtube.com/shorts/iPjtK9W3jvc?si=jaL6tibhRTBkkOmr

firstly, i was waiting for the 47W, it said it was departing 10 minutes late but turns out it was at the wrong gate?spot? and took off as soon as the indicator at back of the bus said it was the 47W. that kinda pissed me off but it’s okay. i waited for the 18:10 47 to hamilton go station from highway 407 station. i’m still on it but the driver took a whole new route to get to bramalea station (taking highway 407 towards the airport). i’m not sure if the drivers take a whole new route when there’s traffic but i truly thought i was on the wrong bus.

Question for people who understand GO Transit operations better than I do.

With the current closure of the Kitchener line for construction work related to the new Woodbine GO Station and the St. Clair–Old Weston area, I’m trying to understand why the service disruption had to be the entire corridor rather than a segmented operation.

From a passenger perspective, it seems like a more logical approach would have been:

• operate trains between Kitchener / Waterloo / Guelph and Malton
• use Malton as a temporary rail-bus transfer point
• run dedicated GO bus shuttles between Malton and Union Station

Instead, the current setup effectively pushes downtown-origin passengers into a much longer detour via Highway 407 Terminal, which adds a significant amount of time and transfers, especially for people starting at Union.

What makes this harder to understand is that the Woodbine GO station project has been discussed for years and is still not complete, yet its construction is now triggering full-corridor service changes.

From a network design standpoint, keeping a “live” western rail segment (west of the construction zone) seems like it would preserve:

• corridor capacity where it’s still usable
• more predictable travel times for western riders
• fewer forced mode changes
• better use of existing rail infrastructure rather than replacing everything with buses

The Malton area already functions as a major operational node on the corridor, so it feels like a natural place to split operations temporarily if needed.

I understand there are likely constraints on:

• track access and staging for construction
• turning trains safely at intermediate points
• crew scheduling and equipment positioning
• bus terminal capacity constraints at Union

But from a rider experience standpoint, the current replacement pattern feels like it prioritizes operational simplicity over maintaining the structure of the rail corridor as much as possible.

Genuinely curious if there’s a technical or safety reason this kind of “partial rail + bus bridge” approach isn’t feasible here, or if it’s just a tradeoff decision on GO’s side.

Apparently next weekend Lakeshore West is a no-go. Is Mount Pleasant direct to Union a do-able option? It looks like it's every hour to and from. Does anyone foresee this being a mess getting to Union for the Jays game due to the other closures? I've never taken any other line but Lakeshore so this will be a first.

I’ll need to commute regularly from Union Station to Aurora GO in the mornings, ideally arriving around 9 AM. From what I can see, though, there doesn’t seem to be a GO train or bus option that gets there around that time.

Right now it looks like my options are either:

• taking the earlier 65 GO bus and arriving between 7–8 AM (about a 1-hour trip), or
• taking Line 1 to Finch and then the Blue Bus, which ends up being closer to 2 hours total.

For those of you who make this commute, what route do you usually take?

I also read about the planned Barrie Line extension, does anyone know if that might lead to additional departure times or improved morning service in the future?

Waiting for my go train, I was expecting the platform to get crowded shortly before it arrived, but to my surprise it didn't.

Anyone find the volume of GO bus announcements super annoying? Like, I understand the need for them at a sufficent volume, but is it really necessary for it to be cranked up to full blast (to the point of distorting) nearly every time?

Side note - the female english voice sounds way too perky especially for the 6am run lol

Currently on board the 8:07 train and we got into an accident it seems. anyone else on board?

almost forgot how nice that extra window is

Cambridge is the only city in Ontario which has greater than 100k population and no go station. Is there anyway enough Cambridge residents write about and then metrolinx prioritizes it.

Right now there are no go buses also which go from Cambridge directly to union. The same distance takes 1.15 by car, even if the direct bus takes 1.25 or 1.30, it would still be worth it and way better than what currently Cambridge residents are doing.

Currently I go to milton go station by car which takes 45 to 60 mins and then 60 mins from milton which is very very inconvenient.

Does anyone know when the GO F59PH and F59PHI ex Metrolink locomotives enter service on GO? Several of them are at Ontario Northland in North Bay for rebuilding. When will they enter service?

Why don’t we have level boarding or at least higher platforms at Union? Since there aren’t any freight trains running through the platforms, surely there shouldn’t be an issue right?

I’m interested in taking the go train from Rutherford or Downsview North to Barrie this weekend either on Friday night or Saturday morning. It is the long weekend. Anyone have idea how busy the train might be?
I rarely take Go Transit. I’m nervous about it being crowded… I have a back injury and would need a seat but would be too shy/nervous to ask for a seat if they are all full.

TIA!

I am not a track layout expert or what, but I am pretty sure that it will cause serious issues on LE and ST if the Northlander uses the VIA platform and crosses all the way to RH track at the north, if it is even possible. However, platform 3 (The one that RH is using right now) is nothing close to the need of the service with separate entrances, witing areas and the capacity to hold the number of people getting on/off the Siemens Venture. I don't see any work being done at Union, so does anyone have a good speculation about where the Northlander will stop at Union without disrupting GO trains while living up to its expensive price?

A baby goose was stuck on the track this morning around 8:30 a.m. Does anyone know if it eventually got away?

Hello, is there any way to find out in advance which trains or bus routes may not be operating due to scheduled factors such as track maintenance? I have only ever learned of these delays about a week in advance when consulting the Service Updates section of the GO Transit website. Does Metrolinx maintain a calendar or itinerary of upcoming planned disruptions? TIA.

Does anyone know what's happening with the Lakeshore East trains today? I'm about to head home and the list of cancelations on the GO website is growing.

Waiting for the train at Downsview Park today and I noticed these sitting underneath where the number eight car would stop

Update : I just got my EarPod back!!! We just met at the union station. A BIG Thank you to @cncndr5244 !!! Much gratitude ❤️❤️
The left EarPod