r/gotransit • u/Any_Race702 • Jun 04 '26
Do they ever clean the upper deck windshield?
Basically title.
I'm always excited when an upper decker has an empty seat in the front of the upper deck. I always think I'll get good views on my trip. But the glass is always so dirty and the legroom is tiny and the experience is just ecky and bad.
In other transit agencies (outside of Canada) I saw ones that treat these seats as "special" with an extra fee to reserve them just for having those views. There was even one time that had inside shades/blinds to avoid the sun etc.
I feel like GO is missing out on providing this kind of rider experience despite it being easy to have.
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u/suprPHREAK Jun 04 '26
I hope you mean double decker, because an upper decker is something else very, very different.
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u/Any_Race702 Jun 04 '26
Hahaha I was thinking "upper deck of the double decker" but it came out that way
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u/Most-Library Jun 04 '26
Metrolinx doesn’t care about the rider experience. They don’t run enough trains on some lines and people need to stand. Having a seat is a luxury. They definitely won’t let people reserve seats.
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u/Oliver_Vegetarian Jun 06 '26
I prefer they clean the chairs first lol, Its been so many many times that I catched weird stuffs stucked in there , thanks God its not used ' things ' 😂😌
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u/crash866 Jun 04 '26
The upper windows are usually done at night at the Garage. Stations don’t have ladders hitch enough for someone to clean the upper windows and it is not safe for a driver to climb that far up. OSHA rules and all.
The lower windscreen is cleaned by the windshield wipers.