Algonquin Wayfinding Wheel by Simon Brascoupé, at Mooney's Bay Station
Algonquin Wayfinding Wheel by Simon Brascoupé, at Mooney's Bay Station
I biked down and found another of the Algonquin Wayfinding Wheels by Simon Brascoupé, this time at Mooney's Bay Station. This one is at the train station's entrance at the bottom of the hill.
#OCTranspo #Ottawa #ottcity #art
Transit Ottawa - Transit Committee: 12 March, 2026
#OttCity #OCTranspo
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"the transit agency said it's following the lead of other cities that have recently made the switch to plastic and reported easier cleaning and reduced maintenance costs."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#OCTranspo #buss #buses #transit #Ottawa #ottcity
“PRESTO card users might want to double check their accounts as Metrolinx warns of ‘unexpected activity’ amid upgrades” #Ottawa #OCTranspo nowtoronto.com/news/presto-...
OCTranspo testing plastic seats in buses to replace fabric
Me: I’m old enough to remember comfortable seats with the STM 😵💫
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/oc-tr...
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OCTranspo teste des sièges en plastique dans […]
Algonquin Wayfinding Wheel by Simon Brascoupé
Algonquin Wayfinding Wheel by Simon Brascoupé
I found the Algonquin Wayfinding Wheel by Simon Brascoupé at Walkley Station today. This one is easy to find from the street at least. They all seem to be located near the train station entrances.
#OCTranspo #Ottawa #ottcity #art
...and I found the Algonquin Wayfinding Wheel by Simon Brascoupé at City Hall today.
#OCTranspo #Ottawa #ottcity #art
"OC Transpo says it is undertaking a risk assessment for all washrooms along O-Train Line 1, which have been closed for weeks because of vandalism and drug use."
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
#CBC #news #OCTranspo #train #trains #rail #railway #Ottawa #ottcity
Transit Ottawa - Our new GM: a brief history of Rick Leary
#OttCity #OCTranspo
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Stadler FLIRT train C16
A #Stadler FLIRT #train at South Keys Station in #Ottawa today.
#OCTranspo #trains #rail #railway #ottcity #trainspotting
North pointing station sculpture
This is public art at Dow's Lake Station, artist and title unknown as the city has not published it. Most of the #train stations have artwork. This is a north pointing sculpture, with a moose and canoe motif. The associated trash is pure #Ottawa.
#OCTranspo #trains #rail #railway #Ottawa #ottcity
Alstom Coradia LINT 41
An #Alstom Coradia LINT 41 #train arrives at Dow's Lake Station in #Ottawa this evening.
#OCTranspo #trains #rail #railway #ottcity #trainspotting
I had an *actually pleasant* ride on an #OCTranspo bus today (the 6 Rockcliffe, to boot 🤯 IYKYK)
It’s been so long I had forgotten what it’s like. This city once had good transit and I miss it so much.
“But Leary's tenure in Toronto also faced controversy, with the Toronto Star reporting on a 2023 meeting behind closed doors where the TTC board reportedly agreed to investigate allegations of workplace misconduct against him.” Oof. #Ottawa #OCTranspo
"City Manager Wendy Stephanson told city council in a memo on Friday that Rick Leary has been named the new general manager of Transit Services following an extensive search. "
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
#OCTranspo #Ottawa #ottcity
Just don't, okay?
#Sign seen at Billings Bridge transit station. Lots of stuff you are not supposed to do, including using the #GNOME desktop!
#OCTranspo #Ottawa #ottcity
Context for this to be a municipal election issue is the ability (or lack) to provide public transit to facilitate the return-to-work mandate for these employees. NO PRESSURE! #ottcity #OCTranspo #ottelection
Ottawa will be trying bus only lanes on Bank St
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Ottawa mettre à l’essai des voies réservées aux autobus sur la rue Bank
// Article en anglais //
#Ottawa #OCTranspo
A good #video here from #CBC #news on "What is arcing and why does it keep snapping the overhead #LRT wires?"
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
#OCTranspo #train #trains #rail #railway #Ottawa #ottcity
"The head of Ottawa's transit committee is asking whether light rail cars currently devoted to #OCTranspo 's yet-to-open western extension could be redeployed to help bolster service that's been depleted elsewhere."
Quoted is @glengower.ca
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#CBC #news #Ottawa #ottcity
"OC Transpo says a stopped train closed Line 1 of the O-Train east of St-Laurent station for about an hour Tuesday morning."
"...there was a mechanical problem with a train near Blair station ..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#CBC #news #OCTranspo #train #trains #rail #railway #Ottawa #ottcity
One thing that I noticed from those pictures, the trains don’t have their pantographs?
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Une chose que j’ai remarquée sur les photos, les trains n’ont pas leurs pantographes?
#Ottawa #OCTranspo #OTrain
The 3 trains that are located west of Moodie station on OCTranspo O-Train line 3 cannot be redeployed for service on line 1.
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Les 3 trains qui sont situés à l’ouest de la station Moodie de la ligne 3 de […]
How arcs and freezing rain are not good for catenary systems, or the case of OCtranspo O-Train line 1
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Comment les arcs et la pluie verglaçante ne sont pas bons pour les systèmes à caténaires, ou le […]
"Ottawa’s LRT is again falling victim to blazing hot electric flashes that are snapping wires and sparking flashbacks to years of train shutdowns."
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#CBC #news #OCTranspo #train #trains #rail #railway #Ottawa #ottcity
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