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📰 This week in Metrolinx Connect 📰 Here’s what’s moving across the region 👇    More service coming Oct. 27🚆  We’re adding new rush hour trips across the GO network Building Caledonia GO 🏗️  Construction has begun on the highly anticipated station Pedestrian bridge preservation 🦁  How we’re preserving pieces of Scarborough’s transit history    Powering the Hazel McCallion Line🔌  Meet the overhead catenary system rising above Hurontario Street    👉 Catch the full stories in the latest Metrolinx Connect newsletter:  

📰 This Week in Metrolinx Connect 📰 Here’s what’s moving across the region 👇 A new GO station opening 🚉  How Confederation GO brings more service and choice to Hamilton and Niagara Falls    Light rail road rules 🚈🚦  The adjustments motorists will have to make with light rail vehicles operating on city streets      Lakeshore East improvements 🚧  From retaining walls to wider bridges; how we’re laying the foundation for all-day service     Dealing with the dirt 🚛  How we keep things clean as we tunnel the Scarborough Subway Extension.    Catch the full stories in this week’s Metrolinx Connect newsletter 👉   

Coming soon: A brand new station and more GO Train service across the region. Starting Monday, October 27: - Confederation GO will officially open on the Lakeshore West Line, offering customers in Hamilton and Niagara more convenient access to GO rail service.   - New rush hour trips coming to Lakeshore East, Barrie and Stouffville lines. - Plus, increased weekend trips to and from Niagara Falls starting November 1! Learn more: https://bit.ly/3KyDPko

Today we mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, an important day to reflect and learn about the history and impacts of the Indian Residential School System, and honour the survivors of the Indian Residential School System, their families and communities, and the children who didn’t make it home. On September 30, our frontline staff including station ambassadors, bus drivers, customer protection officers and revenue protection officers will also commemorate the day by wearing orange shirts or orange buttons.

Cranes are popping up across Toronto for the next phase of Ontario Line construction. But no need to crane your neck – check out our new story on the machines doing the heavy lifting on this important project. https://bit.ly/4nKQ5wA

📰 This Week in Metrolinx Connect 📰    Here’s what’s moving across the region 👇    🚨 Rail Safety Week is here  The stakes are higher than you think. Learn how smart rail safety saves lives — and why it matters more than ever.    🚧 Breaking ground in East Toronto  Shovels are in the ground for Scarborough’s newest subway station — a major milestone for the Scarborough Subway Extension.    🏛️ Rebuilding history  A century-old bridge in Toronto’s east end is getting a new lease on life as part of our GO Expansion efforts.    🛒 PRESTO with your produce?  We’ve partnered with No Frills to launch a limited-edition PRESTO card — and yes, it’s as fun as it sounds.    👉 Catch the full stories in this week’s Metrolinx Connect newsletter:

As of September 15, a new pilot program means customers in five select Toronto and Ottawa neighbourhoods are able to access some PRESTO services like buying and loading a PRESTO card, and setting a fare type to a new card at their local No Frills. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3VOo8bc

This week, Metrolinx joins our partners and communities across the region in recognizing Operation Lifesaver Canada’s Rail Safety Week. Safety is a mindset that’s embedded in everything we do. Watch a message from our President and CEO Michael Lindsay to hear more about our commitment to ensuring the safety of you, your family, and everyone who supports your journey, from start to finish. 

They may be boring by name, but their history is anything but. From Rexy and Renny to Diggy Scardust to Libby and Corkie, tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are vital to building transit. Learn more about the history and the Canadian innovations that changed the industry forever: https://bit.ly/41N6jg6

A new subway station for Scarborough is on the way! 🚆 With piling work now underway, major construction has officially begun on Scarborough Centre Station. It's the first of three new subway stations on the Line 2 subway extension to reach this milestone. The three new stations will see nearly 30,000 people pass through them during the morning commute. With convenient connections to local and regional bus and train lines at Scarborough Centre Station, it will ensure the heart of Scarborough is served by modern and reliable rapid transit. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4gehG6A