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OTTAWA Mayor Jim Watson is showing off the new trains that will run on the extended Trillium Line. On Twitter, Watson showed a picture of the Stadler FLIRT trains, currently being assembled In Switzerland. The Stadler FLIRT trains are 80 metres long and can carry 420 passengers, twice as many as the trains that operated on the O-Train line from Bayview to South Keys. The seven Stadler FLIRT trains SNC Lavalin will provide for the system are expected to be delivered this year. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2022 on the expanded O-Train Line 2 from Bayview Station to Limebank Road, with a link to the Ottawa Airport.
OTTAWA Mayor Jim Watson is showing off the new trains that will run on the extended Trillium Line. On Twitter, Watson showed a picture of the Stadler FLIRT trains, currently being assembled In Switzerland. The Stadler FLIRT trains are 80 metres long and can carry 420 passengers, twice as many as the trains that operated on the O-Train line from Bayview to South Keys. The seven Stadler FLIRT trains SNC Lavalin will provide for the system are expected to be delivered this year. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2022 on the expanded O-Train Line 2 from Bayview Station to Limebank Road, with a link to the Ottawa Airport.
Posted: May 06, 2021 1:57 PM ET | Last Updated: May 7
OC Transpo boss John Manconi takes part in a tour during construction of the city s $2.1-billion Confederation Line. Manconi is retiring after a 30-year career with the city.(Stu Mills/CBC)
John Manconi, long the face of public transit in the City of Ottawa, is retiring in September after a 32-year career with the municipality. Thank you for your 30+ year service with the city including his years as the GM of Transportation Services, Coun. Allan Hubley tweeted on Thursday afternoon, which is how many people first heard the news. Thank you for your hard work, guidance & friendship during my time as Chair of Transit Commission.