If you're one of the doctors wanting to move to Canada and work, Todd Maffin (@tod) is looking to help you. He's preparing quite a number of resources to save you from figuring out the whole convulted process yourself!
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Sorry in advance folks, I couldn't figure out how to make a Link Post from Mastodon.
Also frightening is Trump's reaction to this on Truth Social, casually referring to himself as king:
"CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!"
Vancouver West Coast Express EMD F59PH
This shiny locomotive carries commuters in and out of the heart of #Vancouver every weekday. It has 5 inbound trips in the morning and 5 outbound in the evening, past Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge to as far out as Mission, #BritishColumbia. It's quite fast compared to rush hour driving, and the views of the Fraser River are a treat. I just wish it went the non-rush directions at least a couple times a day.
Any model railroad enthusiast want to expand their 1:1 scale collection?
https://www.caltrainstore.com/special-items
#Caltrain will be auctioning their diesel EMD F40PH-2 in the next month or two, with the engine removed. These engines were replaced by the new electric locos. Transport and storage will be buyer's responsibility.
Our third participant and final challenger: in the southwest corner is the Seattle Monorail. Even if it is the shortest, oldest, most expensive to ride, and has the fewest stops of the three, it will not be outdone as it soars above the city at a higher speed to Seattle Center.
#Seattle #trains #transit #monorail @trams_trolleys_streetcars
In the northwest corner, we have a challenger, the Seattle Streetcar South Lake Union Line (known informally as the South Lake Union Trolley). Traveling to Lake Union, this train is sponsored at nearly every stop and is wrapped from head to toe. Will the funny abbreviated nickname be enough to take on its competition?
In the southeast corner, we have the match favorite, the Link Light 1 Line!
Traveling underground through the Westlake area, the link light is sure to take you the farthest, from Northgate to all the way past the airport.
Montreal Locomotive Works Class H1b - No. 2816 "The Empress"
Happy #Canada Day!
I was in #Calgary #Alberta in April
to see this beautifully restored steam locomotive. It was a public event at Canadian Pacific Headquarters in commemoration of 1 year since their merger with Kansas City Southern.
This #train has since been on tour and will do one last stop in #Winnipeg on July 6th, 2024.
Calgary C-Train at City Hall/BVC station
Calgary's transit downtown is reasonably decent, even if I would wish for more train lines going more places. They also have decently fast and frequent buses. The roadways are very wide and many one way, so it feels a little more hostile toward biking and walking compared to other Canadian cities.
@trams_trolleys_streetcars #transit #rail #trains #Calgary #Alberta
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@cm0002
The RailDriver train simulator controller only has official Windows support.
After reading the technical documentation from the makers, I cobbled together a "driver" that reads input messages then puts it out as a virtual device like an xbox controller.
With two translation layers, and with calibration required every time, I am able to play TrainSimWorld with it, because out of the box it can't seem to recognize it.