Talk:Union Station (Toronto)
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[edit] Earlier discussion
Should there be a mention of the sniper incident in the summer of 2004? --Madchester 15:46, 2005 May 23 (UTC)
Naah...it happened to end up in front of Union Station, but it could just as easily be considered a Royal Bank Plaza incident. --Dhodges 21:08, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] train accident
When I visited the station, I noticed this plaque, remembering the loss of live during an accident. Apparently, engineers in a train noticed they were on a collision course with another train on the same track coming towards them. They managed to slow their train down as much as possible. Their courageous actions seem to have saved many lives but they perished. It should have happened around 1999, but I don't know any names or exact causes or places or whatever, does anyone know more? (unsigned comment by User:Evilbu)
- The accident occurred when an empty GO train was positioning itself for passenger pickup, but struck another GO train which had not vacated the track yet. I think it was in late 1997 or late 1998. I don't recall anybody dying in that accident, though. Mindmatrix 22:29, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
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- I found this news release from the Transportation Safety Board, which says there was an accident on November 19, 1997. It reports about 50 injuries to passengers on a train bound for Georgetown, but no deaths. There have been other accidents, notably at railway crossings involving vehicles, which have resulted in death, but I don't think any passenger has died as a result of an accident. Mindmatrix 22:45, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] I'm confused (so, what else is new)
The article says "On July 24, 2003 the City leased Union Station to the Union Pearson Group". Having read the papers and watched the nightly news for the last couple of weeks, I'm hearing that city council agreed to enter into a lease February 3rd [1].
What did they agree to in 2003?. Someone with more knowledge of commercial real estate than I have could perhaps sort this out. -Dhodges 14:21, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Picture request
I think what would improve this article is the addition of a picture of the main hall of the Union Station. NorthernThunder 12:03, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, it's a bitch to take a good photo of because there's a huge, and very bright, lighting fixture right in the middle. --Dhodges 01:04, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
- I'm no photography expert, but, can't a good camera filter out such light? NorthernThunder 03:30, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pictures
Ok, why are all the pictures in this article on the right? Shouldn't they alternate or something??
Tyson Moore 23:19, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Union Station's station code is TWO.
The article now states that ‘Union Station's station code is TWO.’ Whose code for the station is this? GO seem to designate it USTN, while VIA Rail call it TRTO. David Arthur 20:16, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Infiltration
I have added this link to the reference section. This may be controversial for, well, a few reasons. However I first became familiar with Ninjalicious through a Toronto Star article on the death of the real person. I will try to find my notes to determine the real name of this person, his publication is on my list of books to buy, so there is some small measure of notability here. OTOH if this is considered OR, so it goes. Enjoy the link while it's here :) Cheers! Franamax (talk) 08:48, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
- Didn't take long! Urban exploration and Ninjalicious so maybe it is notable after all? Franamax (talk) 08:55, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
