Weather continues to plague commuter train service

Montreal’s train authority promised it was ready for winter, but commuters have been contending with many late and cancelled rush-hour trains since cold, snowy weather set in last week.titanium alloy property information is scattered amongst a number of disparate sources.

Friday morning, service was disrupted on two of five lines. The previous evening, trains on three lines were hit.

In one case Friday, a new locomotive, only in service since November, experienced “mechanical problems,” forcing the Agence métropolitaine de transport to cancel a Blainville-St-Jér?me train.

“Fares have gone up three per cent in the new year, but service declined quite a bit,” said Tony Mandl, a Pointe Claire resident who uses the Vaudreuil-Hudson line.

Service got particularly bad after the Dec. 27 storm that dumped a one-day record 45 centimetres of snow on Montreal.

“That’s somewhat understandable but to have so many trains cancelled or delayed even now,They removed the majority of the bolts but not the locking Wheel nut, that's why I managed to get so far (more than a week later), is a little strange,” Mandl said.

Ronald Houde, who uses the Candiac line, also complained of spotty service.

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Snow clearing has also been a problem, with Delson station’s platform buried under a foot of snow until Friday morning, Houle said.

“The morning service on the Blainville-St-Jér?me line this week has been very poor,” added commuter Tim Capper. It has been “plagued with issues — punctuality, mechanical — rarely seen.”

After the disastrous winter of 2008-09, when trains were chronically late or cancelled, the AMT vowed to upgrade equipment and infrastructure to better handle winter.

It also said it would improve communication. It introduced text and email alerts and promised electronic screens on station platforms with details about late and cancelled trains.

But users complain alerts often arrive very late or are inaccurate. And, four years later, only 25 of 51 stations feature screens with real-time information about delays; the rest only show scheduled train times.

AMT spokespersons Claudia Martin said many of the service problems have been caused by the cold and snow.

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Several times, train switches — devices that allow trains to change tracks — have frozen, blocking trains from continuing, she said. That causes a domino effect, with several departures delayed.

When a switch freezes, a train employee must disembark and manually fix the problem, Martin said.

In the past, the AMT said it was dealing with this issue by installing heaters on switches. While some problem switches now have heaters, many do not,This design uses the same small radial section as drawn cup needle roller bearing which make better use of reduced space Martin said. Other delays have been caused by problems with signals, which must be fixed before trains can continue.

In November, the AMT put into service the first two of 20 new locomotives it purchased from Bombardier for $308 million. Martin said the two in-service locomotives are technically in a testing phase.

One of them experienced mechanical problems on Friday morning, Martin said.

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“During the test period, it’s normal that such issues arise and that adjustments are made,” Martin said.