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This Week in Metrolinx Connect 📰    Honouring Canada’s military👇    Free UP Express for CAF members and veterans   How veterans and Canadian Armed Forces members can ride for free 🎖️    Remembering Ontario’s industrial legacy   Integrating a Victorian-era Ontario icon into the future of transit🏛️    Plus,  Infrastructure upgrades in the region  A tour of a new underpass in Port Credit and what we’re building in Oshawa 🏗️    Catch the full stories in this week’s Metrolinx Connect newsletter👇 

500 Howard St. isn’t just a building – it’s a cornerstone of Ontario’s industrial story. We’re preserving more than a century of history as part of plans to expand and grow GO train service for communities in Durham Region. Historic images provided by Oshawa Museum, with Knob Hill Farms ads from Retrontario.  Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3WbMZWs

The Women's Executive Network (WXN) and its partners have announced the winners of the 2025 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards, celebrating 102 women whose leadership, innovation and impact are transforming industries, organizations and communities across the country. Metrolinx’s Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Gray has been honoured as a recipient of the CN Executive Leaders Award, which recognizes women who not only exemplify what it means to be a great leader, but also build confidence, champion equality and break down barriers for the next generation of leaders to come. Congratulations, Jenn!

Choosing the right GO bus for each trip isn’t random—it’s all about the route and passenger levels. From single-level to double decker, here’s how we keep you moving comfortably: https://bit.ly/45knpnd

Lakeshore West trains were paused recently, but crews kept moving on three different projects.   - At Etobicoke Creek, crews prepared to upgrade the century-old bridge by replacing track supports and testing the crane that will lift the new structure into place. - In the west-end, teams removed portions of the decommissioned signal bridge and carried out minor signal-related works as part of GO Expansion’s Burloak Drive grade separation project. Once complete, trains will move through the area without disrupting drivers or pedestrians. - Over at Exhibition Station, crews added steel supports, pouring concrete and laying the foundation for future escalator and elevator areas for this stop along the Ontario Line.   Lakeshore West service will be adjusted Dec. 20 and 21 as work continues on the Etobicoke Creek bridge. We thank our customers and communities for their patience as we completed work that can only be done when trains are not running.    📷Crews working on preparing the crane for the Etobicoke Creek bridge in November.

The first step to a smooth ride along Line 6 Finch West is the maintenance storage facility. Take a peek inside where each light rail vehicle is cleaned, inspected and prepped for the journey. Learn more about Line 6 Finch West: https://bit.ly/4aSqLBr

Line 6 Finch West = 10.3 km light rail line, 18 stops and multiple transit connections 🔁    Learn more about the new line which features connections to TTC’s Line 1 GO Transit, MiWay, Zum, York Region Transit, and Brampton Transit: https://bit.ly/4avTM67

This week in Metrolinx Connect 📰    A new transit line in Toronto 👇    Line 6 Finch West officially opens   A tour of the safety features and stations across Toronto's new LRT line🚆    Building up the underground  This year’s best milestones and moments from our four subway projects currently underway🚇    Plus,  Meet our GO bus fleet!  From the double decker to our newest model, get to know the buses taking you across the region 🚍    Catch the full stories in this week’s Metrolinx Connect newsletter 👉 

Line 6 Finch West is officially open! The line runs along Finch Avenue West from Keele Street to Highway 27, before turning south towards Humber Polytechnic’s North Campus. It features 18 stops and connections with other TTC lines and Peel and York Region local transit.  Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gnS8xPDR

Metrolinx has received two 2025 awards from the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) in the Passenger category: the Environment Award and the Safety Award, recognizing our commitment to sustainable operations and rail safety.   Our Red Zone/Green Zone (RZGZ) Program earned the Safety Award for redefining how work is planned and protected in the rail corridor, ensuring safer conditions for workers, commuters, and communities.   The Environment Award recognized our Environmental Management System (EMS) Redevelopment, which introduced 11 Environmental Performance Standards, aligned with ISO 14001, and strengthened auditing practices.   Thank you to the RAC and its Evaluation Committee for celebrating these initiatives.