My RailDriver train game controller now works plug-and-play with TrainSimWorld 6!
It's a controller for train simulators, that looks like this:
https://piengineering.com/cdn/shop/files/raildriver-unit.jpg
Just a post to share this small celebration of mine.
Loops vs. PeerTube for video host
Hey friends, I'm thinking of starting up an ActivityPub compatible server to host and share my own train videos with the Fediverse, and wondering: Of the two video-oriented softwares, which would be a better fit for my use case and easier to work with? The videos would be between 15 seconds and 10 minutes long.
Comparisons, pros and cons, and your experiences working with either would be appreciated. Thanks. @fediverse
Here's why I think Parliament chose to fund the NDP despite no official status...
I think it's because the Conservatives and BQ know that a two party-system would become a 1.75-party one in reality, giving the Liberals lasting power at their own expense. The Terrebonne and other byelections make that quite clear. We need a space for Canada's left flank. And an end to FPTP.
#cdnpoli #NDP #BlocQuebecois #Canada #Liberal @canadapolitics
How Canada should reach NATO's 5% target..
The first portion of the Committee Report on Democratic and Electoral Reform is released!
Direct Link to Report: https://www.leg.bc.ca/committee-content/19976/Report/_DEM/_43-1/_1.pdf
@fairvote #BritishColumbia #elections #Government #Democracy
Hey, #Alberta #Union members and stewards.
Now would be a good time to start passing around buttons saying something like "We're Ready". You know, for the thing that's on everyone's minds in the labour movement. Just an idea for you to keep the energy going. #Solidarity @workreform
L’antenne Deux-Montagnes du REM devrait être mise en service le 17 novembre - Radio-Canada
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2200806/antenne-deux-montagnes-rem-17-novembre
Seattle LRT extension to Federal Way opens December 6th, 2025!
Here's the KING 5 #Seattle cameraperson at the announcement event getting a little distracted by one of the trains in testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5C_GYkZJfqdWg&t=992
(to be fair, I'd do this too)
PM Carney attempting to speak Spanish using his recently acquired French skills
At a press conference with President Sheinbaum in Mexico City. #MarkCarney #CdnPoli #Mexico #Canada #Sheinbaum @canada
TGV Canadien proposé est sur la liste des grands projets
PM #MarkCarney a révélé la liste des projets à prioritiser. Le train à grand vitesse《Alto》apparaît au 11ème élément, dans un groupe avec des autres projets qui n'ont pas assez avancées pour actionner immédiatement.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2191692/liste-projets-interet-national-ottawa-contrecoeur
On doit patienter pour quelques ans, mais j'espère qu'on va bientôt entendre plus de détails.
#cdnpoli #trains #Québec #Montréal #Toronto #Ottawa @chemindefer
Prolongement de la ligne bleue - Nouveaux noms des futures stations de metro devoilés
Les noms seront: Vertières, Mary-Two-Axe-Earley, Césira-Parisotto, Madeleine-Parent, Anjou
First time I've seen the pedestrian crossing button pointing downward
On Granville Bridge with the new bike lanes, crossing is behind me @citylife #vancouver #urbanism #biketooter #city
38.1% fewer Canadians returned to Canada by road from the US last month compared to May 2024.
By air, 24.2% fewer Canadians came back from the US, whereas from all countries was only a 3.7% decline. So, excluding the US, international trips actually increased (my rough estimate about +3.8%).
See the data from this month's StatCan data, "Leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada, May 2025"
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250610/dq250610a-eng.htm
Canadians, what do you think Carney's government will realistically be able to accomplish in 30 days, in terms of interprovincial trade?
PM #MarkCarney has made many promises with #CanadaDay as the deadline. To what extent can he make good on them?
Vancouver By-election ABC Competitor Candidates
I need to figure out who the leading not-ABC candidates are for this week's municipal by-election (Sat Apr 5). Help me out and pitch the best contenders? Thank you!
Trump administration terminates approval of New York's congestion pricing program
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/manhattan/trump-dot-ends-congestion-pricing-approval-new-york/6155968/
*The MTA said it has filed "papers in federal court" in an effort to keep congestion pricing going*
TransLink Bus Rapid Transit Survey is Open Until 9 Feb 2025.
If you are in Metro #Vancouver, have your say on these planned BRT routes and service. More info here @vancouver
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.
Some transit vehicles on "The T" in Boston recently received googly eyes, spurred on by a local campaign.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/boston-trains-googly-eyes-1.7253577
