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On National Intern Day, we are celebrating our incredible students and new grads who bring fresh ideas to Metrolinx. Through our Early Talent programming, our students are actively contributing to our mission while gaining valuable experience toward their career aspirations. Thank you students and new grads for making possibilities happen! 🎓

Even trains need a break to reset and refuel after a busy day transporting thousands of passengers. This takes place at layover yards. Learn more about these sites and the newest one in development to support the growing Kitchener Line: bit.ly/46yJ8cK

📰 This week in Metrolinx Connect 📰  Pickup trucks on rails? The specialized role played by these dual function vehicles 🛻🛤️  A behemoth beneath our feet. Where the largest tunnel boring machine in Canada is currently digging 🚧  Plus,   The mind behind the signs. Go behind the scenes with our Infrastructure and Station Integration Manager 👀 

If you've used GO Transit, chances are you've used the departure screens and other station technology to learn important information about platforms, arrival times and schedule changes. Brendon is the manager of Infrastructure and Station Integration, and he and his team are at the helm of ensuring passengers have access to the information they need to get to their destinations. See what he has to say about his journey and the changes he's seen over the last 15 years.

This week, our teams marked the one-year anniversary since the complete roll out of PRESTO in mobile wallets. As a result of that work from our dedicated teams, more customers are choosing digital PRESTO cards as the payment option of their choice when taking public transit in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area. The launch of PRESTO in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet has made taking transit easier than ever before with more ways to pay your fare across the region. If you still haven’t added a free digital PRESTO card or converted a physical PRESTO card onto your mobile Wallet, learn more about the difference here: https://lnkd.in/g-DZhKFd 

All work under the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension's first major contract is now officially complete! After wrapping up tunnel boring operations under the first tunnel contract last year, crews got straight to work on completing the nine cross passages needed along the 6.3-km stretch of newly built twin tunnels. These connections between the tunnels will be used by workers to access both tunnels throughout the underground route of the extension. We also completed finishing touches on the tunnel portal at Scarlett Road, where trains will transition between above and below ground. This included pouring a concrete slab, sandblasting the retaining walls, and repaving around the area. Above ground, crews completed the multi-use pathway and sidewalks, and new ramps and stairs to the pedestrian bridge across Eglinton Avenue West. All the work was completed according to plan, and work is already well underway on the other major pieces of the line.

📰 This week in Metrolinx Connect 📰  From Germany to Toronto, meet the twin TBMs that make boring exciting 🚇  Moss Park progress. How the site of a future Ontario Line subway station looks, one year into construction 🚧  Expanding GO Transit. An inside look into what it takes to lay new track 🛤️  Plus,  Meet our fleet! The feats and facts that make the GO train, light rail vehicles and the UP Express different and distinct 🚈🚆 

🚆Meet our fleet!🚍 From the high-speed UP Express to the mighty trains that keep the region moving, each one has a story to tell. Learn about the fascinating feats and differences between GO trains, light rail vehicles and the UP Express: https://bit.ly/44tqqAs

This station along the Hazel McCallion Line is starting to take shape. From major engineering to masonry, mechanical and electrical work, Port Credit LRT Station, the line's only underground station, is coming to life! Learn more about the project: https://bit.ly/4keNslc

Guideway construction is underway between Port Credit and Eaglewood Boulevard on the Hazel McCallion Line! 🚧 Crews are hard at work building the concrete “right of way” that will guide future LRT trains. This work includes installing drainage, curbs, overhead power system foundations and track support foundations.