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    UP Express will provide train service between Union Station and Toronto Pearson International Airport in 25 minutes, with trains departing every 15 minutes. The trains for UP Express traveled over 20,000 km by ship and rail from Japan to their final destination of Toronto. Testing and commissioning of the trains will take place in Toronto and along rail corridors to ensure safe and effective operation.

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    UP Express will provide train service between Union Station and Toronto Pearson International Airport in 25 minutes, with trains departing every 15 minutes. The trains for UP Express traveled over 20,000 km by ship and rail from Japan to their final destination of Toronto. Testing and commissioning of the trains will take place in Toronto and along rail corridors to ensure safe and effective operation.

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    UP Express will provide train service between Union Station and Toronto Pearson International Airport in 25 minutes, with trains departing every 15 minutes. The trains for UP Express traveled over 20,000 km by ship and rail from Japan to their final destination of Toronto. Testing and commissioning of the trains will take place in Toronto and along rail corridors to ensure safe and effective operation.

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    UP Express will provide train service between Union Station and Toronto Pearson International Airport in 25 minutes, with trains departing every 15 minutes. The trains for UP Express traveled over 20,000 km by ship and rail from Japan to their final destination of Toronto. Testing and commissioning of the trains will take place in Toronto and along rail corridors to ensure safe and effective operation.

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    UP EXPRESS:

    TRAIN FACTS

    OVERVIEW THE JOURNEY


    • UP Express will get travellers to and from the • The trains begin their journey from the port of
    airport in 25 minutes, with trains departing every Toyohashi, Japan.
    15 minutes. • They travel by ship through the Panama Canal and
    • There will be a total of 18 UP Express train cars. are docked in Savannah, Georgia.
    • UP Express trains can operate as three-car or two-car • From there, they ride on flatbed rail cars to the
    consists (the set of cars forming a complete train) to assembly facility in Rochelle, Illinois near Chicago.
    accommodate peak travel times and provide flexibility • They are then towed by rail to their final
    for service and maintenance. A three-car consist will destination, the VIA Toronto Maintenance Centre
    accommodate up to 173 seated passengers. (TMC) plant in Toronto.
    • This will accommodate approximately 140 trips per • This is a total trek of roughly 20,000 km.
    day between Union Station and Toronto Pearson • The first set of UP Express vehicles departed
    International Airport. Toyohashi, Japan in March, 2014 and arrived in
    • The vehicles are being supplied by Sumitomo Toronto in mid-August.
    Corporation of America. • The remaining trains will be arriving on a
    • Manufacturing of the vehicles began January 2013 cascading basis over the following months, with the
    in Toyokawa, Japan. last set expected to arrive in early 2015.
    • The first set of UP Express vehicles arrived in
    Toronto in mid-August.
    AMENITIES INTERESTING FACTS
    • The trains are fully accessible and have been • Each train car weighs 165,000 lbs (empty).
    designed with the comfort and convenience of • Each train car measures approximately 26m in
    guests in mind. length, 3.2m in width and 4.4m in height.
    • Trains will be equipped with convenient amenities • UP Express platforms are higher than traditional
    including: GO Train platforms. Unlike GO Trains and
    • WiFi platforms – where passengers have to step up and
    • Flight disruption information into the vehicle – the UP Express platform is higher
    • Overhead luggage storage to enable level boarding between the train and the
    • Luggage racks at access doors platform – allowing for travellers to easily wheel
    • Space for oversize baggage their luggage off/on.
    • Power outlets
    • Tray table on seat backs
    • Toronto events information

    GETTING THE TRAINS READY


    • The first set of UP Express trains underwent
    preliminary high and low speed testing in Rochelle,
    Illinois in July, 2014.
    • In the fall, the trains will undergo comprehensive
    testing and commissioning at the VIA TMC plant
    in Toronto and along various rail corridors.
    • Testing and commissioning will ensure that the trains
    are able to operate safely and effectively and includes:
    general inspection of the train cars, clearance testing
    (in and around the stations and maintenance facilities),
    speed testing, brake performance, signal testing, and
    platform screen door testing.
    • Testing and commissioning is expected to happen
    along the Lakeshore, Kitchener and possibly the The First UP Express Pilot Train.
    Barrie corridor during off-peak hours.

    TECHNOLOGY
    • UP Express trains are newly designed and
    manufactured Tier 4 diesel multiple units (DMUs).
    • UP Express will be the first rail service in North
    America to use Tier 4 diesel which reduces
    airborne particulate emissions by 90 per cent and
    nitrogen oxides by 80 per cent compared to the
    existing technology.
    • Designed with future opportunities in mind, UP
    Express vehicles will be convertible to electric
    propulsion.
    • Metrolinx has committed to the electrification
    of UP Express as a first priority in its future
    electrification plans. Preliminary Testing in Rochelle, Illinois.

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