Last O-Train Run on Trillium Line May 3 2020

This is a short video taken at Greenboro Station in Ottawa, Canada showing the last run of the Trillium line on May 3, 2020. The line is scheduled to reopen in September of 2022 after the system is expanded by new stations and links to the Ottawa Airport and Riverside South.

A brief description taken from Wikipedia about the Trillium line:

The Trillium Line (French: Ligne Trillium) is a diesel light rail transit (DLRT) service in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, operated by OC Transpo. The line is part of the O-Train light rail system. On May 3, 2020, the Trillium Line was shut down for two years to accommodate the extension and upgrading of the line. Replacement buses will serve each station during the construction period.

From 2001 until 2020, the line ran north–south on a railway line, from Bayview to Greenboro, a distance of approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi). It is isolated from road traffic, but shared with other trains; after operating hours, the section of track south of Walkley Yard has been infrequently used by Ottawa Central for freight service to the National Research Council.

Between 2013 and 2015, there was an upgrade of the line, including the complete replacement of the train fleet, in order to cut wait times during peak periods from 15 minutes to 12 minutes and eventually to 8–10 minutes. The upgrade was a precursor to extending the line southwards by four stations.

In 2022, a 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) extension and upgrade to the existing line is expected to be completed, adding eight new stations and a connection to the Macdonald–Cartier International Airport.

[marcb]

One little correction, the 3 individuals in the green jackets were not OC ambassadors. They were Rail Superintendents there to make sure we had no issues arise on that last trip.

[MapleManYT]

I rode it in the morning same day you took this video

[burnuts]

Read the article in the ottawa sun about the last train and it mentioned someone went out at midnight to film it. I knew exactly where to find that video lol! Good catch now I’ll wait for the first train back video in 2022. (edit) 2024 fingers crossed

[michaelwalterselevatorsrob]

I really don't think they should've shutdown the system for construction because the Confederation line has already pissed enough people off due to it's breakdowns 54% of the time it's operating

[camdenmckimm]

You said, "Walkley Yard has been infrequently used by Ottawa Central for freight service to the National Research Council." Do you know how often it is used by freight trains?