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Note: Dates and Information below is a Non-Comprehensive List Only. It is not inclusive. Locomotive, cabcar, and coach details can be found from my Main GO Index. |
| DATE: YY/MM/DD | CORRIDOR: | EVENT(S): |
| 1962 | - | Ontario Government establishes Metropolitan Toronto and Regional Transportation Study (MTARTS) to study and report on transportation policy and needs in Toronto and surrounding areas |
| 1965, May 19 | Lakeshore | John Robarts, Premier of Ontario, officially announces plans for commuter train service project between Ajax-Pickering, Toronto Union Station, Oakville, Hamilton |
| 1965-7 | Lakeshore | CNR and TTR upgrade signaling, switches, add high speed passing tracks between Hamilton and Pickering for GO opening |
| 1966, Aug 15-Sept 02 | Lakeshore | Mockup wooden models and sections of first single level commuter cars displayed at CNE - cab car numbered 'D900' (Demonstrator) with destination board marker 'CNE' |
| 1967, Jan | - | CNR 600, CNR 601 in dark blue paint and CN noodle logo roll out from GMD, London - GO's first power |
| 1967, March | - | Single level cab cars and coaches begin rolling off Hawker-Siddeley production line |
| 1967, Apr 02 | Lakeshore | GO operates "shake-down" runs between Pickering and Hamilton |
| 1967, May 20 | Lakeshore | Last official operation of Canadian National Railways and Canadian Pacific Hamilton-Toronto commuter trains |
| 1967, May 23 | Lakeshore | GO Transit train service officially opens by the Province of Ontario under leadership of Premier John Robarts, between Pickering, Toronto, Oakville, Hamilton |
| 1967, June 26 | Lakeshore | Train service increases to hourly between Oakville and Pickering under ETT authority #985 (SECOND ETT graphic soon) |
| 1967, Aug 15-Sept 02 | - | First scheduled GO Transit train stops at Canadian National Exhibition |
| 1967, Sept 05 | Lakeshore | Train service increased to three trains per hour during rush hour times under ETT authority #1025 |
| 1969, Apr 10 | - | . All self-propelled, cab cars, and locomotives equipped with Identra Commuter Train Identification coil mounting arrangements have been removed & will not be replaced . for added safety vital circuits define maximum length of trains of 10 cars plus locomotive . signals & crossovers and tracks schmetics modifed at Oakville for smoother operations |
| 1974, Apr 29 | Georgetown | New GO Georgetown-Toronto service begins with three trips on weekdays only - station stops: Georgetown, Brampton, Bramalea, Bloor, Malton, Weston, Toronto Union |
| 1974 | Georgetown | GO Etobicoke North station opens |
| 1974, July | Lakeshore | GO tests borrowed bi-level cars from CPRail Montreal commuter service to test in Toronto on GO train service |
| 1974, Sept 01 | - | GO Transit operations turned over to newly formed Toronto Area Operating authority (TATOA) |
| 1975, Nov 14 | Georgetown | CNR Guelph-Toronto commuter train service ends |
| 1975-8 | Georgetown | GO Georgetown-Toronto adds fourth trip |
| 1976, April | Lakeshore | GO leases C&NW bi-levels until 30 single levels car order from Hawker-Siddely is shipped in late 1976 - cars to be numbered 1076-1105 (later sold to Quebec 1994) |
| 1978, March 13 | - | GO introduces first bi-level coaches into service after extensive tests with lease of CPR bi-level coaches from Montreal commuter service |
| 1978, Apr 29 | Richmond Hill | Offical opening of new GO Richmond Hill-Toronto train service |
| 1978, May 01 | Richmond Hill | Regular train service begins with three weekday trips - stations: Richmond Hill, Langstaff, Old Cummer, Oriole, Toronto Union |
| 1978, Oct | - | Bi-level cars from first order all operational |
| 1979, August | All | GO moves into new Union Station concourse with new operational control centre |
| 1979, Dec | Willowbrook Yd | Phase 1 Willowbrook Yard shops operational |
| 1980, March | Lakeshore | CNR Burlington Station replaced by new GO station .5 miles to the east |
| 1980, Sept | Willowbrook Yd | Phase II of shops at Willowbrook Yard operational for diesel, cab cars, and coaches |
| 1981, Oct 25 | Milton | New GO Milton-Toronto offical opening |
| 1981, Oct 26 | Milton | Begins with three trips per weekday only - stations: Milton, Meadowvale, Streetsville, Erindale, Cooksville, Dixie, Kipling, Toronto Union - first GO service on Canadian Pacific right-of-way |
| 1982, Aug 23 | Lakeshore | Train Order issued that T/O Hamilton removed from service & withdrawn - GO trains do not need to obtain clearance at Hamilton Yd & exempt from Register Stn |
| 1982, Sept 07 | Bradford | GO begins service from VIA Rail between Barrie and Toronto with one round trip per weekday - stations: Bradford, Newmarket, Aurora, King City, Maple (Lefroy and Barrie stations cancelled) |
| 1982, Sept 07 | Stouffville | GO begins service from VIA Rail between Stouffville and Toronto with one round trip per weekday - stations: Stouffville, Markham, Unionville, Milliken, Agincourt, Toronto Union |
| 1983 | Stouffville | Stouffville GO service includes stops at Danforth and Scarborough with Lakeshore trains alternating stops |
| 1983, Spring | Lakeshore | TTR re-construction of Toronto Union and the unique 'flyunder' open for use |
| 1983, Sept | - | Seventy-one bi-level Series II commuter cars being added - more than 60 improvements to these cars with better riding trucks, improved door seals, new emergency exit handles and tools and procedures, more reliable AC and heat |
| 1985, Mar 15 | TTR Lakeshore | Some GO trains getting stuck using the new fly-under when train length is 10-12 cars account 15mph speed restriction - after construction finished speeds increased to 30-35mph and problem overcome |
| 1986, Oct 27 | Lakeshore | Third weekday Toronto-Hamilton-Toronto round trip added |
| 1988, Feb | - | GO515 first to receive and test Australian 'Metromizer' a device to improve fuel saving through better engineer operational control |
| 1988, Mar-May | - | CPRail leases GO power 708, 707, 706 on March 19/20, Mar 26/27, Apr 02/03, Apr 09/10, Apr 16/17, May 07/08 account power shortage |
| 1988, July | - | GO advertises for sale 500-507 |
| 1988, Aug 15 | - | GMD rolls out GO 520 to 535 Series I F59PH units |
| 1988, Sept 19 | Lakeshore | Appleby station opened |
| 1988, Sept | - | GO accepts delivery of first 16 F59PH units |
| 1988, Nov | - | GO 500 to 507 sold to AMTRAK and renumbered AMT 192 to 199 |
| 1988, Dec 04 | Lakeshore | New GO subdivision from Pickering to Whitby - first use of concrete ties used in Great Lakes Region |
| 1988, Dec 05 | Lakeshore | Regular train service between Ajax and Whitby, all day, seven days a week begins |
| 1989, Jan 09 | Milton | GO increases number of trains to five per weekday |
| 1989, May | - | First three of twenty rebuilt single level cars on ONR 'Little Bear' operating between Cochrane and Moosonee |
| 1989, June | Richmond Hill | GO adds four trains, northbound |
| 1989, Oct | Richmond Hill | GO adds four trains, southbound |
| 1989, Dec | - | New bi-level order for sixty cars from UTDC/Lavalin ordered for May 1990 through April 1991 |
| 1989, Dec-1990 Jan | - | GO accepts delivery of GO 536 to 547 Series II F59PH's |
| 1990, Jan 29 | Stouffville | Stouffville-Toronto adds second round trip |
| 1990, Feb 27-Mar 27 | - | GO 545 tested on Chicago's METRA commuter service runs |
| 1990, Aug | - | GO 548 to 561 arrived in Willowbrook Yard |
| 1990, Sept | - | GO advertises for sale 720-726, 900-908, 910-911 to close 25 Oct 1990 |
| 1990, Sept 17 | Bradford | GO extends train service to Barrie |
| 1990, Oct | - | GO receives 42 bi-level numbered 2254 to 2295 but GO renumbers to 2300 to 2341 |
| 1990, Oct 01 | Lakeshore | One round trip weekday train service between Oshawa and Toronto added |
| 1990, Oct 28 | Georgetown | Service extended to Acton and Guelph - one train only - offical opening |
| 1990, Oct 29 | Georgetown | Service extended to Acton and Guelph - one train only |
| 1990, Oct 29 | Milton | GO adds one evening Milton-Toronto round trip and three midday Toronto-Erindale trips |
| 1990, Nov-Dec 21 | - | CP leases leases GO power 720,722,723,726 |
| 1991, Jan | Lakeshore | Train service to Exhibition begins year round stops for all trains - special events annulled in favour of this service |
| 1991, Mar-Apr 30 | - | GO 700-702, 705, 707-708, 720-721, 724-726 leased to CPRail - 720 replaces 721 as failed |
| 1991, May 06 | Stouffville | GO Unionville relocated to south of town centre |
| 1991, Sept 08 | Lakeshore | GO car #9909 (MARC 7805) set on fire at CNR Danforth Yard where stored |
| 1991, Oct | - | GO 708 outshopped as CNR 9675 |
| 1991, Oct 02 | - | GO bi-levels 2456, 2457 and 2458 renumbered for lease as Tri-Rail 1013, 1014, and 1015 respectively to Miami, Florida |
| 1991, Oct 23 | - | CNR offers to overhaul GO stored single level cars for Montreal-Deux-Montagne commuter service at their Point St.Charles Shops |
| 1991, Oct 23 | - | GO bi-level 2459 removed from roster and made into wheel chair prototype car and renumbered 2499 |
| 1991, Oct 26 | Milton | Midday Toronto-Erindale service reduced to two round trips per day |
| 1991, Nov 01 | - | GO 703, 904 purchased by Tri-Rail, Miami, Florida |
| 1992, Jan | - | CPRail leases GO 721, 723, 724 |
| 1992, Jan 09 | Lakeshore | Cab Car 105 destroyed by fire at CNR Danforth Yard where stored |
| 1992, Feb | - | ONR replaces 'TEE' with retrofit GO single level cars |
| 1992, Feb | - | Pandrol Jackson purchases eleven GO single level cars |
| 1992, Mar 05 | - | GO 723 off lease from CPRail |
| 1992, Mar 16 | Lakeshore | Another GO single level car #1043 destroyed by fire while stored at CNR Danforth Yard |
| 1992, Mar 18-Apr 06 | - | GO bi-levels and ACPUs used by VIA Rail account VIA LRC cracked and broken axles . F59s also used with VIA power & GO coaches |
| 1992, Apr 01 | - | Fare increases account Ontario government held back subsidsy |
| 1992, May 23 | Lakeshore | All day seven days a week service extended to Oakville, Appleby, and Burlington (Fairview) on hourly service |
| 1992, May 24 | Lakeshore | Actual ceremony at Fairview (Burlington) GO station to celebrate offical opening |
| 1992, May 25 | Lakeshore | GO Aldershot station opens by rush hour trains only |
| 1992, June | - | Seventy of 85 remaining single level cars sold to Lima, Peru rather than Province of Quebec - deal collapses account finances so Quebec gets 80 cars Oct 21 1992 for delivery Feb 1993 |
| 1992, Sept 11 | - | GO board approves in principle plan to sell its locomotives, cars, buses to European investors |
| 1992, Oct | - | GO announces lease of four bi-levels to Tri-Rail Commuter in Miami, Florida |
| 1992, Oct 21 | - | Quebec obtains 80 GO single level cars |
| 1992, Nov 01 | - | GO sends four bi-levels to Miami |
| 1993, Feb 01 | - | Quebec begins accepting delivery of 80 single level GO cars |
| 1993, Apr | - | GO places new order for 562 to 568 F59PH units for late delivery in 1993 |
| 1993, Apr 06 | - | GO562-566 arrive at MacMillian Yard for transfer to Willowbrook |
| 1993, Apr 19 | - | GO 565-6 arrive Willowbrook |
| 1993, Apr 25 | - | GO 568 arrives Willowbrook Yard |
| 1993, June 08 | - | Old Port, Montreal displays GO cars 1081 and 1088 with CP 5557 and CN 6003 as part of demo for joint CN/CP commuter services |
| 1993, June 15 | - | GO 725, 726 transferred to Precision National Corp in Mt Vernon, Ill. |
| 1993, July 02 | Georgetown | Acton, Guelph stops canceled and service returns to Georgetown effective 05 July |
| 1993, July 02 | Bradford | GO operates last train to Barrie |
| 1993, July 03 | Lakeshore | Government cutback weekend and off-peak hour trains replacing them with buses to Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Oakville, Appleby, Burlington however regular trains service these stations during weekday rush hour times - all other stations maintain regular scheduled service |
| 1993, July 05 | Bradford | Government cut backs return service to Bradford |
| 1993, Dec 15 | - | Province of Quebec finally buys 80 single level cars (some sources show Dec 21) |
| 1994, Feb 01 | - | GO announces lease of bi-levels to California after their major earthquake |
| 1994, Mar 03 | - | Bi-levels start leaving for California for six month lease |
| 1994, Jun 30 | - | GO 801 shipped to Ontario Northland |
| 1994, Dec 18 | Lakeshore | GO Subdivision begins service from Whitby to Oshawa North (Oshawa North designated as GO station and Oshawa for VIA/CNR |
| 1995, Jan | - | GO sells off last of its five remaining single level cars |
| 1995, Jan 08 | Lakeshore | GO Subdivision officially opens to Oshawa from Whitby |
| 1995, Jan 09 | Lakeshore | Regular service begins Oshawa to Toronto / Oakville West GO station renamed to GO Bronte |
| 1995, Jan 22 | - | Central Puget Sound Regional Transportation Authority (CPSRTA) leases GO equipment operated by Burlington Northern |
| 1995, June | - | Wheelchair accessibility platforms available starting at fifteen stations with 42, 2300 cars made wheelchair accessible |
| 1995, Oct | - | GO 800, 802, 900-903, 905-908, 910-11 sold to scrapper in Hamilton - deal falls through so units cut up at Willowbrook |
| 1995, Nov 01 | - | West Coast Express in British Columbia leases GO equipment |
| 1996, Jan 08 | Milton | Government cuts back trains to five round trips per weekday - midday Erindale trains and evening trip from Milton also cutback |
| 1996, Mar | - | GO unit now CNR9677 in CN paint |
| 1996, March 4 | Richmond Hill | Southbound trains cutback to three trains Monday to Friday |
| 1996, Mar 15-Apr 19 | Georgetown Richmond Hill | Georgetown and Richmond Hill trains department Track 12 and 13 during rush hour account asbestos removable at Union |
| 1996, Apr 29 | Lakeshore | Hamilton terminal switches from CNR station to Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo (TH&B) station |
| 1996, Apr 30 | Lakeshore | Rail service begins at TH&B station |
| 1996, May 16 | - | GO announces and begins advertising on bi-levels first appearing on Lakeshore corridor |
| 1996, May 17 | - | GO unveils advertising on bi-levels |
| 1996, Sept | - | GO selling 566-8 with bids to close 07 Nov 1996 |
| 1997, Mar 21 | - | Former GO single level cars appear in Calgary by Pandrol Jackson |
| 1997, Jun 01 | - | GO transfers maintenance of equipment from CNR |
| 1997, Sept | - | Upgrades to 2200 series commuter cars completed |
| 1997, Dec 17 | - | AMT begins using GO cars on Montreal-Rigaud commuter line |
| 1998, June 29 | Lakeshore | GO schedules restructured into express and local trips |
| 1998, June 29 | Stouffville | GO cancels stops at Danforth and Scarborough and Lakeshore returns to normal full schedule |
| 1998, Aug 25 | - | GO announces first over-haul of F59PH locomotives by Alstom on the EMD710 prime mover - work on first ten locomotives (520-529) began approx. Aug 01 and due back by 31 Dec - the remaining six (530-535) due back first half of 1999 |
| 1998, Sept 08 | Bradford | Bradford to Toronto begins second round trip |
| 1999, Apr 26 | Richmond Hill | Southbound trains returns to four trains Monday to Friday |
| 2000, Apr 27 | Lakeshore Markham Richmond Hill | GO announces major timetable improvements to Oshawa, Bronte, Appleby, Burlington, all-day weekday Lakeshore trains / also to Markham (2 new trains) / also to Richmond Hill (new weekday evening train) |
| 2000, May 01 | Lakeshore Markham Richmond Hill | New train service beings (see 27 Apr) |
| 2000, May 09 | Lakeshore Markham Richmond Hill | Official opening ceremonies for 27 Apr and 01 May announcements |
| 2000, May 15 | All Motive Power | GO begins using low-sulphur diesel fuel in locomotives during summer months |
| 2000, June 29 | All Bi-level Cars | Because of water tragedy in Walkerton account Harris cut-backs, GO tested and discovered high levels of harmless bacteria at drinking fountain stations; GO reacted immediately to seal off all 279 bi-level car drinking water stations as a precaution (it took about 18 hours to complete) |
| 2000, July | Motive Power | GO installs and testing new cab unit AC on GO538 for headend crew |
| 2001, May | Milton | CPR is renumbering all their trains to better reflect their priority on their entire system - Galt Sub GO trains on the Milton will be referred to by a two digit prefix and single letter suffix in their ETTs (this currently does not change the GO timetable numbers / conflicts with the CNR nmbering would be extensive) - the system changes 150-159 to 50G-59G (simple, just drop the leading one digit; add 'G' for GO to the end) - interesting note: in the years GO has operated on the Galt, this is only the third major timetable change since beginning operations |
| 2001, 01 July | All + CNR, CPR, ONR, VIA | Toronto Terminals Railway (TTR) the controlling 'centre' for all trains through Union Station has been renamed, effective this date, to Union Station Rail Corridor (USRC) |
| 2001, July | Motive Power, Cars | GO to lease from Tri-Rail in Florida - will be with GO for 18 months Locomotive F40PH #811 U.T.D.C. coach 1008 U.T.D.C. coach 1009 U.T.D.C. cab car 504 - Tri-Rail 811 was an Amtrak F40PH once . This equipment now exprected to remain with GO until March 2003 |
| 2001, Oct | GO Uxbridge / Newmarket Subs | CANAC is to upgrade track on the GO Uxbridge Sub and Newmarket Sub lasting until June 2002 |
| 2002, Jan | All | . more people driving to GO stations or being dropped off . average distance from home to a GO station was 4.2km . more than 80% of GO passengers have access to a vehicle but choose to use GO Transit for their commute . top three busiest stations were Oakville, Pickering, and Clarkson (all Lakeshore Corridor) . Source: GO Transit News, Survey Stats |
| 2002, Feb | New Bi-Levels | New Series VI Bi-level GO coaches are starting to arrive |
| 2002, Mar | GO Uxbridge / Newmarket Subs | The CANAC contract for CN's Uxbridge and Newmarket sub track upgrading continues and should be completed by June 2002. The GO Uxbridge sub is receiving seven miles of CWR and 13 miles on the Newmarket. Track upgrade includes 15,000 new wooden ties, over 14 miles of CWR, 9,450 tons of ballast |
| 2002, Mar | Casino Trains | GO now investigating running Casino Trains to Niagara's Casino on weekends in 2004 |
| 2002, 29 Apr | Lakeshore | new morning express trains Burlington to Appleby, Bronte, Oakville, Clarkson |
| 2002, 29 Apr | Stouffville, Bradford | six new stations announced to open over next year or two: Mount Joy, Centennial, Kennedy, York University, East Gwillimbury, and western part of Brampton to open 2004 on Hwy. 7 at Creditview |
| 2002, 29 Apr | Georgetown | new morning and mid-day trains between Bramalea GO station and Union Station serving Malton, Etobicoke North, Weston, and Bloor GO stations |
| 2002, May | - | new station to open September 2002 for York University |
| 2002, 21 June | Milton | two new trains to be added to Milton corridor - one morning and one evening after September Labour Day - first addition since 1989 |
| 2004, April | Barrie | GO service announced for Barrie Fall of 2005 |
| 2004, July | All | New Cab Cars NIS 242, 243, 244, 245 (see pixs under Cab Cars) |
| 2004, July | All | All new 2500 series VII bi-levels NIS (see pixs under Car Stats) |
| 2004, July | - | GO planning on replacing older locomotives spending upwards of $300 Million / GO warns the 13 year old F59s will not make it for 30 years / Asking for approval for 26 more locomotives for 2006-2008 |
| 2004, Sept | - | Delays sparking reviews since accidents taking EMS extensive periods of time to investiagte while delaying 1000s of commuters |
| 2004, Oct | All | New 2600 series VIII bi-levels now being delivered and NIS (see pixs under Car Stats) |
| 2004, October | - | The review of delays (Sep 2004) has be committed to not exceed 90 minutes for an investigation by the Ontario Coroner's Office |
| 2004, 01 Nov | Bradford | New station added at East Gwillimbury, CNR Newmarket Sub Mile 35.5 |
| 2004, Dec | - | Frozen switches resulting in extensive delays has GO installing more hit air blowers on switches, buying a snow-blowing truck, testig new switches so they won't freeze, installing GPS |
| 2005, Jan | Stouffville | GO and Ontario gov't announce a new station for GO and TTC commuter's to connect with GO or TTC |
| 2005, Feb | Georgetown | GO opened its 55th station 07 Feb 2005 at Mount Pleasant in Brampton |
| 2005, Feb | - | GO announcing several planned improvements to include: Bradford extension to Barrie to open by mid-2007 . Moving freight from passenger traffic near York University and Unionville (for 2009) . a 3rd mainline on the Oakville Sub (for end of 2009) . upgrading the Milton line so 12-cars can be handled and be in place by 2008 . a new station at Lisgar on the Milton |
| 2005, 11 Feb | Barrie | New stations and layover facility: New station east side of Yonge north of Mapleview . secondary station east of Tiffin Street . layover at Belle Aire Beach Road |
| 2005, 14 May | Lakeshore W | GO annouces "12 commuter trains will roll in and out of Hamilton" by Spring 2007 |
| 2005, Sept | - | GO has placed an order for 27 new locomotives from MotivePower Industries in Boise, Idaho for May 2007 to June 2008 delivery with an option for 26 additional units |
| 2005, Dec | Barrie | Bradford Station will be completely renovated for Spring 2006 use |
| 2006, 11 Jan | - | Announced GO will receive $56 million for additional commuter cars and built at Thunder Bay, Ont |
| 2006, 11 Jan | Georgetown | Talks on expanding service to Brampton and Bramalea for all-day service - rail infrastructure needs to be in place first |
| 2006, 13 July | - | GO installing and experimenting with TV sets on two GO train coaches - to broadcast news, weather, sports, advertising and entertainment - if successfully accepted by the public the plan is to expand |
| 2006, 28 July | Lakeshore W | Overnight layover for four 12-coach GO train consists has passed the Enviromental Assessment in Hamilton |
| 2006, 01 Sept | Stouffville | A new early morning train is added to this corridor to ease loads from Stouffville and Markham |
| 2006, 08 Sept | - | GO having continuing problems with CN crews booking off especially on Friday as well as aging locomotives. This is causing train cancellations and serious delays to service. A tendering process appears to be in the works and CN crews maybe out of a job. |
| 2006, 27 Sept | Barrie | The City of Barrie and the Ontario Government have agteed to lands needed to exapnd train service on the Barrie Corridor for late 2007 |
| 2006, 30 Sept | - | GO is sending consists to Montreal and Laval's transit authorities to assist in the collaspe of a key commuter overpass in Quebec that killed five people. Train consist used: 568 2609, 2608, 2607, 2605, 2604, 2601, 2600, cc245 |
| 2006, Oct | - | New cabcar 246 delivered with 247 to 250 to follow from Thunder Bay (see Cab Car section) |
| 2006, 14 Oct | - | GO celebrates a billion riders since May 1966 opening |
| 2006, 20 Dec | Lakeshore W | GO announced significant investments in the Burlington and Bayview Jct to Aldershot area |
| 2007, 04 Jan | - | GO and CNR crew issues still struggling with severe delays to trains. It ended up 34 CN hoggers were reassigned back to CN freight service. |
| 2007, 02 Jan | Milton | New layover yard opens east of Milton GO station. To handle 8 12-car consists when operational. |
| 2007, 03 to 06 June | - | GO unveils the new "sleek" new locomotive - MP40PH from Boise Idaho will ship 26 more and the end of the F59 is now sealed. GO 601, unfinished, on display for the American Public Transportation Ass'n. After the conference 601 returned to Boise |
| 2007, 29 Aug | Stouffville | New station for North Stouville has yet to be formrly named |
| 2007, 29 Aug | Lakeshore W | GO offically begins extending the corridor from Aldershot plus the new third mainline track |
| 2007, 31 Aug | - | A new mid-day train storage layover yard at Don Yard allowing up to 10 consists has been completed. |
| 2007, 28 Sept | - | GO 602 arrived - this is the FIRST operation MP40PH - 26 more on order and being shipped later |
| 2007, 21 Dec | - | Bombardier has won a $124 million fleet maintenance contarct with GO |
| 2008, Jan | - | Coaches 2642-2661 have been delivered in full now from Bombardier |
| 2008, 08 Feb | Barrie | GO reports that service to Barrie is "roaring success" and talks have begun to re-open the Allendale Station |
| 2008, late-Jan/early-Feb | - | GO 601, 603-605 now delivered |
| 2008, 26 Feb | - | The $5 million dollar new MP40PHs are showing how breakdowns cause delays to service. (see more under my MP40s section on Issues with these locomotives - update: an additonal $2 million has gone into the upgrades/repairs per locomotive) |
| 2008, March | - | GO 606 and 608 delivered |
| 2008, 03 Apr | Milton | The Milton Corridor to be all powered by the new 600s and with 12-car consist - a phase in of two 12-car consists will start the upgrade (see my MP40 section for details) |
| 2008, 12 Apr | Lakeshore W | Hamilton to receive a new train by the end of 2008 |
| 2008, 13 Apr | Georgetown | Construction has begun on the Brampton station and track to allow all-day service to Mount Pleasant - all-day currently serve to Bramalea only. |
| 2008, mid-April | - | GO 607 delivered |
| 2008, 13 May | Kitchener | GO service to Guelph back in the talks (was cut after service ran between 1990 and 1993) |
| 2008, June | - | GO 609 & 610 delivered / new coaches and cabcars 251-253 ordered for March 2009 |
| 2008, July | - | GO 611 & 624 delivered |
| 2008, Aug | - | GO 612, 613 & 625 delivered |
| 2008, 22 Aug | Lakeshore E | Track improvements and expansion now operational |
| 2008, 31 Aug | Stouffville | New station, now offically named at Lincolnville opened |
| 2008, Sep | - | GO 600, 614 & 626 delivered / followed by 615, 616 & 617 |
| 2008, Oct | - | GO 618 & 619 delivered / followed by 620 |
| 2008, Nov | - | GO 621 delivered |
| 2008, Dec | - | . GO 623 delivered . GO ordering 627 to 646 now for 2009-2010 delivery . cabcars 215-253 delivered |
| 2009, Feb | - | GO begining retirement of F59PH locomotives - see my Roster Stats webpages for more details on all F59PHs and retirements and/or selling of these GMDD units |
| 2009, 10 April | - | GO has purchased CN's Weston Sub between Union Station and regions NW of Toronto - by owning the GO Georgetown Corridor GO stands to be able to offer better rail service - CN will still control signalling |
| 2009, June 09 | - | GO begins summer seasonal train service on weekends and holidays to Niagara Falls on 27 June 2009 |
| 2009, 27 Sept | Richmond Hill | Richmond Hill council is backing GO's wishes for a layover yard north of the RH station |
| 2009, 21 Oct | - | GO trains will be switching to a cleaner diesel fuel starting in 2017 - all the 600s will be rebuilt to allow for the new fuel use making all the trains Tier 4 compliant |
| 2009, 17 Nov | Lakeshore W | GO looking to begin service to Niagara Falls - platform and station improvements underway at St Catharines, Niagara Falls |
| 2009, Dec | - | New coaches 2730-2754 delivered from Thunder Bay Bombardier |
| 2009, 09 Dec | Milton | Expansion of the Milton corridor service has been pushed back yet again |
| 2010, 27 Jan | - | GO releases its all-day service plan for Hamilton and Niagara |
| 2010, 22 Feb | - | GO 627 delivered |
| 2010, Mar | - | GO 628 delivered |
| 2010, 01 Apr | Lakeshore W Grimsby Sub | GO offers new summer Niagara Falls train service on weelends beginning 21 May |
| 2010, Mar | - | GO 629 delivered |
| 2010, Apr | - | GO 630, 631, 632 delivered |
| 2010, May | - | GO 633, 634, 635 delivered |
| 2010, June | - | GO 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 642 |
| 2010, July | - | GO 643, 644, 645 delivered |
| 2010, Aug | - | GO 641, 646, 647, 648 |
| 2010, Oct | - | GO 649, 650 delivered |
| 2010, Nov | - | GO 651 delivered |
| 2010, 23 Dec | Barrie | Enhanced service still planned (just not yet) |
| 2011, Jan | - | GO 652, 653 delivered |
| 2011, Feb | - | GO 654, 655, 656 delivered |
| 2011, 15 Apr | Lakeshore W Grimsby Sub | GOs weekend and holdiay service to Niagara Falls announced starting Victorian Day Weekend |
| 2011, 18 May | Kitchener | GO still plans to operate to Kitchener around the end of 2011 |
| 2011, Dec | - | GO receiving new coaches (2771 to 2814) and three new cabcars 255, 256, 257 |
| 2012, 29 Jan | Barrie | New Allandale Waterfront station now operational |
| 2012, 04 May | Lakeshore W Grimsby Sub | GO annouces weekend and holiday Niagara Falls GO service |
| 2012, 26 July | Kitchener | New station for Acton |
| 2012 | - | GO 647 sent bck to Boise to be repowered with QSK96 engines - plans soon changed to being repowered with twin Cummins GSK60 Tier 4 engines to produce over 5400 HP - changes model to MP40PHTC-T4 |
| 2012, 06 Dec | USRC | Over 100 switches at Union Station have all been upgraded, replaced |
| 2013, 05 Mar | Lakeshore E | New 22 train 12-car consist closer to reality in Whitby |
| 2013, 04 Apr | Barrie | Seasonal weekend service for Barrie begins 29 June |
| 2013, 19 Apr | Lakeshore W Lakeshore E | Trains will begin running every 30 minutes staring 29 June! GO suggests it may be as much as 15 years before all-day train service on Milton and Kitchener commences |
| 2013, 29 June | Lakeshore W Lakeshore E | Exciting! 30 minute train service beings |
| 2013, 19 July | - | GO annoucnes new paint scheme for all locomotives and coaches - the logo will remain the same but the 'T' will be larger (see paint schemes on my webpages under coaches) - (this new paint scheme has visual issues) |
| 2013, 28 Aug | - | Knob Hill Station takes another set back and expansion to this area of Oshawa |
| 2013, Nov | - | GO 657 delivered |
| 2013, 23 Nov | Kitchener | Guelph will have to pay GO #3.15 million for service by 2016 |
| 2014, Jan | - | GO 658 and 659 delivered |
| 2014, 23 Jan | - | GO redesigning the coach interiors for added comfort |
| 2014, 24 Feb | Lakeshore W | Additonal trains added from Hamilton |
| 2014, Mar | - | GO 660, 661, 662 delivered |
| 2014, June | - | GO 666 delivered |
| 2014, 17 July | Kitchener Lakeshore E | GO has purchased CN station Georgetown, Brampton and Oshawa |
| 2014, Aug | - | GO 665 delivered |
| 2014, 24 Sept | Kitchener | GO has purchased the CN line from Georgetown to Park Street in Kitchener |
| 2014, 05 Nov | Lakeshore W | James Street Station plan is still on track and hopes to be ooperational for the Pan Am Games |
| 2014, 01 Dec | Richmond Hill | New station at Gormley being constructed - new layover north of RH station now operational allowing for expansion |
| 2015, 11 Mar | Barrie | A new second track is being constructed on the Barrie line - work currently underway between York Uni and Rutherford stations for grading and signalling |
| 2015, 29 Mar | Lakeshore E | Approval been given for a new 22 12 coach trains facilty at Whitby |
| 2015, 23 Apr | Barrie | New station plan for Caledonia Station |
| 2015, 06 Jun | - | GO ordering more new bi-level coaches |
| 2015, 08 Jun | Lakeshore W | New schedule released for the new West Harbour Station in Hamilton - to operate 13 July |
| 2015, 19 Aug | Kitchener | GO operate seven off-peak hour trains from Mount Pleasant to Union and back |
| 2015, 13 Nov | - | GO 647 repowered on 2012 has returned - GO cancels the 10 additonal MP40PH-3C in favour of 16 new MP54AC units - expected delivery late 2106 |
| 2015, 15 Nov | Milton / Kitchener | Ont govt, Federal govt and GO pushing CP & CN to 'make room' for the GO service on their trackages - a push for 'The Missing Link' connection to divert freight away from CP Galt and Kitchener corridor along the CN Halton/Weston Subs |
| 2015-2016 | - | New cabcars, CEMs now arriving in the new paint scheme - 300 to 366 by end of 2016 early 2017 - see my Cabcar roster section for specifics and roster images |
| 2016, 28 June | Lakeshore W Grimsby Sub | GO plans expanding the Niagara Falls trains by 2023 - plans include new station at Confederation, Grimsby - (Suggestions have been made the VIA Maple Leaf moving to the CP Galt & Windsor Subs by 2021 |
| 2016, 06 Sept | Milton | Beginning today, ten consists will now service Milton Corridor |
| 2016, 06 Sept | Kitchener | Beginning today, additonal trains (5 now) added for Guelph & Kitchener |
| 2016, 24 Nov | Lakeshore E | Don Yard getting a $17.1 million dollar reno for more new storage tracks- to assist with RER Expansion, GO expansion and UPX |
| 31 Dec 2016 | Barrie | New year-round weekend trains on Barrie corridor begins |
| 2017, Jan | - | New Coaches numbering starting at 4000 have begun to arrive -  Click to see photo of #4000 - (in my Paint Oddities section) |
| 2017, 06 Feb | Milton | Starting Wednesday, February 8th GO introducing a new automated announcement system on the Milton trains to help keep commuters up-to-date on the commutes. It will provide information such as station stops and courtesy and safety information. CSAs will continue to provide announcements |
| 2017, 06 Feb | All | Installation of digital signs on all accessibility coaches which will provide trip information starting in Feb 2017 |
| 2017, 31 Mar | Most Corridors (Milton leftout) | Federal Liberal Gov't announces $1.9 Billion pledge for GO Transit trains and service improvements (Milton corridor not specifically mentioned) |
