First REM tested on airport line
The first REM test train has been run on the airport line expected to open in spring 2027.
-
Kate
Reply
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Nicholas on Portuguese procession denied permit
- Nicholas on How fires displace tenants
- Nicholas on Arrested, then business burns
- DeWolf on Portuguese procession denied permit
- PatrickC on Early Grand Prix may overlap with Habs
- DeWolf on Tunneling machine to start work
- DeWolf on Open and closed for May long weekend
Pages
Other levels of gov’t
Sideblog projects
Enviro Montreal is a Bluesky feed that follows local environment news. Also available on Mastodon.
Archives
Pages rescued from montreal.com
Meta
thomas 14:29 on 2026-01-09 Permalink
Why is the VSL station called Marie-Curie when her official name was Skłodowska-Curie?
Nicholas 15:12 on 2026-01-09 Permalink
Actually if you follow Quebec naming law it should just be Skłodowska.
Joey 15:17 on 2026-01-09 Permalink
Good call, thomas. Wikipedia says she “used both surnames” and also publishes a helpful image of her signature, which includes both. Given how common multiple surnames are in Quebec, you’d think this would have been an easy call. ChatGPT says the toponymy commission does not prohibit multiple surnames (e.g., Édifice Marie-Claire-Kirkland-Casgrain) but the STM will often shorten names for clarity’s sake or to save space on maps, etc. Hence the reason why we don’t have a Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa station.
Ian 17:43 on 2026-01-09 Permalink
Nicholas in Quebec a French name trumps marriage conventions.
Let’s be real, there is one main reason it’s named Marie-Curie.
Anton 13:58 on 2026-01-10 Permalink
The phrasing “ a long-promised link that transit planners say will improve access for both residents and travellers” makes me wonder how many people live at the airport.
Kate 16:24 on 2026-01-10 Permalink
I supposed that it meant access for locals going to the airport to catch a plane or to meet people arriving. Not that it meant anyone lives there.
Ian 23:41 on 2026-01-10 Permalink
The Dorval circle is a major connection between the west island local transit lines and downtown but I can’t imagine this will make much difference in that regard unless I’m missing somethign about planned shuttles.
Did we ever hear anything more about the shuttle bus lines in the WI and how they may or may not replace STM lines?