LRT: The train has left the station
Waterloo region's first LRT vehicle left Bombardier's Thunder Bay plant Thursday at 6 a.m.
The first LRT car is finally on its way.
An update on the ION tracker websiteshowed it left Bombardier's Thunder Bay plant at 6 a.m. Thursday.
#IONtracker update: our first ION train departed Thunder Bay this morning heading for @RegionWaterloo, more photos: pic.twitter.com/tI14ojjNQk
—@rideIONrt
The Region of Waterloo tweeted it hoped the car had a safe trip.
"Can't wait until you get here," the tweet read.
Others are also expressing their excitement or their dismay at the excitement on Twitter.
I'm ridiculously excited that the first ION train is on its way to us RIGHT NOW. follow along at #IONtracker !!!!! #WREnviro
—@val_chong93
OMG our #LRTawesome is being loaded for shipping to #wrawesome right now! #RailFan #IONtracker pic.twitter.com/rZlyTfkCrv
—@CarShareCoop
Got a little impatient, and decided to make my own. #FLEXITY #wrLRT #IONtracker @rideIONrt @chrisjamesdrew @tomjgalloway14 pic.twitter.com/iadqyprrd3
—@Canardiain
@timinkw @CBCKW891 Because some of us have been waiting for this day for years!
—@Canardiain
Also, the first #wrLRT LRV is being loaded right now in TBay cc @Canardiain @TORailwayMuseum @transittoronto #kwawesome #onpoli #iontracker pic.twitter.com/biktE9JQvj
—@chrisjamesdrew