LINK Train
Overview
Type	People mover
Locale	Toronto Pearson International Airport, Mississauga, Canada
Termini	Terminal 1 Viscount
Stations	3
Services	1
Operation
Opened	July 6, 2006
Owner	Greater Toronto Airport Authority
Operator(s)	Greater Toronto Airport Authority
Rolling stock	Doppelmayr APM Cable Liner
Technical
Line length	1.47 km (0.91 mi)
Highest elevation	Elevated
Route map Legend Terminal 1 Terminal 3 Viscount

The LINK Train is an automated people mover (APM) service installed by DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car which connects Terminals 1 and 3 (there is no Terminal 2) and the Viscount Reduced Rate parking lot and garage at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Canada. It opened on July 6, 2006, in addition to the LINK bus system which operated alongside it. The train runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is wheelchair accessible.

Train[link]

The service uses two trains of six cars each, built by DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH, a company based in Wolfurt, Austria. They use a drive and tension system. Each train has capacity for 150 passengers with baggage (25 per car - 17 standing, 8 seated) or 2,180 passengers per hour per direction (pphpd). The 4,751 ft (1,473 m) elevated system has a travel time of three minutes one way. If ridership increases beyond the present capabilities of the system, additional capacity could be added in several ways: the stations have been built to accommodate seven-car trains, which would increase capacity to 175 passengers per train (2,500 pphpd); a second station could be built in Terminal 1; and the system could be converted from the current 36 mm ^[1]cable technology to self-propelled technology.^[2]

The service is free of charge.

Vehicles[link]

There are two Cable Liner shuttle sets, each one a six-car set. The same cars are used on the Mandalay Bay Tram system between Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Paradise and on the AirRail Link at Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, England.

• Married set formed of cars 1.2+1.3+1.4+1.5+1.6
• Married set formed of cars 2.2+2.3+2.4+2.5+2.6
• Small work car

Stations[link]

• Terminal 1-Aerogare 1 - elevated station attached to parking structure
• Terminal 3-Aerogare 3 - elevated station attached to parking/Sheraton Hotel
• Viscount (long-term parking on Airport Road) - elevated station located on the east side of Airport Road and Viscount Road

The two lines, running side-by-side, are 1.46 km and 1.47 km long and a maximum speed of 43.2 km/h (12m/s) is possible.

LINK lines at Pearson Airport.

The Terminal 3 LINK Train station.

Project information[link]

The Toronto Pearson International Airport APM System projected was started in May 2002 when the proposal was submitted. On November 15, 2002, the contract was signed and operation began in July 2006 with the public opening. ^[3]

Facts[link]

Both systems (1 and 2) operate in shuttle mode with a total capacity of up to 2,180 pphpd. The rubber tired system runs on a smooth steel surface and propulsion is provided by the rope. The absence of onboard motors, braking systems and gearboxes eliminates excessive noise, oil spills from the trains, and dust from brakes. A cable-driven APM is the most environmentally responsible solution for transportation in high density applications. ^[4]

The interior of a LINK Train car.

Service disruptions[link]

On March 30, 2009, the LINK Train was put out of service for extensive maintenance due to engineering design flaws. Normal service resumed in July 2009.

An incident on March 1, 2012, when pieces of the track reportedly began falling off the rails caused a shutdown of one of the trains.^[5]

Previous shuttle bus[link]

Prior to 2003, and during the maintenance period, a shuttle bus service was operated between the terminals by contractor Penetang-Midland Coach Lines (PMCL).

Retired bus fleet include

• Thomas Built Buses SLF 200 series buses
• Ontario Bus Industries Orion I
• Bluebird Blue Bird Xcel 102

Future connections[link]

The Air Rail Link to Union Station will be built to the LINK station at Terminal 1 in time for the 2015 Pan American Games.

The original Eglinton Crosstown LRT was projected to connect Pearson with the main TTC transit network by 2018 as part of Transit City.^[6]

However, Mayor Rob Ford announced the cancellation of Transit City on the day that he took office.^[7] The redesigned Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown line was announced four months later. It would include the Scarborough RT, but the line will terminate at Black Creek Drive instead of connecting to the airport.^[8]

A future extension could eventually reach the airport, completing the line as envisioned.

See also[link]

• AirRail Link, system installed in Birmingham
• Cable Liner, automated people movers
• DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car, manufacturer
• Mandalay Bay Tram, system installed in Las Vegas
• CityCenter Tram, system also installed in Las Vegas
• Airport Shuttle Mexico, airport system at Mexico International Airport

References[link]

1. ^ http://www.thestar.com/news/transportation/article/1181906--pearson-s-cable-propelled-transit-link-is-ttc-rider-s-dream
2. ^ Greater Toronto Airport Authority - Taking Flight - The Airport Master Plan - 2008-2030
3. ^ ^{a b} Automated People Mover (APM): Planner's guide. DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH. 2008. p. 89. 
4. ^ References. DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH. 2008. p. 7. 
5. ^ http://www.mississauga.com/news/article/1308691--airport-train-tracks-broken-report
6. ^ "Commission Report Macro" (PDF). http://www3.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2009/November_17_2009/Reports/Eglinton_Crosstown_L.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-11. 
7. ^ Mayor Rob Ford: “Transit City is over” Toronto Life December 1, 2010
8. ^ "Funding questions linger after new transit plan announced" By Natalie Alcoba, National Post. March 31, 2011

External links[link]

• Doppelmayr Cable Car, designer's webpage
• Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group, parent company of DCC
• GTAA LINK Train
• Airport People Mover technical data
• Airport People Mover System

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Link Wray
Wray, live in 2003
Background information
Birth name	Fred Lincoln Wray
Born	(1929-05-02)May 2, 1929 Dunn, North Carolina, United States
Died	November 5, 2005(2005-11-05) (aged 76) Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres	Rock and roll, rockabilly, roots rock, country, instrumental rock, surf rock, Protopunk
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1956–2005

Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer.

Wray was noted for pioneering a new sound for electric guitars, as exemplified in his 1958 instrumental hit "Rumble", by Link Wray and his Ray Men, which pioneered an overdriven, distorted electric guitar sound. He also "invented the power chord, the major modus operandi of modern rock guitarist,"^[1] "and in doing so fathering," or making possible, "punk and heavy rock".^[2] Rolling Stone placed Wray at number 67 of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.^[3]