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 website showed it left Bombardier's Thunder Bay plant at 6 a.m. Thursday.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IONtracker?src=hash">#IONtracker</a> update: our first ION train departed Thunder Bay this morning heading for <a href="https://twitter.com/RegionWaterloo">@RegionWaterloo</a>, more photos: <a href="https://t.co/tI14ojjNQk">pic.twitter.com/tI14ojjNQk</a>
—@rideIONrtThe 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 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IONtracker?src=hash">#IONtracker</a> !!!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WREnviro?src=hash">#WREnviro</a>
—@val_chong93OMG our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LRTawesome?src=hash">#LRTawesome</a> is being loaded for shipping to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wrawesome?src=hash">#wrawesome</a> right now! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RailFan?src=hash">#RailFan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IONtracker?src=hash">#IONtracker</a> <a href="https://t.co/rZlyTfkCrv">pic.twitter.com/rZlyTfkCrv</a>
—@CarShareCoopGot a little impatient, and decided to make my own. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FLEXITY?src=hash">#FLEXITY</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wrLRT?src=hash">#wrLRT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IONtracker?src=hash">#IONtracker</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rideIONrt">@rideIONrt</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/chrisjamesdrew">@chrisjamesdrew</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/tomjgalloway14">@tomjgalloway14</a> <a href="https://t.co/iadqyprrd3">pic.twitter.com/iadqyprrd3</a>
—@Canardiain<a href="https://twitter.com/timinkw">@timinkw</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCKW891">@CBCKW891</a> Because some of us have been waiting for this day for years!
—@CanardiainAlso, the first <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wrLRT?src=hash">#wrLRT</a> LRV is being loaded right now in TBay cc <a href="https://twitter.com/Canardiain">@Canardiain</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TORailwayMuseum">@TORailwayMuseum</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/transittoronto">@transittoronto</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kwawesome?src=hash">#kwawesome</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/onpoli?src=hash">#onpoli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/iontracker?src=hash">#iontracker</a> <a href="https://t.co/biktE9JQvj">pic.twitter.com/biktE9JQvj</a>
—@chrisjamesdrew