17 Facts About GO Transit

GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada.

GO Transit operates diesel-powered double-decker trains and coach buses, on routes that connect with all local and some long-distance inter-city transit services in its service area.

GO Transit has been constituted in a variety of public-sector configurations.

The idea of GO Transit was created out of fear of becoming lost in years of planning; it was "approached as a test, but recognized to be a permanent service".

GO Transit continued as an operating division alongside two other major initiatives: the Union Pearson Express and Presto card.

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GO Transit primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area–the cities of Toronto and Hamilton and the surrounding regions of Halton, Peel, York and Durham.

GO Transit's lines extend into the nearby Niagara and Waterloo Regions, the cities of Brantford and Peterborough, and Simcoe, Dufferin and Wellington counties—an area largely coextensive with the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

Under the provincial charter, GO Transit is permitted to serve cities elsewhere in Ontario, but has no plans of doing so.

GO Transit owns approximately 700 BiLevel Coaches, which are used by a number of other commuter railways across North America.

GO Transit acquired the Willowbrook Yard from Canadian National sometime after its inception, and built and expanded the Willowbrook facility onsite to maintain the expanding fleet.

Today, GO Transit operates a combination of single-level coach buses and commuter-type double-decker buses.

GO Transit stations are designed to provide seamless and barrier-free connections between its trains and buses.

GO Transit logo has remained largely unchanged since the agency was founded.

GO Transit By-law No 2 is a document of rules and regulations governing actions of passengers and employees while on GO Transit property, which includes land, facilities, trains, buses and other structures.

GO Transit employs Transit Safety Officers, who are designated special constables that patrol Metrolinx properties, and are responsible for ensuring passenger safety and protection, enforcing relevant laws or by-laws, offering customer assistance and supporting local police, fire and ambulance, and promoting railway safety.

GO Transit employs Provincial Offences Officers, known as Revenue Protection Officers, to enforce the proof-of-payment system.

GO Transit operates a 24-hour Transit Safety Communications centre operated by Communications Operators.