Starting on November 22nd, OC Transpo is going to begin ‘exercising’ trains all the way to Trim Station. This includes all Line 1 trains from Tunney’s Pasture in the West End to Trim Station in the East End. Now, it comes with an asterisk, as passengers will still have to exit at Blair Station. And while this is another positive step towards Opening Day, the crucial timeline for pre-trial running remains unclear, as OC Transpo GM Rick Leary only wants to start that phase of testing when he’s comfortable with how things are proceeding. The silver lining: He says all the software problems from October have been identified, and permanent resolutions should be installed in the coming weeks. In a perfect world for the bench boss of Ottawa’s transit system, when could we see the East Extension in action? He drops by for an extended chat on today’s Ottawa Now.