An idea slightly more credible than a 50km tunnel under the 401.
> In the coming weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is expected to choose which of three groups of private companies will get to help design and build a new passenger rail project that proponents bill as a game-changer for travel through the most populated part of the country. Running 1,000 kilometres from Toronto to Quebec City, the promised rail corridor is meant to slash journey times between major cities and could bring Canada — many say belatedly — into the modern era of high speed rail travel.
No_Ear3436 on
paywall blahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
cheesebrah on
Please build this.
jmmmmj on
I look forward to riding this when it opens in 75 years.
It crosses provincial borders, meaning it will fall under federal jurisdiction. Not gonna happen. The only viable HSR in Canada right now is Calgary-Edmonton.
RefrigeratorOk648 on
What was all that talk about High Frequency Rail ? Not high speed just a higher frequency of trains by not sharing the lines with freight.
Are they going to ditch that for high speed ?
DefinetlyNotMe420 on
Will probably cost more than flying though
OldThrashbarg2000 on
Would love this, especially an ultra fast version, but I no longer expect Canada to be able to pull off these big projects anymore. We’re strictly inferior to countries like China, India, and Japan when it comes to this sort of thing.
FromundaCheeseLigma on
One way trip will cost $800
Impossible_Break2167 on
Canada needs high speed rail. It could be a nation building project, but we need someone who can actually lead.
random20190826 on
As a person who will never be able to drive due to poor vision who is from China—a country with an abundance of railroads, I say: bring it on! About 50% of Canadians live in that narrow strip of land between Windsor and Quebec City and the population density justifies the cost. I vacationed in Japan and was amazed at how comfortable the Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka was, and it cost the same as Toronto to Montreal using VIA rail, but is significantly faster.
SmokeyXIII on
I think they should try a bike lane first
Bad-job-dad on
Not fast enough. You can drive it in less than 5h and it costs a tank of gas.
kosaka1618 on
Can’t wait for my 3yo son’s grandchildren’s children to enjoy this.
Yattiel on
You’d think a high speed railway would make it shorter than 3 hours, no? 300+km/hr?
WildEgg8761 on
A 3 hour travel time would not be impressive when you can drive it in 5.5 hours for, I assume, a lot less money. A flight is one hour.
They have to get it to atleast 2 hours to attract business class travellers.
Snoo1101 on
It’ll probably be named the ‘Trudeau Express’ when it takes its maiden voyage in 2053.
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An idea slightly more credible than a 50km tunnel under the 401.
> In the coming weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is expected to choose which of three groups of private companies will get to help design and build a new passenger rail project that proponents bill as a game-changer for travel through the most populated part of the country. Running 1,000 kilometres from Toronto to Quebec City, the promised rail corridor is meant to slash journey times between major cities and could bring Canada — many say belatedly — into the modern era of high speed rail travel.
paywall blahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Please build this.
I look forward to riding this when it opens in 75 years.
No paywall: [https://archive.ph/RfaOE](https://archive.ph/RfaOE)
It’s about time .
Why not make it actually fast?
It crosses provincial borders, meaning it will fall under federal jurisdiction. Not gonna happen. The only viable HSR in Canada right now is Calgary-Edmonton.
What was all that talk about High Frequency Rail ? Not high speed just a higher frequency of trains by not sharing the lines with freight.
Are they going to ditch that for high speed ?
Will probably cost more than flying though
Would love this, especially an ultra fast version, but I no longer expect Canada to be able to pull off these big projects anymore. We’re strictly inferior to countries like China, India, and Japan when it comes to this sort of thing.
One way trip will cost $800
Canada needs high speed rail. It could be a nation building project, but we need someone who can actually lead.
As a person who will never be able to drive due to poor vision who is from China—a country with an abundance of railroads, I say: bring it on! About 50% of Canadians live in that narrow strip of land between Windsor and Quebec City and the population density justifies the cost. I vacationed in Japan and was amazed at how comfortable the Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka was, and it cost the same as Toronto to Montreal using VIA rail, but is significantly faster.
I think they should try a bike lane first
Not fast enough. You can drive it in less than 5h and it costs a tank of gas.
Can’t wait for my 3yo son’s grandchildren’s children to enjoy this.
You’d think a high speed railway would make it shorter than 3 hours, no? 300+km/hr?
A 3 hour travel time would not be impressive when you can drive it in 5.5 hours for, I assume, a lot less money. A flight is one hour.
They have to get it to atleast 2 hours to attract business class travellers.
It’ll probably be named the ‘Trudeau Express’ when it takes its maiden voyage in 2053.