The only no brainers are the Canadian politicians themselves.
FingalForever on
The Windsor-Québec corridor is a no brainer….
Odd-Elderberry-6137 on
Idiots.
They’re going to kill a viable affordable project (high frequency rail) with one that is going to be too costly for people to use (high speed) with any regularity.
yo_gringo on
I’m gonna love riding this when I’m 75.
RefrigeratorOk648 on
Unfortunately Air Canada wants in…..
Pitiful-MobileGamer on
We need both, we need the volume handling of high frequency, and the convenience of high speed.
Have an Express limited stop Network running alongside a high frequency lower speed system.
CurtAngst on
Oh c’mon now… we all know this will never, ever happen in Canada. Jeez
bcl15005 on
Hopefully at least something tangible will materialize from this project.
My understanding is that trains in North America cannot pass over grade crossings in excess of 110 mph (~177 km/h), so actual ‘high speed tracks’ require either: overpasses, underpasses, or permanent truncation of intersecting roads.
If you look at the progress page for the California High Speed Rail project, so much of the work is spent just building a bunch of overpasses for every little rural road that intersects the alignment.
Again, props to the feds if they can pull it off, but at this point I’d be happy to see any new tracks being built for VIA.
WTFisaKilometer6 on
Hopefully my great grandchildren will be able to witness the opening of this high speed rail 200 years later.
nim_opet on
Could, should, but probably won’t. I wonder if it would be the provinces to cancel it first, or the next federal government.
TheSlav87 on
Ah yes, let’s forget about the rest of Ontario
Bushwhacker42 on
Lemme guess, bombardier is going to supply the trains and SNC Lavellin will do the construction designs
SnooObjections9912 on
Not happening and if it does happen it will be 6 times over budget and not optimal for passengers then due to old design.
timbasile on
Yes but have we considered building another highway, under a highway?
Clear_Date_7437 on
Toronto Montreal is not the rail need, GTA commuter traffic is the priority. The 401 past Kingston isn’t a problem
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this should be a no brainer.
The only no brainers are the Canadian politicians themselves.
The Windsor-Québec corridor is a no brainer….
Idiots.
They’re going to kill a viable affordable project (high frequency rail) with one that is going to be too costly for people to use (high speed) with any regularity.
I’m gonna love riding this when I’m 75.
Unfortunately Air Canada wants in…..
We need both, we need the volume handling of high frequency, and the convenience of high speed.
Have an Express limited stop Network running alongside a high frequency lower speed system.
Oh c’mon now… we all know this will never, ever happen in Canada. Jeez
Hopefully at least something tangible will materialize from this project.
My understanding is that trains in North America cannot pass over grade crossings in excess of 110 mph (~177 km/h), so actual ‘high speed tracks’ require either: overpasses, underpasses, or permanent truncation of intersecting roads.
If you look at the progress page for the California High Speed Rail project, so much of the work is spent just building a bunch of overpasses for every little rural road that intersects the alignment.
Again, props to the feds if they can pull it off, but at this point I’d be happy to see any new tracks being built for VIA.
Hopefully my great grandchildren will be able to witness the opening of this high speed rail 200 years later.
Could, should, but probably won’t. I wonder if it would be the provinces to cancel it first, or the next federal government.
Ah yes, let’s forget about the rest of Ontario
Lemme guess, bombardier is going to supply the trains and SNC Lavellin will do the construction designs
Not happening and if it does happen it will be 6 times over budget and not optimal for passengers then due to old design.
Yes but have we considered building another highway, under a highway?
Toronto Montreal is not the rail need, GTA commuter traffic is the priority. The 401 past Kingston isn’t a problem
15 years to build this?