The CP network probably does not have the capacity for both company's traffic. Unlike CN the CP network in Ontario is mostly single track (CP actually removed the double track from the Winchester sub in 2020), and west of Guelph junction is mostly not CTC controlled. The York and Halton...

Given the current geopolitical situation I can't imagine the Liberals would allow a Chinese company to win this contract in any case.

And you can definitely run multiple trains on one subdivision in dark territory. CP still has quite a bit of dark territory, basically everything east of Montreal, Guelph Junction to the CN interchange near Fort Erie, and almost all secondary main lines in the prairies (some of which are very...

The answer is a great big "it depends". Every scenario you posted is technically possible, it all depends on what ends up get spec'd and installed.

The issue is not the physical layout of the terminal (it was built for preclearance from day one and the floor space exists for it). It's more that there are a lot of onerous costs and other requirements for a preclearance station. Not to mention the Americans never seem to be able to staff the...

This is effectively the first corridor where Metrolinx has supplanted VIA. Proposal, the Guelph sub should be next, and the VIA service from Sarnia should be moved to the Dundas sub, by restoring the early morning slot that was cut when COVID hit eastbound, and using a J train for the westbound.

Newark is United's hub in New York, Delta and AA are at JFK. And Newark is historically considered the least desirable New York airport because it's a pain to get to by taxi from Manhattan since it's in a different state (It's telling that United's Star Alliance partners prefer JFK) and is thus...

And of course, there is already Hamilton airport in the west. And capacity can be added at Hamilton if needs warrant it (two big ones would be a larger terminal with jet bridges, and new taxiways) for substantially less than a new greenfield airport. If the demand exists, there's nothing...

The only major Asian airlines who are even remotely likely to start service to YYZ in the foreseeable future are probably Asiana, China Airlines, ANA, and JAL, and they'll want to connect with AC and WestJet on the Toronto end. 5 years ago I'd say some of the Mainland China carriers might be...

None of the mainline carriers will likely have any interest in moving to a new airport, with the possible exception of foreign airlines where the demand is almost all O&D out of Toronto (if there even are any), and even then probably only if a new airport has substantially lower fees.

The problem with this assumption is that it rests on Air Canada breaking up its hub in Toronto, which they are unlikely to do unless the airport is designed as a Pearson replacement from the ground up and they can move their whole operation there. Split hubs only really work in the biggest...

There is more freight traffic on the sections of the Halton and Oakville subdivisions that GO shares with CN. Other than CP's intransegence, I think another issue is that not all the stations on the Milton line have platforms on every track

Heh, the old Grey Coach/Pacific Western service is back in all but name.

It probably would be possible to have noncompliant vehicles on a separated busway, but it would likely need to be more on the scale of the Ottawa transitway. And the vehicles would not be able to get license plates so wouldn't be able to operate on public roads in any capacity without being...

There were also signs at Bay and St. George with arrows that lit up to direct passengers for the correct platform for the next eastbound and westbound train respectively. This photo shows one at Bay...

This existed in 1966, there were light up indicators at Bay and St. George that directed passengers to the right platform. This was controlled with magnetic coils mounted to the front of the trains, and the system was used into the early 00s for the St. Clair West short turn.

I've been on LRT systems in the US where the signal controllers will swap the order of the straight and left turn phases when there is an LRV waiting at the intersection, that way the LRV doesn't have to wait for cars turning left. I don't see why this wouldn't work on Spadina, though I've never...

Would GO be able to do what Greyhound used to do and charter extra sections from private coach operators, at least temporarily? The Greyhound service between KW and Toronto was always busy and it wasn't uncommon to see quadruple and even quintuple sections on certain schedules. I'd assume a lot...

The Newmarket sub used to have block signals (at least, not sure if full CTC) to at least Gravenhurst until sometime in the early 2010s. The signals can clearly be seen on old Google Street View imagery of the ONR station in Gravenhurst, and a decommissioned signal (the head is turned away from...

North of Bloor is for ballast replacement in the open cut. The train probably ought to speed up a bit going into the station as the slow order ends at the crossover but it doesn't, I'm guessing due to the way the braking curve at Bloor station is set up in the ATC system.