Agreed, especially regarding a potential connection to the DRL line, as I was replying to M II A II R II K's post regarding how it could be done, not whether or not it should. Although a partly underground re-route of the line might potentially one day have its value if there is, for example, a...

A connection to Castle Frank or Broadview would be an interesting one to pull off, considering the depth of the valley between the stations, and the complexity of the landscape (i.e. it's a valley with a highway in it). The best solution might be to re-route the line through one of the...

If the Richmond Hill line is electrified for express use one day, perhaps it could be tunnelled under the old Leaside spur, between York Mills Rd and the CP Belleville sub, for quicker service?

Also, don't forget the concrete safety barriers at the intersection ends of the Viva stations; I haven't seen these in any rendering of the TC stations.

Who is in ownership of the line after its abandonment, and is there any likelyhood of reserving the ROW for a mid-far future Collingwood service?

And his alleged transit policy "guru", Mark Twohey, is as suitable for that position as Adolf Hitler would be for running a synagogue. I really don't think enough people in Toronto do enough homework on the mayoralty candidates they're choosing to vote for. Nice article. As a journalist for...

That would be impressive if a segment of the Lakeshore GO line can be shoe horned under ground. Otherwise, there's more of a necessity of expanding track space outward above ground, and I have no idea which scenario would be more problematic, considering we're talking about the downtown core.

Yikes, I did leave out Waterloo! Probably because when I think of Kitchener-Waterloo, I think "Kitchener" for short. Please accept my apologies, I've corrected the mistake, and the correction can be found here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/34563710/Go-Map - TSoG

In hindsight I should include it, as I initially left it out because I figured on one hand, North Toronto/Summerhill might be somewhat of a choke point for peak passengers on the Yonge subway, due to additional commuters from the Seaton and Peterborough lines. However on the other hand, one...

That's why it's called a 'fantasy map' sir :) I do have faith that one day (maybe by the 2050's?) GO Transit or its predecessor will extend into areas of southern Ontario that are far beyond the radar of current planning. We're talking 40 years from now - 40 years ago was 1970, just for comparison.

I noticed not long ago that there is a TTC subway fantasy map thread, however I don't think there is such a thread on this site for hypothetical GO Rail maps (if there is, maybe this thread can be relocated there). Since I've been practicing how to use Inkscape for several graphics projects...

re: Sheppard West station I was just browsing the Sheppard West Station Approval of Conceptual Design .pdf in the TTC's website, and I noticed that in the cross section diagram in Exhibit 4 on page 9, there appears to be three locomotives side by side on the GO Barrie line. Does this mean that...

Developing a transit corridor along that Hydro One ROW for any long distance would probably be better suited to a long distance RT line of some sort that connects only with other RT lines. Remember the 1980's GO ALRT crosstown rail proposal, for example? Although two concepts come to mind...

If ridership on a RH REx line is large enough, an underground alignment between York Mills Rd and the CP Belleville sub should be considered.

I'm guessing a hypothetical Mississauga-Scarborough crosstown service could be useful for many east-west commuters as a quicker alternative to the Bloor-Danforth subway, much the same way a Richmond Hill GO express service could be well used by many north-south travellers bypassing much of the...

200 km of subway??? Wow, if only we had about 8 million people like New York City! With 2.5 million people in Toronto, I'd imagine those lines would be fiscal sinkholes for a few decades. I do however agree with the need for a regional rail system, its time has arrived a while ago. A thought...

In light of this, a Pickering-Oakville GO ALRT crosstown line, running along the Finch hydro ROW, seems to make at least as much sense as a viable and slightly cheaper alternative.

^^ Wow, thanks for the info. That's quite a bit of number crunching to absorb right now, but from what I can interpret, I'm under the impression more than just a peak-period train service would be required in order to make a Peterborough-Toronto train even worth considering (i.e. maybe peak...

How many people who live in or around Peterborough work 9-5 Mon-Fri in Toronto? Just curious regarding any statistics on this...

Not to mention a HUGE cross border security issue.