Allandale25
Senior Member
^ I just watched the press conference and the CEO said in response to a reporter's question 2025.
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Bordercollie
Senior Member
So basically a bunch of baseless crap with no commitment to actually getting the service started.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
It’s funding and with an in service date around the next election. They would have to get moving on construction to make that timeline.
They dillydallied on it this term for sure, taking 4 years to develop an actual plan, but the announcement today puts hard numbers and dates on it that are relatively soon.
micheal_can
Senior Member
Pretty much. Imagine announcing a GO extension or a subway, but not going to start it for 5 years?
Allandale25
Senior Member
This signage says the Timmins Station will be at this location. Anyone know where it is? Doesn't look like downtown Timmins. I tried to find this crossing on Google Streetview but wasn't able to.
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Garuda
Active Member
So Kitchener Line GO weekend service.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Ummmm… that would be very fast for those types of announcements. When was the Bowmanville extension announced again? Confederation GO? The Scarborough Subway?
Bordercollie
Senior Member
Since the track doesn't exist where the station is supposed to be that wouldn't be accurate.
lenaitch
Senior Member
The announcement has already been made that the service will terminate in Timmins. So you want them to reinstate the service to Cochrane knowing full well that it is only temporary?
Edit: I just saw this in the release published in the Timmins Daily Press:
The province released an updated initial business case that outlines options for passenger rail service from Toronto to Timmins.
"Future feasibility work on a preferred route will include a new rail connection to Cochrane, expanding the reach of this critical rail transit to 5,300 more people and providing a connection to Polar Bear Express service to Moosonee."
I have no idea what that means.Edit Again: It seems they are proposing options for connecting the Northlander and PBX, either some kind of rail connection (shuttle) between Timmins and Cochrane or a bus link between Cochrane and Matheson. The graphic says 'Option 2' but I don't know if this was from the original business case - I couldn't find it.
Ford announces $75M for Northlander train revival
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney announced in Timmins on Sunday the government will spend $75 million to restore passenger rail service connecting the northern and southern regions.
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Allandale25
Senior Member
What wouldn't be accurate? See post 1,506 above.
EnviroTO
Senior Member
That is where they are putting the station and they are putting in a siding?? Are there through trains warranting the passenger train pulling into a siding? I was thinking it would have gone where the Connaught Hill station was at Evans and Station, or more ideally at Highway 101 and Carium Road. Of course most ideal would be connecting back to the original Timmins station but I accept that would be a big expense for little gain.
ShonTron
Moderator
The photo op was likely at the Falcon Street crossing, the closest grade crossing to Timmins and just northeast of the proposed rail station site.
Northern Light
Superstar
I don't think anyone brought forward this image from the media kit, so I shall:
source: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002000/bringing-passenger-rail-back-to-northeastern-ontario
source: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002000/bringing-passenger-rail-back-to-northeastern-ontario
crs1026
Superstar
You mean like the last government did with GO RER, 2WAD to Kitchener, etc etc?
Or which Ottawa is doing with VIA HfR?
These timings are definitely set based on politics rather than meeting anyone’s needs. Nobody puts shovels in the ground so long as talking the idea up is sufficient to score points.
- Paul