Dan416
Senior Member
Biden is Absolutely Correct (TM). I'm so glad the American government actually GETS IT.
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cacruden
Senior Member
And yet, it is only a pittance - even when they are supposedly spending huge on "infrastructure".
adma
Superstar
Yeah, Biden being to Amtrak what Steve Munro is to the TTC: neat notion, however inexact...
khris
Senior Member
Better, faster train service coming to Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal
Transport Minister John Baird said Tuesday that infrastructure improvements could cut Via Rail's Montreal-Toronto travel time back to four hours.Transport Minister John Baird said Tuesday that infrastructure improvements could cut Via Rail's Montreal-Toronto travel time back to four hours. (CBC)
The federal government has plans to boost passenger rail service to Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto, Transport Minister John Baird announced Tuesday.
Baird made the announcement that track improvements are coming down the line after riding into Ottawa's Via Rail station by train.
The government plans to add two more trains in both directions between Ottawa and Montreal, he said.
He also announced plans to get trains that are already running between Montreal and Toronto to move faster.
"Improved infrastructure means safer rail travel," Baird said. By eliminating delays and congestion, trains would be able to reach their destinations faster, he said.
That's a commitment, Baird said, that could cut the travel time between Toronto and Montreal to four hours, making the trip as fast as it was in 1973, when the Canadian Turbo Train was still in operation.
And the idea of bringing a high-speed train to the corridor between Windsor and Quebec City is still on the table. The idea's been studied many times over the past 30 years, and another study is underway.
"I think before we make a $30-billion decision — I think a $20- or $30-billion decision — what we should do is get the facts in front of us," Baird said. "That's what Canadians expect."
Canadians should also consider what they'll lose if the government doesn't invest in faster train service, said Paul Langan of the group High-Speed Rail Canada.
"Moving forward with these baby steps," he said, "we're never going to have a modern passenger service."
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Transport Minister John Baird said Tuesday that infrastructure improvements could cut Via Rail's Montreal-Toronto travel time back to four hours.Transport Minister John Baird said Tuesday that infrastructure improvements could cut Via Rail's Montreal-Toronto travel time back to four hours. (CBC)
The federal government has plans to boost passenger rail service to Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto, Transport Minister John Baird announced Tuesday.
Baird made the announcement that track improvements are coming down the line after riding into Ottawa's Via Rail station by train.
The government plans to add two more trains in both directions between Ottawa and Montreal, he said.
He also announced plans to get trains that are already running between Montreal and Toronto to move faster.
"Improved infrastructure means safer rail travel," Baird said. By eliminating delays and congestion, trains would be able to reach their destinations faster, he said.
That's a commitment, Baird said, that could cut the travel time between Toronto and Montreal to four hours, making the trip as fast as it was in 1973, when the Canadian Turbo Train was still in operation.
And the idea of bringing a high-speed train to the corridor between Windsor and Quebec City is still on the table. The idea's been studied many times over the past 30 years, and another study is underway.
"I think before we make a $30-billion decision — I think a $20- or $30-billion decision — what we should do is get the facts in front of us," Baird said. "That's what Canadians expect."
Canadians should also consider what they'll lose if the government doesn't invest in faster train service, said Paul Langan of the group High-Speed Rail Canada.
"Moving forward with these baby steps," he said, "we're never going to have a modern passenger service."
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Towered
Senior Member
How many more detailed studies will it take for us to "get the facts"?? 
Dan416
Senior Member
Is this new funding or just reannouncement of already announced funding?
afransen
Senior Member
Reannouncements, from what I hear.
khris
Senior Member
I like what Obama has to say about high speed rail in today's announcement of high speed rail adoption in the U.S.
It's being done everywhere else, but here (the U.S.)
I'd like to see a Prime Minister of this country feel the same way.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/30245750#30245750
It's being done everywhere else, but here (the U.S.)
I'd like to see a Prime Minister of this country feel the same way.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/30245750#30245750
urbanfan89
Active Member
Alas, it's more likely CCRAP will promise a Saskatoon - Churchill HSR than Quebec - Windsor.
It's also more likely that the Leafs will win the Stanley Cup in the next 5 years.
It's also more likely that the Leafs will win the Stanley Cup in the next 5 years.
wyliepoon
Senior Member
Looks like a HSR station is needed in London to link the "Empire" with the "Chicago Hub Network".
The big question: Why is Toronto left off the map, but Vancouver and Montreal are not?
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waterloowarrior
Senior Member
from the latest polls it sounds like the Liberals are gaining in strength
http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE53F7GC20090416
iggy is a fan
http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1525284
http://www.thestar.com/article/612931
ShonTron
Moderator
Amtrak runs trains to Vancouver and Montreal. VIA crews actually operate the one Amtrak train into Toronto from New York/Buffalo upon crossing at Niagara Falls (this was also the case when the International ran to Toronto via Sarnia), the once-daily trains into Vancouver and Montreal make no intermediate stops after crossing the border.
dunkalunk
Senior Member
The Nothern New England corridor seems a bit odd to me. The current Acela Express line ends at Boston south station, While all Amtrak trains to the north leave from Boston Noirth Station. There are no nearby rail lines that connect the two. This would essentially force a transfer or a massive detour between stations for any travellers from Montreal to any point south of Boston. Unless Boston is ready for a rail tunnel underneath Boston harbour of course.
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unimaginative2
Senior Member
Connecting Boston North and South stations wouldn't actually take a tunnel under the harbour, just under a few kilometres of downtown. There have been plans to do it for years, but they foolishly never included it in the Big Dig.
Automation Gallery
Superstar
Before PM Harper we had many years of Liberals that did nothing regarding high speed rail for this country.