ShonTron
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See, this is why I selected option number 3. The suburban LRT lines (those operated by the TTC and Peel and York) make sense as TTC-gauge. The Don Mills TC line may enter Markham and connect with an eventual York LRT system once they tire of VIVA II. Hurontario/Dundas may or may not ever connect to the TTC's system, though considering that Dundas will likely terminate at Kipling Subway and Hurontario will never enter Toronto, it could be standard gauge, but there's a good case for it to conform in case they ever decide to connect with the Eglinton LRT.
Hamilton's LRT will likely never leave its boundaries, will never go west of Dundas, north of Hamilton Harbour, or east of Fiesta Mall (at most). There's a long distance between Trafalgar Road (the most likely place a Dundas LRT would terminate) and Dundas. I can't see a Hamilton LRT making its way along York Blvd through the cemetaries and Plains Road, or across Hamilton Beach. Frequent GO service and local buses, like there are now, can do the job. Hamilton can do what it likes.
Unless there are serious proposals to bring back the idea of radial or interuban railways (talk about back to the future!), Hamilton, Toronto/York/Peel and Waterloo Regions will never meet with each other. And certainly not Ottawa. For them, connecting with the TTC should not be a concern. And time and again, the default is standard gauge.
Heavy rail is the solution for connecting the far-flung places together. LRT is for local service.
Hamilton's LRT will likely never leave its boundaries, will never go west of Dundas, north of Hamilton Harbour, or east of Fiesta Mall (at most). There's a long distance between Trafalgar Road (the most likely place a Dundas LRT would terminate) and Dundas. I can't see a Hamilton LRT making its way along York Blvd through the cemetaries and Plains Road, or across Hamilton Beach. Frequent GO service and local buses, like there are now, can do the job. Hamilton can do what it likes.
Unless there are serious proposals to bring back the idea of radial or interuban railways (talk about back to the future!), Hamilton, Toronto/York/Peel and Waterloo Regions will never meet with each other. And certainly not Ottawa. For them, connecting with the TTC should not be a concern. And time and again, the default is standard gauge.
Heavy rail is the solution for connecting the far-flung places together. LRT is for local service.
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