[micheal_can]

Are you really comparing the 7.5 hour ride from Chicago to St. Paul, with the 32 hour ride from Edmonton to Vancouver? That's like adding an extra train from Denver to San Francisco, and even then at least that service runs through major cities like Salt Lake City and Reno...

Notice how you do not go from NYC to Seattle on the Empire Builder? Maybe the same should happen with the Canadian.

 

[ARG1]

Notice how you do not go from NYC to Seattle on the Empire Builder? Maybe the same should happen with the Canadian.

I didn't say anything about NYC to Seattle, I'm specifically talking about your idea of Edmonton to Vancouver. I think you're severely underestimating how long it takes to get between these cities...

 

[micheal_can]

I didn't say anything about NYC to Seattle, I'm specifically talking about your idea of Edmonton to Vancouver. I think you're severely underestimating how long it takes to get between these cities...

That section is already being run by a train. That is why I mentioned it.

 

[livesquid]

Toronto to Montreal in 3 hours? Canada might be finally ready to build a high speed rail line — but how fast it will be remains an open question

In the coming weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is expected to choose which of three groups of private companies will get to help design and build a new passenger

www.thestar.com

 

[Urban Sky]

Toronto to Montreal in 3 hours? Canada might be finally ready to build a high speed rail line — but how fast it will be remains an open question

In the coming weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is expected to choose which of three groups of private companies will get to help design and build a new passenger

www.thestar.com

This is actually a really good article providing a good overview over what is known about the project at the moment!