Recent content by micheal_can

Why should it matter? Build the ALTO stations and line completely separate from everything else. Dig under everything and build the station platforms as needed. Look at Via's current timetable. They already bypass Ottawa. In fact, you cannot go through Ottawa to go Montreal- Toronto without...

Since this line will not interact with freight or any other type of train, there is no reason it cannot be level boarding.

We have seen that Montreal is likely a stub for their station. What if all major stations are? So, Toronto, Ottawa,Montreal and Quebec city all are terminals and if you are on a train like Toronto -Montreal, the train bypasses the Ottawa station? Would that be a good or bad thing?

In Toronto, where is good spot to stand and be able to see the set there?

I did not say tear it out. I did say tunnel under it. That does mean tunnel under the existing infrastructure, including the mall. Again, it is only money. And if they see it as a viable option, then it will happen. If they don't we will see something else.

My hope is that whatever the ruling is, it is sound and based on factual and verifiable information. I do not fully understand the fixes, but waiting for an accident to happen would be horrible. If there is something CN can do that is of low cost to rectify the problem then they should do it. I...

What did they do when Grand Central ran out of space? They dug down. Not easy and certainly not cheap, but it is an option. Everything should be on the table till something is approved. One option could be not to go into Toronto Downtown with this first phase. Maybe all of he tunneling is a...

There is extreme and then there is reasonable. You suggest an extreme. And you are right, the court could side with Via. It would be interesting though to see the evidence that CN is basing this on.

There are a few things I think about this: 1) lets avoid as much scope creep as possible. We don't want this to not be a true high speed rail system. 2) This is screaming that there is a desire for passenger rail transportation and it is lacking. This speaks to the possibility that when ALTO...

I have been driving for over 20 years and have never needed my seat belt to hold me back. Other drivers likely have been driving even longer and likely have the same result.Does that mean we should remove them? They say the rules in the operating manuals are written in blood. Do we want an...

If you mean me.. I love the fact that they think they would ever get a stop. It is hilarious.

Isn't this the point? The subways are not the fastest when there is little traffic to contend with. So, if the LRT is faster than driving at the most congested times of day, how is that a bad thing?

Ah. Sorry for the confusion.

If we use rush hour as a test bed for speed, and we use alternative methods of traveling from terminus to terminus, what should be the fastest in order of the following: Line 5, car, bike, walk, run? My thinking is during rush hour, Line 5 should be the fastest.

If the platforms and tracks to it are underground, what would they need to do to the facade?From outside, there would not need to be any changes.