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Based on the boomer memes I’ve see on Facebook about oil prices this week, if Alto simply renames to “Alto High Speed Bitumen Pipeline”, apparently huge swathes of rural Canada would have zero problem with their land expropriated and dug up!

You think the people of Madoc view a train they'll never ride as public transportation?

Here comes the CPC attack dogs. Ryan Williams is now stating that Alto will be 300% over budget, citing the Ottawa LRT. I questioned him on Facebook and essentially his argument seems to be that CN is forced to transport too much oil, so if we build a new pipeline to the East coast, CN will be...

What are the odds we'll be plagued with the same buggy Alstom Citadis vehicles, given Ontario seems to be totally addicted to them? I'd love to see something new in Ontario with a robust bogie design, like a modern Škoda, at least to show we learn and adapt versus throwing good money after bad...

European trams have signal priority that interfaces with other public transit, but of course nothing from anywhere else can work in our that special unique snowflake, Toronto!

You’re totally right. People will gaslight you from their keyboards, but no reasonable person with a job feels safe in transit surrounded by mentally ill druggies. If Air Canada had a policy that they let drunks from the airport bar stumble onto whatever planes they want without a ticket and...

Do you fly regularly? I think you're really missing just how cheap some people are. People are willing to do all manner of insane baggage nonsense to avoid paying a few bucks for a checked bag. Hell I kid you not, there was a guy in front of me going through security tonight at Pearson with a...

If Toronto really wants to cut down on all the wire gore, then it certainly would be a nice middle ground to have a small battery so that loops and diversions could be unpowered. Oh come on, should I post that awful viral video of an LNG bus tipping over in a shop and killing 3 workers and then...

What do you mean, you don't like running across three 400 series highways to get to your warehouse job? 😅

To add, something like 1 in 6 workers in the GTA work in the Pearson Economic Zone. People often think airport = passengers, but the reality is the airport is surrounded by employers that are not well served by rapid transit. I do wager nothing will be done until Pearson's transit hub is finalized.

From the 2023 CPC Policy Declaration still held on their website's governing documents: 66. Passenger Rail We support rail infrastructure across Canada, including innovative high-speed passenger rail where warranted. This would ease conflicts between passenger and freight trains, reduce highway...

This is obviously pure fantasy as the route is a done deal at this point, but where would you folks grade seperate if you were the czar of Metrolinx? A cut and cover tunnel through international village at Wellington and pop back up at say Locke?

Sorry, I mean to say busy with trains in the time frame the B line is opening, I just doubt we'll get the frequency up on that part of the Lakeshore soon enough to justify having a tram arriving every few minutes. That's really excellent to hear that it's popular with commuters! I was worried...

I think you're being quit optimistic to assume Confederation will be a busy GO Station by the time the B line is wrapping up! As much as I'd be happy to see what you are suggesting, truly. Transfers suck of course, but it sounds like council is supportive of the the HSR Next plan, which will...

The original business case planned for a transfer in the loop to travel beyond it. I have no idea what the current plan is and it’s a bit bizarre it’s not communicated clearly today.