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The comparison with fighter jets was made because the RAF Red Arrows had flown over downtown Ottawa recently and some people at the same location had seen them from their buildings. There are a number of problems. The trains are running in a trench, which is projecting the sound upwards...

Yes, subways can become too long. At some point, stop frequency on a subway becomes a detriment for longer distance travelers. For longer distances, commuter lines with fewer stops will be faster and more effective. Of course, is a RER style frequent all-day commuter line into central...

Phase 2 construction has already begun.

Yes, make local transit tourist friendly like they have in Niagara Falls.

With no freight competition, wouldn't cheaper single DMU's be a possibility on this line, much like has been used on Ottawa's Trillium Line?

Insiders are saying that a train failure yesterday was not a planned scenario. It is looking unlikely that the August 16th deadline will be met.

There is no rationale that would make bus service connecting to the Canadian work. After taking the Canadian this spring, I see the challenges. The Canadian has very poor schedule adherence. The end result is that buses would never connect properly. Even way back in 1977 on my very first...

Still only on weekends, but it is a step forward that it is now running year round. I should look into the planned new schedule.

What is the latest information on the Hurontario LRT extension through Brampton?

Yes, if we really want people to be able to use GO for their day to day activities, there needs to be service as described. I once had a business meeting in Guelph and although I was able to take the train from Ottawa to downtown Toronto, I was forced to rent a car to Guelph. Also, we can add...

This is called buying votes from as many people as possible. A line ending in Montreal would not garner enough Liberal votes in Quebec. For the foreseeable future, rail to the west is all about GO. VIA is not the top priority even if there is great merit for improving London to Toronto. GO...

At the present time, VIA operates 4 trains each day between Ottawa and Quebec City via Montreal. This was designed to create a new market and increase ridership. It might work for M-Q service operating out of a north Montreal station but the elimination of O-Q trains will be a loss to VIA...

Certainly all our governments seem to impose delays and deliberately make changes to projects, which cause delays that help them to not spend money. Government love photo opportunities and re-announcing the same project over and over again is a terrible ruse on the voter, who often fall for it...

The public and our politicians have really gotten on board with urban and commuter rail improvements in the last decade or so. You would think this would eventually spread to intercity rail, but the wild card is our federal politicians and bureaucracy, who seem to be adverse to actually...

You are so right! Just did a short motor trip between Ottawa and Georgian Bay. It was the tale of two cars both using GPS, both following two completely different routes and in our car, two GPS's basically arguing with each other since they wanted to follow different routes. At a T...

Mayor JIm Watson has announced that RTG has achieved substantial completion of the Confederation Line. Next step is a 12 day trial of regular service. This must be successfully completed before the Confederation Line can be turned over to the city. Once the line is turned over to the city, it...

Don't count reliable arrival times. I took the Canadian from Vancouver to Winnipeg at the start of May. We had to stop repeatedly for freight trains along the route. Our arrival time in Winnipeg was around 10 pm. The train actually arrived at 5 am. Be prepared!! Nevertheless, the Canadian...

Aw, Pickering Airport. The justification for Doug Ford's Pickering subway. At how many $Billion?

It is normal that all lightly used rail line will need new track to be effective for transit use. This should be expected. However, once the tracks are lifted, it usually almost impossible to bring back rail service.

You are assuming more than the points I was making. I fully support HFR. My statement about 3 hrs 59 minutes between Montreal and Toronto should be a goal because it was achievable in the past. . Whether it is achievable now is another question. I was saying this simply because nothing is...