jje1000
Senior Member
GO Train to London? Wonder how the logistics would pan out.
Other rail fixes urged for Southwestern Ontario as high-speed service frozen
Go Transit expansion could be a longer-term option, said Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek. But buses, better rail infrastructure and more links between cities in the region, are also possibilities.
“Everything is on the table,” said the Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP, noting the government will hold forums with municipalities and others in the region ahead of the regional plan.
“I wouldn’t say (high-speed rail is) a never. Right now, we’re on pause so we make the right selection about where we’re going to invest the dollars and make sure it’s beneficial to the majority of the region.”
But one activist, from a group that wants to see a regional transportation system with London as a train hub and smaller centres tied in with busing, says “it’s no good having something that a lot of people can’t afford to use” when the hallmarks of a “useful” network include reach, frequency and affordability.
“The top cruising speed is kind of the last thing. In our opinion, you fix all the other stuff first,” said Terry Johnson, a director of Transport Action Ontario and a Chatham business owner.
There are plenty of options to improve rail service that don’t involve high-speed trains or dedicated lines, Bradley said. Building more junctions, extra rail lines along busy routes and addressing delays caused by slow freight trains in single-track areas, should all be considered, he said.
So should expanding GO Transit to London, even as a “short-term plan,” said Macartney, noting “Kitchener-Waterloo is not the end of the world” and adding bus or rail service would be welcome.
Other rail fixes urged for Southwestern Ontario as high-speed service frozen
There could be a new train of thought for passenger rail in Southwestern Ontario.
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