Long Island Mike
Senior Member
Everyone: I noticed the Peterborough Commuter Rail topic has been steered to talk of a GO Transit takeover of the 82-mile long Niagara Falls route-I posted the same topic over at Railroad.Net and I am posting these links from these Canadian rail forums:
VIA RAIL CANADA: www.railroad.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=59 See the second VIA page(of three) 2/14/2005
CANADIAN RAILFAN: www.railroad.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=121 In the RAILFAN FORUMS section (11/15/2006 last post)
I have been interested in that rail line since I first rode it thru NFL/NFS in 1981.
I feel that with the Golden Horseshoe population increase and demand for service on this line the time has come to extend GO Rail service for the 42 or so miles between Hamilton and Niagara Falls.
With commuter lines near NYC like Metro-North's Wassaic Line(84 miles) and Waterbury Line(88 miles) and the Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch at
114 miles as examples of longer distance commuter runs using GO equipment for this NFS run would be definitely cheaper and just about as good as VIA's trains today. The thru to NYC VIA/Amtrak Maple Leaf would continue to operate as it is today-pending international bridge and customs problems.
I feel more frequent NFS rail service would be very successful. Look for posts by MACTRAXX at Railroad.Net-yours truly.
LI MIKE
VIA RAIL CANADA: www.railroad.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=59 See the second VIA page(of three) 2/14/2005
CANADIAN RAILFAN: www.railroad.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=121 In the RAILFAN FORUMS section (11/15/2006 last post)
I have been interested in that rail line since I first rode it thru NFL/NFS in 1981.
I feel that with the Golden Horseshoe population increase and demand for service on this line the time has come to extend GO Rail service for the 42 or so miles between Hamilton and Niagara Falls.
With commuter lines near NYC like Metro-North's Wassaic Line(84 miles) and Waterbury Line(88 miles) and the Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch at
114 miles as examples of longer distance commuter runs using GO equipment for this NFS run would be definitely cheaper and just about as good as VIA's trains today. The thru to NYC VIA/Amtrak Maple Leaf would continue to operate as it is today-pending international bridge and customs problems.
I feel more frequent NFS rail service would be very successful. Look for posts by MACTRAXX at Railroad.Net-yours truly.
LI MIKE