High Speed Train Coming?-split from boosting Canada’s military spending"

[Brad Sallows]

not to mention: beer both before and during

Makes sense. Porter is, after all, a beer.

 

[ytz]

not to mention: beer both before and during

Only if flying from Toronto. No pre-boarding beer from Ottawa.

I like Porter. But it does kinda suck when coming back from out west, we always get routed back through Toronto at night.

 

[Humphrey Bogart]

How Metrolinx’s plan to deliver European-style train service went off the rails

GO Expansion will still transform Greater Golden Horseshoe transit — but likely won’t be as ambitious as what was planned just three years ago

www.thetrillium.ca

How the plan for a World Class Rail network to bring Toronto in to the 21st century ran in to a wall of good old fashioned Canadian Ineptocracy

Also, we have two World Class railways already, they just transport freight instead of passengers.

 

[QV]

How Metrolinx’s plan to deliver European-style train service went off the rails

GO Expansion will still transform Greater Golden Horseshoe transit — but likely won’t be as ambitious as what was planned just three years ago

www.thetrillium.ca

How the plan for a World Class Rail network to bring Toronto in to the 21st century ran in to a wall of good old fashioned Canadian Ineptocracy

Also, we have two World Class railways already, they just transport freight instead of passengers.

I suggest the reason they are world class is because it makes much more economic sense to move freight than people.

 

[mariomike]

Good news for HSR and UPX fans.

Nov 21, 2025

National Post

Liberals propose bill to streamline, pre-approve Toronto-Quebec City high-speed rail line

Liberals propose bill to streamline, pre-approve Toronto-Quebec City high-speed rail line

Carney government is proposing to grant the Crown corporation behind high-speed railway between Toronto and Quebec City sweeping new powers.

nationalpost.com

And, good news for UP Express passengers.

Veterans do not tap PRESTO on GO Transit.

As of, 1 Jan., 2026 Veterans no longer tap on UP Express either. Just show your NDI 75 upon request.

Veterans and Canadian Armed Forces Fare Type

Find out how to access the Veterans and Canadian Armed Forces fare type.

www.upexpress.com

25 minutes Union < > Pearson.

Union Pearson Express - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org