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Toronto has maybe a third of the GTA population. I proposed an infrastructure project that provides a service to the entire population and also serves the rest of Southern Ontario. How is that a hate fest. I have lived with a well-developed rail system and it doesn't start with a point to point service: it provides a way for all to access it and we do not, repeat for emphasis, do not have the infrastructure in place to fulfill the dreams of your professionals. And your figures are bullshit. You are always accusing others of shoddy or negligent research so here is a clipping saying otherwise.
There are over 167 flights every week between Toronto and Montreal, which averages to about 24 flights per day operated by various airlines.
I don't think those that oppose or question the construction of an HSR have a hate fest for your movers and shakers but rather are questioning to cost/benefits of it all. All construction starts with planning and is followed by the installation of a solid foundation before any of those beautiful facades that are visible to the public are installed. HSR is all about a beautiful facade: it lacks the foundation for growth.
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You caught me in a typo.Toronto has maybe a third of the GTA population. I proposed an infrastructure project that provides a service to the entire population and also serves the rest of Southern Ontario. How is that a hate fest. I have lived with a well-developed rail system and it doesn't start with a point to point service: it provides a way for all to access it and we do not, repeat for emphasis, do not have the infrastructure in place to fulfill the dreams of your professionals. And your figures are bullshit. You are always accusing others of shoddy or negligent research so here is a clipping saying otherwise.
There are over 167 flights every week between Toronto and Montreal, which averages to about 24 flights per day operated by various airlines.
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I don't think those that oppose or question the construction of an HSR have a hate fest for your movers and shakers but rather are questioning to cost/benefits of it all. All construction starts with planning and is followed by the installation of a solid foundation before any of those beautiful facades that are visible to the public are installed. HSR is all about a beautiful facade: it lacks the foundation for growth.
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Good news! The Army will reorg again, and again, and again both before and after high speed rail between Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal is complete.
But how many times a day will there be HSR trains? I’m sure there must be a way to accommodate some slower moving VIA Rail trains.
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...Why run a slower Via rail train when you could send a HSR train instead? Or are you saying add additional stops along the ALTO route?
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They're already accommodated on existing rights of way. The high speed rights of way won't have whistle stops in Ingersoll or Casselman. That's one of the ways to get high speed - not stopping at every Podunk shack on the side of the rails.
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Every hour in each direction is their minimum. Half hourly during peak.
Remember those math problems in grade school?
Work out what happens when one train is running at 320 kph and another at 201 kph (top speed possible for VIA Siemens Ventures). Next add in more stops for the slower train.
You'll quickly realize there is no point. It's actually better to just take a bus 50 km and transfer to HSR. Which is exactly what they do in sparser areas of most places with HSR.
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This is like saying Pearson Airport only serves Mississauga.
You don't seem to get it yet. HSR stations are like airports. They get feed from a whole region. Plenty of people will GO train to Union and transfer to Alto. Just like they would drive to Pearson to catch a flight.
I wouldn't worry about speculation on this thread. It's mostly ignorant of any actual facts. I might the only one in this thread that actually even attended an open house.
They will not be mixing trains on corridors they own. They'll share when they get into cities since they have to. And they are cutting deals with GO and Exo to do just that.
VIA will have to change once Alto is in service because easily 60-80% of the Corridor East ridership will move to Alto. Either they redesign the service around the Kingston hub model (which would be good for Lakeshore residents) or turn the whole thing in to a 5 hr GO train ride like they did to London.
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Polls,...ya' get what you pay for. Rinse and repeat until they hit one that supports the buyer.....
Again no. They have local trains feeding in to the centres. They also have the real milk runs that stop every 3 or 10 km and faster ones that stop about every 30 miles so you get a choice. If you live in Oshawa you don't have to spend an hour getting to Toronto to travel 3 hours to Ottawa. Instead you would get on in Oshawa and spend 3 hours getting to Ottawa as the trains would run every hour. Pardon the sarcasm but it is called a network for a reason.
Did they give them a viable option or was it all or none?
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I saw lots of people dragging bags to ride VIA from Quebec to Ottawa/Montreal last March break, so I suspect you may not be entirely correct.
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Not sure about that.
I've was in France in March. Flew to Toulouse from Toronto via Montreal. Took an Uber from the airport to the train station in Toulouse and then took a train to Montpelier and then walked 3 blocks with my wife to our AirBnB. We went for 8 days. Pack accordingly and have good shoes.
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Via....sure. But check out what GO has to say about luggage. I was responding to YTZ saying folks would grab a GO train/Bus to Union instead of driving to Pearson.
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