Recent content by micheal_can

I find most debating with most people is also circular.

Ah, there is my confusion. For some reason I thought they did have some.

I am confused....With the retirement of the fleet on the Corridor, why could one of those baggage cars not be used?

Not a duplication of service, but adding more service to the same line.

In other parts of UT, I do say that we should leave them 3x a week but have a Corridor style service on them as well to cover where more service is needed.

Which goes back to the bigger problem of moving between cities. If it ran more often, a day trip could be possible. Hopefully after the LDF is finished, we can look at really serving more people better such that the biggest problem really becomes the last mile.

I am guessing you have never lived there, or even visited there. Truro is an hour away. Moncton is 4 hours away. Both are on the Ocean route. It is very normal for people in those places and beyond to go to Halifax for the weekend, much like someone from Kingston going to Toronto.

The nearest wye is near Coniston. Alternatively, the CP yard does have a turntable.

The difference though, if the 401 is closed,there are other options. Not always the casein Northern ON. They are used for construction and they just leave them. Likely.

What about Moncton to Halifax? Or even Truro to Halifax? Or what about Calgary to Banff ? I would agree with your thinking if one of the largest cities in Canada wasn't cut off from the rest of Canada's passenger rail network.

Fixing our neighbourhoods would be good to fix transit. Cul de sacs do no good.

Last mile is not the biggest problem. The biggest problem is outside of the Quebec City - Windsor corridor, you cannot get around outside of your city without flying,.

The problem is everyone thinks we must have all trains full at all times in order for it to be worth adding. They also need to be profitable.

I look forward to seeing it. The challenge is when they are the only highway in the area, an accident can close it for 12 hours or worse! Imagine the 401 being closed in both directions for 12 hours every time there is an accident. I have been told it is due to FN land negotiations.

The reasons for dividing a highway is not just traffic volume. Sometimes it is more about safety than volume. That does not mean it needs to be a full freeway.