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That is a very well thought analysis of the project Enviro. And I would tend to agree with you on most of the points you raise. I do think there are some shortcomings, but, even then, there is a positive side to them, at least from my perspective. That the airport rail spur is only a single...

They are currently developing plans for a new station in Smith's Falls (probably east of the exisiting one), as well as track work to eliminate the bottleneck. I am not sure what is being planned between Smith's Falls and Brockville, but I know the section between Smith's Falls and Ottawa is...

What part of Southern Quebec? I have been working on getting information on the area just north of the Ottawa River (The Pontiac, Gatineau/Hull, etc) so if there is anything from that area you might need let me know. Same is true of the Ottawa area in general. The city archives here can be quite...

Excellent work Redrocket. This is just the kind of thinking that needs to infuse transportation planning departments right now. I am curious about a few things. Did you first look at existing or past alignments of rail lines to determine routes and service, or was there a conceptual component...

The Talents were going to be bought from Ottawa but given that they changed their plans quite radically and will use them for another 3 or 4 years longer than planned I imagine they decided against selling them. I imagine another factor was that, like Ottawa's transit plan at the time, the...

Add me to the list of those in favour of avoiding the Eurail Pass. If you have a fairly set itinerary in mind then booking directly through national rail services will easily result in savings worth half the price of a Eurail Pass. I just finished booking travel through Norway and the cost of...

I would argue that things are different this time. To start with Canada has pursued high speed trains before. The Turbo Train was such an effort. But this was also undertaken at a time when both electric and diesel technologies were being pursued. Now we know which one proved tops, and...

A Montreal - NYC link still seems a long ways off. Once HSR is up and running in the Quebec-Windsor and Northeast corridors I can see the idea being seriously explored. Until then I am not holding my breath. kEiThZ: I can see why someone would be pessimistic about it all, and the longer you...

It is pretty encouraging to see that McGuinty and Charest are still pushing this idea a few years later and getting more vocal and supportive of it. And the fact that Ontario and Quebec would most likely be willing to take on some of the costs themselves makes the project less costly for the...

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the help. Though my trip to Toronto was short, and the weather was not the best, and the drive there and back made for a long day, it was still fun to explore some new parts of the city. There was in fact a pretty good Iranian presence in the north...

I would agree. I think when you look at some of the projects GO has undertaken, like service to Barrie, adding more tracks here and there and such, and look at what it is working, such as service to Guelph and Kitchener, and the not very sexy but very critical projects like grade separations it...

It is good to see this idea is getting more attention. They might be small steps but it does fuel my optimism that TGV service, or at least construction and planning of it, is closer than most people think. My own feeling is that this is going to be something that will just one day move forward...

And most people would agree that long term planning is what is needed. But when GO didn't put the latest announcement in the context of a much larger plan, is it a surprise that people reacted negatively? Big investments in parking structures really make it seem like go is operating according to...

That is a good point and I would agree that the goal of GO should be to reduce commuter times rather than increase them (unless absolutely necessary which there might be some cases it would have to). But at the same time Pearson should have GO access. Direct access from an onsight station and...

Thanks for that link CDL. That saved me from having to rush to make up a few maps. Also thanks CityPlaceN1 for the tip on retail locations for the community. Now I just have to cross my fingers that I get a day with nice weather when I go exploring.

It is not just those who might come from Montreal but anyone east of Toronto. Most people I know who live in Kingston or other places like Belleville and Cobourg use Pearson almost exclusively and would likely take the train if an obnoxious connection at Union were eliminated. And even though...

Mostly lazyness. I don't have much time these days and though I think the 905 would be interesting, I know Toronto well and what resources about the city are available so I am going to go with the easy route. I am wondering if anyone knows much about the Iranian population in Toronto. Does it...

Hello Toronto citizens, I am undertaking a research project on ethnic communities in Canada and one city I will be looking at is Toronto. But since I have not lived there for a while and am somewhat out of touch with changes in recent years I am looking for a little help. I want to study...

I agree with you, and others, that this plan might not be what I would consider to be the best solution. I still think a station should be constructed at Pearson that could be used by Blue, GO and VIA. Of course this is not a cheap option, and even though there is more money for transit then...

Mirabel was just a bad idea that intervention, or not, has worked itself out over time by coming to an end. The only thing it did was add another hour of travel time for everybody. The situation that exists right now works well. Both cities are well served by domestic flights. Ottawa doesn't...