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Small communities do not have to be skipped over nor does the performance of the line have to be affected by serving them. Service to these places can easily be accomodated by simply building small side sections that would allow a train to leave the mainline, make a stop at a smaller station...

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TOareaFan: I agree that connections at Union for anyone wanting to travel to some point in the GTA but not necessarily Union are a problem. In Ottawa it works well because anyone who wants to travel from Barrhaven too Montreal can stay on the same train and the stop at the main station is...

As of right now, I can't see something like that being financially sound. What would probably work is too start trains in the north of the GTA so that you have stops at say Richmond Hill, Markham, or wherever turned out to be the best location that would then go to Union and continue on their...

^I could not agree more and I have been opposed to any of the airport rail link schemes/scams since day one. I want them to fail. I want to see a plan that is actually forward thinking and really turns a station at Pearson into an integral and celebrated part of the network instead of a horrible...

Because I highly doubt Metrolinx will be able to put together a long term, forward thinking plan in a short amount of time given that they are a new agency with so many projects they have to try to juggle right now. Even a delay of 6 months could be just enough time to develop a plan that...

The Ottawa-Montreal line has really become one of the best in the network. I take it on a regular basis and rarely have delays. Even if the investments just ensure that all trains can do the trip in 1 hour 45 minutes and reduce the chances of delays that would be great. The only thing the line...

Bingo. Unless Blue22 and all other current plans are specified, in writing, in official documents, as a temporary solution to serving Pearson which can and will be discarded at the first available moment when forward thinking, long term solutions come online, it will be a long, long time before...

If public transit solutions were part of the plan from the beginning then Bluee 22 would be far less of a concern. But there is no consideration for residents of the city who want an affordable solution, or those working in the employment area, or any consideration of future accomodation of GO...

Canada is a country defined by distance. In many cases places are only accessible (within reasonable time) by plane. Natural resources are also critical to many smaller communities too and it is because of that there are enough business travellers too make it worth airlines time to serve those...

^The whole plan does smell of political pandering and I am not a fan of that. But what else is new in the world of politics? This is one of those cases where instead of smashing the idea in hopes that it can all be rewritten from the beginning, why not make the most of it? Consider this...

Because if private enterprise takes over long distance passenger rail service one of the first things they will do is cut most every stop between major centers. One of the benefits of a nationalized rail service is that it provides the best chance for smaller markets to receive service. Not...

I agree with most that passenger rail in Ontario is pretty disfunctional. And there could be a lot of benefit in rearranging who delivers what type of services. There are lots of ideas, many of which seem good at first, if only because what exists today is so inadequate. Really though the...

Very interesting way of looking at the various options Enviro, and well thought out. One comment I would make though is that transfers are largely avoidable, unless you happen to live next to a train station and happen to be dropped off right at your departure point. And it is also one thing to...

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RedRocket191: What, if any, insight do you have on Metrolinx's position on Blue 22? If I am not mistaken the plan was proposed before the former GTTA had any authority. Seems to me that Metrolinx would have a strong interest in connecting Pearson to a regional rail system, but perhaps you can...