AnarchoSocialist
Active Member
For clarification, I was only referring to the rail spur from Pearson to Woodbine. Regardless, $40 million 'wasted' for lack of a better word is still $40 million wasted ($50 on the high end).
Personally, I don't see it as wasted. Putting in a Union-Pearson direct service is something that is absolutely needed (even if it is the less than perfect Blue 22). And in a way this is no different then when highway construction, or other construction projects, require temporary roadways or bridges or what have you. Granted this is a bit more long term but really its not a large investment when you consider how much will be spent on the GO network over the next 10 or 15 years.
Nfitz: Your right. A direct to Pearson GO line would be a challenge, and not particularly cheap. But once HSR begins to be developed and constructed the value of such a line for that service, as well as GO and other agencies, becomes immense. Sort of like the idea of burying the tracks at Union to increase capacity....seems a little out there in todays context, but 5 or 10 or 15 years from now...it could be a much different situation.