scarberiankhatru
Senior Member
Both would be fine, yes. I haven't read all 300 posts in this thread, but is "both" even a serious option? Is there room for everything in the rail corridor?
I don't get it, though...what's wrong with blue 22 if there's a parallel regional rail service too? They serve different markets. Isn't more rail service, more cars off the roads, more convenient access to downtown a good thing?
I guess, two problems. First of all, some of the Weston corridor's width will be essentially taken up by the Blue 22 tracks, rather than used by a GO route serving both the Pearson to Union trips and the wider market (North Etobicoke, Brampton, Pearson employees). Secondly, once a substantial amount of public funds is spent to build Blue 22, spending another chunk for GO service in the same corridor will be a hard sell.
It's not like GO service will be removed to add Blue 22.
The existing GO service will not be removed of course, but the funding for service enhancements, like more tracks or a new station at Eglinton, will be harder to obtain.
something stinks. government pork is not kosher.
On a side note, I can't think of a more embarassing way to enter a city than on a 60 year old railcar. I think that even Cubans would find this charmingly antiquated.
The existing GO service will not be removed of course, but the funding for service enhancements, like more tracks or a new station at Eglinton, will be harder to obtain.