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Superstar
You've only looked at the plan view. Surely the vertical is far more critical. Right at the start, you leave (heading westbound) the existing track, just west of Black Creek, and quickly climb from an elevation of 330 m AMSL to 360 m AMSL, in about 500 metres. This isn't physically possible. And even if you cut a trench, you'd be cutting right into the Niagara Escarpment, which would never be allowed.Semi-fantasy proposal:
Guelph-Georgetown has some 3 curves, but otherwise, it's one of the straightest pieces of track GO operates on. There's no reason they can't run full speed through level crossings - I don't see that's an issue. We're not running 300 km/hr.