05-15-2024, 01:13 PM
(05-15-2024, 12:59 PM)westwardloo Wrote:(05-15-2024, 10:06 AM)bravado Wrote: https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news/perfe...b9951.html
So in other words don't expect GO trains from Cambridge until 2040-2050 at the earliest. North America is a joke when it comes to transportation infrastructure timelines, it is actually getting out of control. I don't necessarily think that the proposed GO between cambridge and Guelph is the best option, but it should not take a decade+ to upgrade 18km of track.
I have a feeling like we will be talking about this plan in 2034 with no progress made.
Do we know how many new trainsets are currently on order for GO? If they're going to be running 15-min, all-day-two-way service on most lines, they must need more trains than they currently have available. I imagine this factors into the equation too - Cambridge/Guelph would need an additional couple of trains to be operational, and if they don't have the physical trains, they can't get that service started. I imagine it takes a few years to turn around trainset orders, but ideally they're working through those as fast as possible.