12-26-2017, 10:40 PM
No, they still don't own the entire line. They've owned from Union to Bramlea for a while, it was one of their earlier purchases. Kitchener to Georgetown was added a few years ago, but CN had leased the line to GEXR (via Rail America IIRC). That left Metrolinx owning the line, but not in operational control of the line. This is the expiry of the GEXR lease, and returning of control to Metrolinx. The Georgetown to Brampton section is still owned by CN, and will be for a while.
Still very good news though. A lot of the travel time from KW to Toronto is the slow section before Georgetown. So even if they can't add trains they can still significantly improve speeds without getting the Brampton situation resolved.
Still very good news though. A lot of the travel time from KW to Toronto is the slow section before Georgetown. So even if they can't add trains they can still significantly improve speeds without getting the Brampton situation resolved.