07-21-2015, 08:51 PM
Following up on the above...
Quote:Case for Cambridge GO train service heads to Queen's Park
QUEEN'S PARK – Alleviating pressure on the railway network in the western Greater Toronto Area will likely be an important step to facilitate expanded GO train service in the future.
It will be a major part of a delegation headed to Queen’s Park to meet with Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca on July 28, including the mayors of Cambridge, Milton, Mississauga and, possibly, Toronto.
Because passenger trains and heavy freight trains share the same rail network, creating a new line for freight is seen as a solution to free up capacity, making expanded GO train service much more viable.
A 2014 business case study funded by the Region of Waterloo that says extending GO train service to Cambridge is feasible now. But according to a city staff report, discussion has recently expanded to “package” a series of infrastructure improvements that would benefit the “continental gateway” encompassing Milton, Mississauga and Toronto...