High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London

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Now this train is slowing down 13km out of Cobourg and there's a freight train passing us on the right...

A bit of a digression: In Europe passenger trains generally have priority over freight during days and evenings with freight having priority at night. What a novel concept

There are also some destinations which are YUL-specific like Geneva, I think

While I'm digressing, at one point AC had YYZ to ZRH exclusively and SR had YUL to GVA exclusively. When I lived in Toronto a Swiss neighbour of mine who travelled to Zurich frequently and hated AC's "service" used to complain that he had to fly to YUL in order to get on a SR flight and then connect to a GVA to ZRH flight.

A significant problem with making connecting flights within Canada when you arrive from overseas is that CBSA requires you to pick up your luggage when you first land in Canada, then schlep it to a check-in counter for the connecting flight, then pick it up again at your final destination. In Europe you can check your luggage through to your ultimate destination. So much more convenient.