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High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London
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04-27-2017, 02:32 PM
(04-26-2017, 11:15 PM)trainspotter139 Wrote: I say to hell with just 170 km/h we should really try to build the equivalent of the North-East Corridor (Amtrak) here. 150 mph (241 km/h) maximum speed on dedicated 4 wide track would make quite the difference.

Maximum speed is meaningless except to train geeks.  Average speed (and travel time) is what matters.  VIA's current average speed is only 40% of the maximum so it's not even close to the travel times by car.
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RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - by tomh009 - 04-27-2017, 02:32 PM

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