10-23-2015, 03:18 PM
(10-23-2015, 02:13 PM)Canard Wrote: It was never a question of technology, it's all stupid politics and money. We just have to choose to do it and get on with it.
That's it, really. Let's wait and see whether the new government is any friendlier to high-speed rail, or even rail in general.
Apart from train sets, I now understand that the bigger benefits will come from dedicated passenger (VIA and/or GO) right-of-ways and the elimination of level crossings on those right-of-ways. And that seems like a good way to spend some of the infrastructure budget.