Its cheaper to not only ship Metrolinx cars by truck, but also faster.
CN has to pickup the flat in Kingston to take it where it put onto a train to Toronto. It then is taken from CN Toronto yard to CP Lambton yard, to be turn over to CP. CP picks up the car and take it to Agincourt Yard. It then put on a local switcher to be delivery to Metrolinx yard. This is what took place for TTC 4572 in Dec and it took 11 days for this to be done. It cost money to interchange cars. It takes only a day to ship by truck.
As far as I know since it can't be seen first hand, CP MacTier sub is on detour due to a new bridge for it being built over Eglinton using Metrolinx connection south of Black Creek that is used by CN to get to CP Lambton yard. Until the tracks are place on the new bridge, the track to Metrolinx yard can't be used at this time.
As for being ship by truck in Europe. it has to due to tunnels width & height, curves and track gauge, as well where it going. Huge different between Europe and NA how freight trains operate. The longest freight train I saw was 40 cars that were about 40' long. Not every country operates on the same gauge to the point wheels have to be regauge or loads transfer to another car. My passenger train from France to Spain had to change gauge at the boarder as well between other counties. Number of countries are moving to standard gauge between various parts of Europe so trains don't do what they have being doing in the past as well being fast. Most freight trains run at 100-150 km, either electric or diesel. Lots of videos on youtube showing LRV's being ship by truck at have issues as will during the trip.
Most of the new LRV's in US are 66-70' long that can fit on a lowboy flat deck that use a small ramp like ION.
CN has to pickup the flat in Kingston to take it where it put onto a train to Toronto. It then is taken from CN Toronto yard to CP Lambton yard, to be turn over to CP. CP picks up the car and take it to Agincourt Yard. It then put on a local switcher to be delivery to Metrolinx yard. This is what took place for TTC 4572 in Dec and it took 11 days for this to be done. It cost money to interchange cars. It takes only a day to ship by truck.
As far as I know since it can't be seen first hand, CP MacTier sub is on detour due to a new bridge for it being built over Eglinton using Metrolinx connection south of Black Creek that is used by CN to get to CP Lambton yard. Until the tracks are place on the new bridge, the track to Metrolinx yard can't be used at this time.
As for being ship by truck in Europe. it has to due to tunnels width & height, curves and track gauge, as well where it going. Huge different between Europe and NA how freight trains operate. The longest freight train I saw was 40 cars that were about 40' long. Not every country operates on the same gauge to the point wheels have to be regauge or loads transfer to another car. My passenger train from France to Spain had to change gauge at the boarder as well between other counties. Number of countries are moving to standard gauge between various parts of Europe so trains don't do what they have being doing in the past as well being fast. Most freight trains run at 100-150 km, either electric or diesel. Lots of videos on youtube showing LRV's being ship by truck at have issues as will during the trip.
Most of the new LRV's in US are 66-70' long that can fit on a lowboy flat deck that use a small ramp like ION.