03-05-2023, 02:16 PM
(03-04-2023, 11:05 PM)nms Wrote:(03-04-2023, 09:07 PM)ac3r Wrote: High speed rail is back on the menu, which will surely get 86'd as it always does: https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/tr/new...d-not.html
Could we ever hope for a Brightline North? If it can be demonstrated that privately owned passenger service can make a profit, maybe we can even convince CP and CN to get back in the game (or at least make their tracks available)... I can dream can't I?
I know that part of the challenges is that VIA and Metrolinx believe that they are fighting over the same market share and absolutely refuse to find a middle ground. (If this covered in the article, I apologize. I can't get into the article even though I subscribe to the Star)
I couldn't help thinking with reports of Pearson limiting flights during peak times what would happen if some of the domestic trips were shifted to high speed rail. Yes, we're never going to have a 4-hour train trip to Calgary (or Winnipeg for that matter), but if there was a way to eliminate the hourly flights from Pearson to Montreal (and equivalent jumps), that would definitely ease up on some of the pressure at Pearson.
Off topic somewhat, but Brightline might not be the best example. They're infamous for getting into train wrecks lol. 60+ people have died and collisions with cars are soooo frequent. It's basically a weekly thing now, even multiple times a week. It has the most incidents per mile in the entirety of the United States. Most are reportedly suicides or just morons who think they can beat the train before it gets to a crossing.
YouTube has a ton of videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_q...line+crash