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

[tomh009]

It takes a while for an HSR to reach maximum speeds from a stop and then to slow down to make a stop.

I think people tend to overstate these factors. Modern HSR trains take about 2 minutes to reach maximum speed and about a minute and a half to come to a complete stop from maximum speed. Adding a few stops really doesn't make much of a difference.

Train acceleration is glacial compared to a sports car, which can reach similar speeds in 15-20 seconds, but not large enough to really make an impact if we were to have a stop in Guelph and Pearson.

The train does need to be stationary for a while, too, unless we have high-speed passengers (HSP), too!