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    Kanadas Hochfrequenzbahn könnte ein Hochgeschwindigkeitsprojekt werden – Züge

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    2. Free_Acanthisitta544 on

      The only no brainers are the Canadian politicians themselves.

    6. Pitiful-MobileGamer on

      We need both, we need the volume handling of high frequency, and the convenience of high speed.

      Have an Express limited stop Network running alongside a high frequency lower speed system.

    7. CurtAngst on

      Oh c’mon now… we all know this will never, ever happen in Canada. Jeez

    8. bcl15005 on

      Hopefully at least something tangible will materialize from this project.

      My understanding is that trains in North America cannot pass over grade crossings in excess of 110 mph (~177 km/h), so actual ‘high speed tracks’ require either: overpasses, underpasses, or permanent truncation of intersecting roads.

      If you look at the progress page for the California High Speed Rail project, so much of the work is spent just building a bunch of overpasses for every little rural road that intersects the alignment.

      Again, props to the feds if they can pull it off, but at this point I’d be happy to see any new tracks being built for VIA.

    9. WTFisaKilometer6 on

      Hopefully my great grandchildren will be able to witness the opening of this high speed rail 200 years later.

    10. nim_opet on

      Could, should, but probably won’t. I wonder if it would be the provinces to cancel it first, or the next federal government.

    11. Bushwhacker42 on

      Lemme guess, bombardier is going to supply the trains and SNC Lavellin will do the construction designs

    12. SnooObjections9912 on

      Not happening and if it does happen it will be 6 times over budget and not optimal for passengers then due to old design.

    13. timbasile on

      Yes but have we considered building another highway, under a highway?

    15. -throw-away-12 on

      Who wants to go to Kingston anyway… Smith Falls is the destination. Maybe Brockville for a detour

    18. RicoLoveless on

      Just don’t subcontract the contract for operations.. and if they must don’t pick Alstom.

    19. Im_Axion on

      Doesn’t like half the country live in this corridor? HSR won’t be cheap, especially as we don’t have the benefits of having done it before, but we should still pull the trigger and build it.

    20. HowlingWolven on

      I think we should build it. Shovels in the ground by 2040 after some more environmental studies sound good to everyone?

    21. norvanfalls on

      Just occurred to me that the overlap of people who will say that highways are bad and will destroy neighborhoods with people who say we need highspeed trains is probably pretty high. You’d think that would lead them to being people you can make a utility argument with as they are already making it in order to justify the trade offs. When you think about it, really is the perfect opportunity to create a new highway to select locations traveling in as straight a line as possible while sharing as much cost as possible. Doug ford wants a new highway, others want a high speed rail. Sounds like two birds with one slightly larger stone. Somehow i think that is non-negotiable though.

    22. blownhighlights on

      What are they considering high frequency? Daily, except for weekends

    25. KimberlyWexlersFoot on

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    27. AnanasaAnaso on

      Blah blah blah

      All just more talk talk talk.

      Politicians in this country can’t get anything real done.

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