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Originally Posted by roger1818

Yes, you have the right to go to the CTA to gain access to the lines, but that doesn't mean you can run as many trains as you want whenever you want on someone else's track. VIA Rail's operational challenges are proof of that.

The biggest problem I see is that the Trillium line is at 100% capacity and the passenger load is high enough that I can't imagine the CTA forcing Ottawa to cancel one or more trains to make room for Moose. They could give Moose access during off peak (which means it couldn't provide service to commuters) or they might allow Moose to pay to have the line double tracked, in which case capacity becomes a nonissue, but that would be ridiculously expensive. Is that in the budget?

Similarly Pont Noir (the rail bridge across the Gatineau river) is currently being used by Rapibus. Obviously trains cannot share a ROW with buses. What is your solution for this? Are you planning on building a new bridge? If so, it would probably be cheaper to build a new bridge for Rapibus than it would be to build a new rail bridge.

My other question for you is are you aware that the Beachburgh subdivision has been torn up west of the junction with the Renfew Subdivision? Are you planning on replacing the tracks? Similarly are you planning or replacing the washed out track on the Maniwaki Subdivision?

If you are going to the expense of laying new track, why not resurrect the Carleton Subdivision to provide service to Bridalwood, Stittsville and Carleton Place?

Maybe Moose is going to pay to double track the Trillium Line and to build a new Gatineau River crossing?