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Originally Posted by plangan107
Will the Canadian government spend $4 billion resulting in the same trip times between Toronto and Montreal as in 1973?
One of the biggest unsubstantiated statements by VIA Rail is their proposed high frequency rail line will reduce trip times by 25%.
What data have VIA Rail released to show how this reduced travel time will be accomplished? The answer is simple. VIA Rail has not even released any data to the public to support that statement or even the exact routing of the line.
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They don't need any data. Common sense tells you that if you end up with your own track and are able to run at full speed (which is now apparently closer to 200 kph), you will have a lower average block time for your run.
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Originally Posted by plangan107
Current VIA trains tips between Toronto and Montreal is about 5hrs and 5hrs 17min on the main line.
Even if VIA Rail could obtain a 20% reduction in trip times it would result in travel times like we had in 1973 around 4hours.(and this percentage reduction would take a leap of faith).
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And?
If VIA hits the 2.5 hrs pledged on Toronto-Ottawa, it would be competitive with air, given the location of the Ottawa airport and the double transfer required to get downtown, and the location of Pearson in GTA.
If VIA hits 4 hrs on Toronto-Montreal while maintaining the same fares, they will decimate the bus industry and actually get some people moving over from driving.
And if they get the 1hr and 20 mins between Ottawa and Montreal and hanve hourly frequencies? Ottawa-Montreal will become commutable.
Travel times from here:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/pol...ng-quebec-ontario-route/article29638997/
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Originally Posted by plangan107
How can the government spend $4 billion where the result of spending that money will be train trip times that we had in 1973? VIA Rail's High Frequency Rail plan continues Canada's reputation as having one of the slowest, outdated, and inefficient passenger rail systems in the modern world.
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We can spend $4-6 billion on high frequency rail or $12-15 billion on high speed rail. Nobody wants to spend $12-15 billion, so high frequency rail it is. If you can find a way to make the $6-10 billion additional cost that would be needed to upgrade from HFR to HSR, VIA will happily build HSR.
I'd love to hear your ideas. How do you plan on raising that?