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Old Posted Jul 7, 2021, 4:07 PM
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Originally Posted by lrt's friend View Post
If HFR is very successful, an Ottawa bypass for Toronto-Montreal express trains via the CP Winchester subdivision would likely cut travel times by at least 30 minutes. This does not need to negatively impact service to Ottawa. This would be a natural future upgrade.
That would negate the very purpose of HFR: having a dedicated passenger rail corridor that VIA can control and ensure reliability on. They'd be back to where we are today. Only now trading CP for CN.
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