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Originally Posted by FFX-ME
Hi Joseph, Since a very significant fraction of the rural commuters to Ottawa come from Russell-Embrun, why not use the still-existing right of way from the Ottawa-New York railroad and build a commuter rail line there? This would have the highest probability of success.
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Thanks for the suggestion.
We've not yet examined the former NYC route that briefly parallels the current VIA Alexandria Sub and then travels to South-East to Russel/Embrun and eventually Finch and the shores of the St. Lawrence. This is a long gone ROW and while we think it possible to consider for our service eventually, there are likely structures and highways now that would make some portions prohibitive.
For start-up, we're going with existing operational (or close to operational) lines. Once that's running, several additional lines become interesting.
Joseph Potvin
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