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Originally Posted by roger1818
Wow! The Havelock Sub is about 150km (or 93 miles). At 10 mph, about 9:20 of that is actually running. If VIA were to pay to have it upgraded from Class 1 to Class 5 track, CP could run freight trains at 80 mph (passenger trains can run at 95 mph) and save about 8 hours labour each way. This reduction would also mean they could do a same day round trip, potentially saving lodging costs.
From this, I am sure the CPR would be as happy as a clam to sell the Havelock Sub to VIA, even if it means running at night. |
Not only that, but the vastly improved trip times could even generate them more customers. It's a win-win for CP.
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Originally Posted by acottawa
But if ROW of way sharing is possible why is this project even necessary? Why not ROW share the CP mainline (which provides a much more direct route and a much larger population) or even the CN mainline?
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Because unlike the Havelock sub, the CP and CN mainlines are too busy with freight trains and not controlled by Via. Running on freight mainlines is the whole reason Via can't achieve the scheduling, speeds and on time performance that it needs to increase the relevance of rail. Plus the CP mainline doesn't even go through Ottawa, which is essential to the HFR business case. The proposed route has the benefit of running through all three major cities on a single line, which makes the route more efficient.
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