High Speed Rail in Canada

[ssiguy]

The speed of trains is little more than penis-envy.

No one cares about how fast their train is travelling but rather how long their trip takes. You can take HSR but if you are making so many stops along the way the that the "high speed" part of the equation is gone then you won't entice anyone new to get on-board.

We saw this on Wynne's "get some SWO votes, written on the back of a napkin" HSR proposal from Toronto to London. KW and Pearson had stops planned but then Guelph, Stratford, and even Brampton wanted their stops as well.

The service has to be reliable, frequent, fast and, very importantly, affordable. Corridor train travel is not very expensive but of course that comparison only holds true when you are travelling alone. Add a partner and the fare doubles while driving with someone else drops your expenses in half.