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Originally Posted by roger1818
Either that or they would lease it to VIA. Either way, CP would retain the right to run trains overnight when VIA isn't using the track.
As I said over on UT: CP only runs 3 trains a week each way on the Havelock Sub. and are only maintaining it to Class 1 standards, so it takes 12 hours to get from the Toronto Yard to Havelock. By letting VIA buy/lease the ROW and improve the track, CP can do the same trip in a couple hours, allowing them to do the return trip in one night (while VIA isn't using the track), which will save a lot of money in labour and equipment utilization, so it is a win/win.
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Awesome, thanks for the insight. Definitely a win-win situation then. Since VIA will be the one spending capital on upgrades, seems almost certain they would take ownership and provide overnight access for CP. But even with a lease agreement, seems like it'd be a non-issue for freight traffic conflicts regardless.
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