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Originally Posted by Truenorth00
Even with battery trains, VIA would effectively have to electrify from somewhere in the GTA to near Coteau. That's probably 400 km of catenary at least. It's easy to see how they reached the $2B estimate for electrification. The real question is payoff. Do they save enough to justify that expense? I suspect they'd have to get to get higher than hourly frequencies to justify the cost.
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From a dollar perspective, probably not, but it may happen anyway so that the government can look like they are putting their money where their mouth is. Not paying for electrification of HFR may come across as being hypocritical.
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