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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew
That's kind of why I was asking that. I've never really thought about where the railway goes leaving from Montreal towards Quebec. Does it cross over at the Prairies River?
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No idea. It's entirely up to the winning contractor. The Mayor of Montreal and Quebec City and Quebec ministers are making lots of noise about they want a connection from downtown Montreal to downtown Quebec City. But the private development model doesn't allow for political interference. So they can be loud. But nobody will care.
They kinda screwed themselves by handing over the tunnel to REM with zero future compatibility requirements.
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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe
If it will be proper HSR, it will be electric. If it is electric, then just build a tunnel in and out. That could be part of a second or third phase.
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Highly unlikely any private developer will pay for multi-billion dollar tunnel going East. If Quebec wants that, they'll have to pay. If they don't, they'll take what they get.
The developers priority is maximizing the business case. That means Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal. Alstom has all but come out and said that, when they said they wanted to compete with airlines. Not a lot of air traffic between Montreal and Quebec City.
This is the beauty of the private development model. They don't have to listen to anybody who isn't showing up with a big cheque. They'll do what it takes to get it built and make it profitable.