>>2023528Where are the handholds on top for the diverse residents?
>>2023528>Toronto-Quebec City HSR first proposed in early 90s>cancelled when the federal Progressive Conservatives lost power>Toronto-Windsor HSR proposed in 2017>cancelled when the Ontario Liberals post power soon after>Trudeau about to get booted out soon>Toronto-Quebec City HSR proposed againIt's all so tiresome. It's one of those things that's never going to happen that an unpopular government at the end of its rope dangles on voters to get them to hope that the thing they really want will get built if they vote party back in power 5 or 10 years later.
Canada is a failed nation with no future. It has the worst government system on earth with no capacity to make any real impact on improving infrastructure or quality of life.
It’s good that they’re investing in building the expertise. A country needs to raise a generation with the knowledge of train networking and construction and keep that knowledge going before they can build a good rail network.
High frequency* rail
Canada is a shit hole you cock sucking faggot
>>2023528Never knew they made double deck TGVs bretty neat desu-ne
>>2023529They don't exist in the future, Anon. Sieg Heil!
permaban 'literally just a screenshot of a twitter post with a phone filename' posters
>>2023528Okay, so I've read more about this news, and there is the summary.1) The federal government has chosen a bidder for the Toronto-Quebec City High Frequency Rail (HFR, higher-speed than current trains but not meeting HSR definition, focus on increasing punctuality and frequency of trains instead of peak operating speed) project, which was the original name of the project before it was changed to high-speed rail (HSR).2) The winning bid said that they can deliver HSR within the allotted project budget.3) The government has not revealed which vendor won the bid or if other vendors also offered HSR speed.The situation sounds more hopeful now that it looks like the project's upgrade from conventional rail to high-speed rail is due to technological advances decreasing the cost difference between railway that goes 200 km/h and the one that goes 250 km/h.
>>2023681Sounds awesome. Hopefully it encourages parts of the US to invest more in HSR. At least now we’ll have or engineering/project planning expertise going around.
>>2023682Ditto, Chang!
>>2023528Will Canadians be able to ride on the roof like they do back home?
>>2023819AFAIK at least between Toronto Union Station and Montreal's Bonaventure, there aren't any tunnels or catenaries so in theory, yes
>>2023885>>>2023819>AFAIK at least between Toronto Union Station and Montreal's Bonaventure, there aren't any tunnels or catenaries so in theory, yesThe very very largest hurdle is not the rockies, its the builder of the rolling stock: Bombardier
>>2023885>>2023923Thank you saars I will invite my entire extended family to ride this train
who would travel between montreal and toronto?They speak 2 different languages
This announcement is just a desperate ploy for votes from a government with horrific polling due to their horrific policies. They doubled the national debt within a decade and can barely make interest payments and this line is projected to cost hundreds of billions. This line will not be built.
>>2023957Plenty of Montrealers move(d) to Toronto to either escape french language bullshit or seek better career opportunities.According to Via rail in 2022 saw 1.8 million passengers between mtl and TO, and thats not including people to travel by bus, car, or plane.
>>2023957A lot of people do already, and a lot more people would if there was a high-speed rail connection.
>>2023957Toronto has a large francophone community as well.Montreal has some English-language universities, which used to be pretty popular because the tuition was super low compared to Ontario. I think the tuition gap is narrower now, but they can still be popular for people looking to practice bilingualism in pursuit of government jobs. Students tend to make a few trips home every year.Montreal is also a hub station for train service to the maritime provinces, and Toronto is a hub station for train service to Western Canada.
