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Trudeau to announce high-speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto (www.cbc.ca)
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The train is expected to use a newly built, separate electrified track and run frequently. In addition to Quebec City, Montreal and Toronto, it would serve Trois-Rivières, Laval, Ottawa and Peterborough.

Transport Canada initially estimated that the cost of a high-speed rail link between the two cities could be as high as $80 billion.

It's expected to take four to five years to design the future high-speed line. Funds are to be allocated at the end of that time period, so it's possible a future government could modify or cancel the project.

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[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

Technically he announced a 5/6 years project of 3.9 billion for a study and a plan to have high speed rail. Nothing will get bought or built during that 5 year period. And I doubt anything will move faster once the study is over. Just add it to the pile.

No plans to ameliorate the current VIA Rail service in the meantime. This even kills the HFR plans that VIA proposed.

I'm so tired of those announcements. It's frustrating. I don't have a car now. I need to use VIA Rail now. I can't wait for 'Alto' in maybe 10 or 15 years. Intercity trains, or even buses, are abysmal in Canada. If they exist at all. And it will continue to stagnate or even degrade, while the governments will just keep announcing the same big project again and again and again.