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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇

High-speed rail in now has a name: Alto.

But does it have a future?

PM Justin Trudeau's announcement of a 1,000-km corridor running 300 km/h trains between City and is the news rail advocates have been waiting for.

Now is a good time to look at the fine print...

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Feb 21, 2025, 04:28 PM·Public·Web
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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇

While Trump's Transport Sec buzz-bombs LA's Union Station to signal the feds might be ending $4B in funding to California's HSR, Canada announces billions for the Alto line in Ontario and Quebec.

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇

I offer a cautious "Hurrah!" in my latest HIGH SPEED dispatch. (Ft. a very Canadian cameo by Rick Mercer.)

Read more here:

highspeed.blog/viva-alto/

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