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@straphanger@urbanists.socialBIG NEWS! Official announcement of high-speed rail in Canada. And it has a name: Alto.
300 km/h all-electric trains to run from #Toronto to #Quebec City.
Trudeau made the announcement at a press conference in #Montreal today.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-announces-high-speed-rail-quebec-toronto-1.7462538
Lots of issues—the Liberals' future is up in the air (though less so than a month ago, thanks to Trump); the $3.9B will go for studies and prep work by the chosen consortium (SNCF-Air Canada-CDPQ Infra); and what happened to Windsor?
Here's the announcement:
I'll be covering the story in my HIGH SPEED newsletter—which digs into the passenger rail renaissance happening around the world.
I see the future—and it's full of trains. (Sorry, Elon and company.)
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@straphanger should refer to these as "above ground hyperloop but better"
@straphanger Windsor is not exactly huge and I don't think it has all that much business/tourist traffic. I don't think it's a bad idea to leave that for more stage two.
@straphanger I’ll believe this when I vote under an electoral system that isn’t FPTP.
@straphanger This is amazing news! A no-brainer for a long time (does this mean that 70% of all Canadians will live within an hour of this line?), and one where I’ve always wondered why there were no plans already.
@straphanger the train deadname is on its side
Certainly the Windsor—Quebec corridor is already the big rail traffic zone, and a natural for more and better service, and especially for electrification. I suspect that starting with or emphasizing the Toronto—Quebec portion is mostly a matter of that most quintessentially Canadian of political pursuits, reassuring the Quebecois that they are important and will be paid attention to.
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Congratulations 
@straphanger obviously this one should be called the electric train of the americas. Or trumps train