11-05-2015, 09:44 AM
(11-05-2015, 08:23 AM)ookpik Wrote:(11-04-2015, 11:56 PM)mpd618 Wrote: I don't understand why everyone is so quick to write off proper high speed rail.
Who's writing HSR off? All I said is that if modern rail, which is already much, much faster than than the current SLO or NO-GO Transit, is "good enough" to serve the distance between KW and Toronto.
I asked if anyone had numbers for the incremental cost between the gold solution and the platinum solution. If those numbers don't exist then I'll wait for them. But I won't make up my mind until I see some numbers and analysis.
Right. And if there is infrastructure funding enough for "gold" but not enough for "platinum", the choice would be clear, at least for me.
"Proper HSR" might take us to downtown Toronto in 30-35 minutes, assuming stops in Guelph and at Pearson. Maybe it's 45 minutes for the "gold" version (even GO with dedicated track and no level crossings should be less than an hour). I suspect that for most people the difference would not be significant. (The higher speeds are more relevant on longer routes with fewer stops, though.)