- Chris Selley: High-speed train to nowhere
I’m all about high-speed rail. Real high-speed rail, I mean—electric trains cruising on dedicated track at 300 km/h, not some kind of watered down diesel chug-a-lugs that slow down at level crossings. I don’t want the Sheppard Subway of high-speed rail; I’d rather fly Porter and wait until this country grows up to get the real thing. There’s a lot of wide-open space between here and Ottawa, and between Ottawa and Montreal, and the benefits of a TGV-style service couldn’t really be any more obvious. Never mind greenhouse gases, can you imagine a two-and-a-quarter hour trip from downtown Toronto to downtown Montreal? Edible food, on-board wi-fi, private compartments for business meetings, no security checks? My heart palpitates at the thought. On those routes, the airlines would instantly be reduced to the status of Greyhound.
Friday, May 01, 2009
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About Me
- Unhypentated Canadian
- I lean to the right but I still have a heart and if I have a mission it is to respond to attacks on people not available to protect themselves and to point out the hypocrisy of the left at every opportunity.MY MAJOR GOAL IS HIGHLIGHT THE HYPOCRISY AND STUPIDITY OF THE LEFTISTS ON TORONTO CITY COUNCIL. Last word: In the final analysis this blog is a relief valve for my rants/raves.
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