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Niagara Falls, N.Y. mayor says he wants a GO Train across the border

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...he-border.html

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- The mayor of Niagara Falls, N.Y., thinks the recent GO Train extension to his town’s Ontario counterpart didn’t go far enough, saying he wants the commuter trains to cross the border. It may end up just a dream, but Mayor Paul Dyster told a U.S. news outlet he thinks a cross-border line would transform his town into a “bedroom community” for people working in Toronto. — Dyster said the arrival of GO Transit would have an impact on his area’s real estate market and possibly attract more investors. The border town has a population of just over 48,000 people, and housing options are significantly more affordable than Toronto.

- In response to Dyster’s comments, Metrolinx said there are currently no plans to extend their services into New York state. — “There are specific restrictions when a train leaves Ontario, or any province in Canada, that require a different set of inspection criteria and standards in order to legally enter the United States,” the provincial agency said in a statement, noting they’re preoccupied with integrating transit to Ontarians in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. “Once in Canada, we hope our American visitors to Ontario’s Niagara Region will take advantage of our rail service from Niagara to downtown Toronto.”

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