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Originally Posted by roger1818
I don't think they would be able to "cut travel time between Ottawa and Montreal by 20-25%" only with upgrades to the track they currently own. For an approximately 2 hour trip, that would mean shaving it by 24 to 30 minutes. Considering with HFR along the entire route, VIA hopes to save 30 minutes, on the trip, what upgrades are you proposing they do for the 124 km (of the 187 km route) that VIA owns to get 80-100% of HFR's gains?
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Nowhere was it suggested that the ~$90 million was exclusively for track they own. It was suggested that this was the total spending required on the Ottawa-Montreal segment of HFR. If I find that source, I'll post. So they absolutely could have and should have spent this money and achieved HFR speeds on this segment. At least, they'd be talking to the other rail operators and figuring out what needs to be done. Waiting for HFR to do this is just a waste of time and shows a lack of commitment to continuous improvement. If there's smaller projects with decent returns, they should be jumping on them.
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