From CBC.ca via Californa Rail News
A high-speed rail corridor in southern Ontario is “exactly what our economy needs,” Premier Kathleen Wynne says.
Wynne officially announced plans for a high-speed rail line from Toronto to Windsor Friday morning, with stops in Kitchener-Waterloo and London, by 2025.
“This is an idea that has been around for a very long time,” Wynne said during the announcement in London. “We decided it was time to take a serious look at an idea that’s been around for decades.”
Wynne said seven million people live along the corridor between Toronto and Windsor and the current transportation options just aren’t good enough.
“This is where our economy thrives, is along that corridor,” she said. “It’s exactly what our economy needs.”
The project would use a combination of existing track and new rail lines dedicated to the high-speed train, officials told CBC News. It would include stops…
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