High Speed Rail Canada - High Noon for High Speed Rail Series by Paul Langan, Founder High Speed Rail Canada - 7/14/10 I would like to examine the Toronto-New York HSR corridor and the latest information relating to it. ` Most if not all the passenger rail corridors improvements currently envisioned connecting Canada and the USA would result in higher speed passenger rail as opposed to true high speed rail. (over 200kph). According to the Fact Sheet: High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Northeast Region Office of the Press Secretary White House – Relating to the New York-Albany- Buffalo rail line it states,“ The 468-mile Empire Corridor connects all of New York’s largest cities. The vision for the corridor is to increase speeds to 177kph and add daily round trips, with one of the largest investments being the construction of a third track between Albany and Buffalo.” In January 2010, New York received $151 million from the stimulus package. These federal funds will be