CBC - On the Money TV segment on High Speed Rail in Ontario Peter Armstrong of the CBC show On the Money hosted a segment on the recent high speed rail study announcement in Ontario. Peter interviewed Paul Langan,founder of High Speed Rail Canada about the future possibility of high speed rail. To listen to the interview CLICK HERE .

I love this interview. It is short but captures the essence of  being a passenger in 1977 on the Turbo and comparing it to the cost/convenience to travelling by plane. FROM CBC ARCHIVES  February 28th, 1977, Federal Transport Minister Otto Lang announces the creation of a new Crown corporation that will take over all passenger rail services in Canada. It is called VIA Rail Canada. Until this time, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways both operated a mix of profitable freight services and debt-ridden passenger services. CBC Radio reporter Bob Johnstone, on board the Turbo train between Toronto and Montreal, asks his fellow passengers why they prefer traveling by rail. http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/1977-via-rail-canada-is-born