The above video is excellent as a local resident asks Metrolinx why we do not have all day two way GO Rail service. The answer shows you just how difficult it is to deal with CN. Question starts at 59:40. The CN Freight Bypass Rail Corridor is key to unlocking two way all day GO Rail service along Canada’s Innovation Super Corridor. It will add additional rail capacity (i.e., tracks) along the Toronto Kitchener/Waterloo Corridor. In 2015 the IBI group released the Missing Link Report , that suggested combining CP and CN freight lines in a certain area in Ontario to free up space for more GO passenger trains. A good analysis of that report was done by Andrew Johnson in 2015. Fast forward to now and the problems associated with bringing CP and CN rail together seem to be leaning toward a CN freight bypass corridor only. This is good news still for people in Kitchener,Guelph, Waterloo but not for those who were fighting for GO train service into Cambridge. Proposed Freig...

Support for Two-Way All-Day GO Rail and High Speed Rail Motion To Be Presented at City of Kitchener Council Meeting May 7th, 2018 Two-Way All-Day Go Rail and High Speed Rail  Councillor S. Davey is presenting to the City of Kitchener the following motion at their council meeting. 9.c. Two-Way All-Day Go Rail Service and High Speed Rail – Councillor S. Davey has given notice that he will introduce the following motion for consideration this date: WHEREAS Two-Way All-Day GO rail service and High Speed Rail will be a key part of unlocking the full potential of the Toronto – Waterloo Innovation Corridor and Southwestern Ontario that will create over 170,000 jobs and add an estimated $17 billion to our nation’s Gross Domestic Product; and, WHEREAS Waterloo Region currently has approximately 3,000 job vacancies in the high- tech sector, and Two-Way All-Day GO rail service and High Speed Rail will help our companies attract and retain the talent and business connectivit...

The City of Mississauga, City of Toronto, City of Cambridge and the Town of Milton are each requesting support from their Council Members to partner on a study that could result in a transformation of the rail network in the western GTA. “Improving rail transit in the western GTA would provide long-lasting benefits for our city. It would stimulate economic growth by attracting new talent, businesses, employers and students to the city while increasing innovation, growth opportunities and prosperity,” said Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie. “We share the same vision as our municipal partners and Mississauga is taking the lead, to bring about convenient and effective transit solutions to move people across the GTA and beyond. Similar to Mississauga’s LRT, there’s a strong foundation that supports the need for a regional rapid transit system.” The federal government has indicated its intent to invest in transit infrastructure, including rapid transit. Last week, Prime Minister...