Safety must be a priority for future Ontario passenger rail lines RE The Record: High-speed rail plan may cause hardship for rural Ontario — April 18 The column by Luisa D'Amato about a possible high-speed rail line between London and Toronto missed a significant point. Her focus seemed to be demeaning Kathleen Wynne and the Liberals as the opening and closing statements in the column clearly showed. She is quick to support the alternative to high-speed rail without even considering the basic facts with respect to the comparison of traditional passenger rail and high-speed rail. Many of the concerns brought forward by the advocacy group InterCityRail spokesperson Nicole Langlois could be easily mitigated during the design stage of the project. The biggest mistake D'Amato and Langlois made was suggesting that the solution of putting more trains on the existing line is the answer. From a safety prospective this approach is the most dangerous option. The existing rail ...