It is hard to imagine but we did use to manufacture high speed trains in Canada. You have to go back to the mid 1960s when Canadian National built the TurboTrain. The TurboTrains  were built by Montreal Locomotive Works, with their ST6 engines supplied by UAC's Canadian division (now Pratt & Whitney Canada) in Longueuil, Quebec Times are definitely different now. In 2012, Caterpillar Inc closed its Electro-Motive locomotive plant in London, Ontario. In July 2019, Bombardier announced it will cut up to half its work force at Thunder Bay rail-car plant. This was after Bombardier had severely mismanaged orders for the Toronto Transit Commission. We can build modern high speed trains in Canada if the corporate, public and political will was there to  support it. Here is a link to a larger photo of the Turbo trains being built.

High Speed Rail Canada Releases Rare 1973 Radio Interview On Board CN Turbo Train High Speed Rail Canada has released a rare radio interview done on board the CN Turbo train in 1973. WireService.ca Press Release (07/12/2018)  - High Speed Rail Canada is the only national advocacy group dedicated to promoting the modernization of passenger rail in Canada. High Speed Rail Canada's mandate is to educate people on the benefits of modern passenger rail. They do it through their website  http://www.highspeedrailcanada.com  , Youtube channel, Facebook, Twitter  ;@HSRCanada  and public educational sessions. The Turbo train ran in Canada's from 1968-1982. It holds the record in Canada for the fastest train with 226 km/h. That record was set in 1976. High Speed Rail Canada has obtained an ultra rare CBC radio interview done on board the train. Reporter Bob McGregor interviews CN Vice President Frank Roberts. They comment on the turbo’s speed, service an...