#Toronto to Quebec City rail

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High-Speed Rail Corridor Announced by Trudeau from Toronto 2 Quebec

In a significant stride towards modernizing Canadian transportation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the development of a high-speed rail network from Toronto to Quebec City. This project aims to redefine commuting within Canada’s busiest corridor, offering quicker travel times and promoting sustainable transport solutions. The AnnouncementProject Details about High-Speed RailImpact…

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The Trudeau government will announce plans for a high-speed train linking Quebec City and Toronto in the coming weeks, Radio-Canada has learned.

Proponents of the project hope the train will take passengers from Montreal to Toronto in three hours. By car, it takes about five-and-a-half hours to travel between the two cities.

Sources told Radio-Canada the train will travel 300 kilometres per hour — double the speed of Via Rail's current trains.

Ottawa announced plans back in 2021 to build what it called a "high-frequency" (HFR) rail corridor with stops in Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Laval and Quebec City. Sources told Radio-Canada the federal government has now decided the Toronto-Quebec City link will be high-speed. [...]

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YESSSSSSS

"Today, I'm announcing the launch of Alto, the largest infrastructure project in Canadian history," Trudeau said from Montreal. "A reliable, efficient, high-speed rail network will be a game-changer for Canadians."

Trudeau said the new rail network will run all-electric trains along 1,000 kilometres of track, reaching speeds of up to 300 km/hour, with stops in Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montréal, Laval, Trois-Rivières and Quebec City."

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Thoughts on the announcement of high-speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto?

Is it an electoral stunt? Yes. Do I care? No. I am just really excited to have another high speed train, it sounds like it will be really good.

[the-city-in-mind]

Justin Trudeau announces *brand new* Alto high speed rail network to run at 300km/h (186mph), initially to run between Quebec City and Toronto, with an all-electric trainset.

There will be a nearly $4 billion investment to be spent over five years and three phases, with a cooperative approach between the Alto crown corporation, and construction to be done by the private Cadence consortium.

The group has released estimated travel times:

Toronto-Ottawa 2:09

Toronto-Montréal 3:07

Toronto-Peterborough 0:40

Ottawa-Montréal 0:58

Montréal-Québec City 1:29

Montréal-Trois-Rivières 0:50

Compared to VIA Rail, it should cut anywhere from an hour to 2:30 off current travel times.

This is a nice surprise!

[thesituationroom]

minas tirith = toronto

osgiliath = kingston

edoras = ottawa

lothlorien = quebec city

rivendell = montreal

lake-town = vancouver

cirith ungol = via rail

[tundrafoot]

Do it you cowards. We are way beyond considering.

[thatrickmcginnis]

VOIVOD Montreal 1989

Sometimes I forget how ambitious I was when I was young. I had sold a portrait or two from the film festival to the Village Voice in the fall of 1989 when Edna Suarez, their photo editor, called me from New York to ask how hard it would be for me to get to Montreal to shoot a band. I didn't tell her that it was no small trip given Canadian distances, but I wanted the job really badly, so I mumbled something about taking the train and got the assignment to photograph Voivod, a heavy metal band from Quebec who had just shifted from noisy thrash to a complex prog metal that would give birth to a whole subgenre. I got the phone number for the band's manager and arranged a day for the shoot, then got on the phone with VIA Rail. (Canada's Amtrak. Keep in mind this was the pre-internet world, and my only other option would have been going to a travel agent or down to Union Station to book a ticket, which I'd have to do anyway to pay for my fare once it was reserved.) I was on an overnight train from Toronto to Montreal - over eight hours in a coach seat, but thankfully they didn't charge for baggage, and I would be bringing most of my studio with me - two cameras, light stands and the ProFoto ProAcute 6 strobe kit I'd just bought with money I'd inherited after my mother had died.

Voivod are, in my opinion, one of a half dozen really original bands that have come out of Canada. (Also on that list: Simply Saucer, NoMeansNo, Death From Above 1979.) I'd liked them since early, abrasive records like Rrröööaaarrr, and wasn't the only one intrigued by their new, prog-ier direction, as they'd caught the attention of the music critics at the Village Voice enough to warrant a feature in their end-of-year Pazz & Jop poll, for which I was providing the photos. I arrived in Montreal early on a Saturday morning to find that the city had just been blanketed by a snowstorm. I hauled all my camera gear upstairs from the Gare Centrale to the dining room of the Queen Elizabeth hotel for breakfast, to wait for Voivod's manager. He showed up just as I was finishing, and helped me carry my gear to his car, and we set out for the band's rehearsal space in a big complex out in a Montreal industrial suburb. Everyone seemed baffled but flattered that a New York magazine would send a photographer all the way from Toronto for a photo shoot, but I scoped out the room - your standard stark cube in an old warehouse building, with windows high on one wall and egg cartons covering the other walls to provide cheap acoustic insulation.

I worked hard to deliver a lot of options from my photo shoot with Voivod in their Montreal rehearsal space. Thankfully I had the luxury of time and subject who were, most of the time, engaged with the task at hand. I also lit the hell out of it, using all three of the heads in my strobe kit to provide everything from flattering soft light, moody "horror movie" light from below, and hard light shooting almost directly into my Nikon F3 to make the lens flare. I had the band pose in the usual, full-length band shots, looming above me as I kneeled on the floor, and huddled together screaming their lungs out. But my most successful set-up was composed with my new Rolleiflex - the band lit from above against a backdrop of egg crates, looking up into the light as if they're about to be raptured, or abducted by friendly aliens. That was the one I was certain that Edna at the Village Voice would like the most, and I was right. (I'd prove it to you if I could find the tearsheets which, I fear, may be long lost.) I definitely lost money on the gig after paying for cabs to and from the train station, my ticket, and breakfast at the Queen Elizabeth. But I seemed to pass the test and continued to get work from Edna for several years, first at the Voice and then at the New York Times when she moved there. Voivod are still together, and released Morgöth Tales, their 16th record, last year. Sadly guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour died of colon cancer in 2005.

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wooo let's gooooo

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TORONTO-QUEBEC CITY INTERCITY RAIL PROJUECT JUST ANNOUNCED 200KPH MINIMUM SPEED LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO

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The federal government is "seriously" considering building the country's first high-speed rail link between Quebec City and Toronto, says Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. Ottawa announced plans back in 2021 to build what it called a "high-frequency" (HFR) rail corridor with stops in Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Laval and Quebec City. At the time, the government estimated the cost at between $6 billion and $12 billion. The federal government identified three qualified bidders for the project last year. A spokesperson for VIA HFR, the VIA Rail subsidiary set up to oversee the project, said the bidders have been asked to provide the government with two options: a "conventional" rail network with trains reaching speeds of 200 km/h, and a network with trains reaching speeds "comparable to those of European trains."

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We're on our way

[the-city-in-mind]

Amtrak and VIA Rail are discussing extending the Chicago-Detroit ‘Wolverine’ line to Toronto’s Union Station, using the Detroit River Tunnel!

This would be awesome as it would then become a gateway for train travel from Chicago to Montreal and Quebec City. (It’d be nice if there was a new direct QC City-MTL-OTT-TO-Detroit-Chicago express line!)

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Canada to Develop High-Speed Rail in Toronto-Quebec City Corridor

The Canadian government has confirmed plans to develop a high-speed rail network connecting major cities in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor. The project, named Alto, will cover approximately 1,000 kilometres and is expected to reach speeds of up to 300 km/h. The route will include stops in Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montréal, Laval, Trois-Rivières, and Quebec City. A new project identity was…

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Canadian government pledges billions for high-speed rail network linking Quebec City and Toronto

MONTREAL — The Canadian government said Wednesday it is moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar plan to build a high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto. The planned rail network will be 100% electric, span approximately 1,000 kilometers, (622 miles) and reach speeds of up to 300 kph (187 mph). There will be stations in Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montréal, Laval, Trois-Rivières…