What are the prospects of a Canada High Speed Railway? High Speed Rail in North America has so far been limited to the Acela corridor in the northeastern United States, which some would argue still doesn't meet the standard of true high speed rail. In previous videos we walked through an example trip on California High Speed Rail, and ran a race from Dallas to Houston on the proposed Texas Central railway. In this video we take a fresh look at the potential for high speed rail between Canada's two largest cities, Toronto and Montreal, comparing it to existing rail service as well as the recently proposed High Frequency Rail plan. And, of course, we pit three travelers against one another in a race by train, car, and airplane.

This video drills down into the details of an example trip between Toronto and Montreal, following the journeys of three hypothetical travelers on their way from Greater Toronto (including Hamilton and Oshawa, by the way!) to Bell Centre in downtown Montreal. Along the way, and we compare their journeys step by step, and look more broadly at the argument for high speed rail in Canada by comparing to other successful HSR city pairs like Milan-Rome, Madrid-Barcelona, and Paris-Bordeaux, and praising Canada's ahead-of-the-curve (well, for North America) transit connections.

Our video includes overviews of:
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ)
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
- Montreal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL)
- Toronto Union Station (likely stop on any future high speed rail connection)
- Montreal Centrale Station (likely stop on any future high speed rail connection)

And, of course, we finish by crowning a winner!

Other videos referenced in this video:
- Best US City Pairs for HSR:    • Top 10 Places to Build High Speed Rai...  
- International city pair twins for the most promising US city pairs:    • U.S. High Speed Rail vs. the World --...  
- California HSR vs. Air:    • High Speed Rail vs. Air: California E...  
- Texas HSR vs. Car vs. Air:    • High Speed Rail vs. Air vs. Car: Texa...  
- North America's Best Airport/Transit Connections:    • North America's Best Airport-Transit ...  
- Best North America NHL/NBA Arenas Urban Form:    • 10 Arenas That Fit Their Cities Seaml...  

It might be a stretch to say high speed rail is coming to Canada, but here's more on Canada's High Frequency Rail plan"
- "New mostly electric rail line will get you from Toronto to Montreal 25 per cent faster — at speeds of up to 200 kilometres per hour" from the Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/business/2021...
- "Liberals announce plans for new 'high frequency' rail lines from Toronto to Quebec City" from CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/high...

Ontario Ministry of Transportation Traffic Data: https://www.library.mto.gov.on.ca/Syd...

SNCF (ticketing for TGV / OuiGO): https://en.oui.sncf/en/help-en/boardi...

Photo Credits:
New title roll: Video by IRVING AGUILAR from Pixabay
Republic of Korea train video: Video by Train_Video from Pixabay
Leafs home ice: Image by Tom Glod from Pixabay
Symphony: Image by TravelCoffeeBook from Pixabay
Milwaukee Art Museum: Image by David Mark from Pixabay
Charlotte Convention Center: Image by Bruce Emmerling from Pixabay
Chicago Theater: Image by David Mark from Pixabay
Downtown Philadephia: Image by magnumlifestylemedia from Pixabay
Air Canada: Image by Nel Botha from Pixabay
Toronto skyline: Image by jplenio from Pixabay

Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)

Video topic based on a suggestion from viewer Simon Eh. Thank you!

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