Im not going to jump to conclusions yet but HFR has been a complete disaster since the Feds got their hands on it. The fact that its been a black hole of information should be disqualifying in itself let alone any critiques of route choices or other factors. I could say more but the main point is…

…that speed is far less important than cost. Just look at GO ridership between Niagara Falls and Toronto compared to any numbers that VIA posted ever. HSR has the wow factor, but still reasonably fast, regional rail serving communities would the game changer in terms of ridership…