Experts: Potential high-speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto聽
The federal government is expected to announce plans to move forward with a high-speed rail project linking Quebec City and Toronto, with electric trains reportedly capable of reaching speeds of 300 km/h. Although no official announcement has been made, sources suggest the new line would significantly reduce travel time between Montreal and Toronto 鈥� from the current 5.5-hour drive, or more than five hours by train, to just three hours by train 鈥� and include stops in cities such as Ottawa, Laval and Trois-Rivi猫res, all while operating on a dedicated track.聽聽
These experts from 海外直播b站 are available to comment on this topic:聽
Ahmed El-Geneidy, Professor, School of Urban Planning and Group Leader, Transportation Research At 海外直播b站, specializes in public transportation, sustainable mobility and urban infrastructure development.聽
Ahmed.elgeneidy [at] mcgill.ca (English, Arabic)聽
John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer, School of Continuing Studies,聽has expertise in aviation management and has previously held senior management roles at Canadian Pacific Railway in Asset Management and Network Design as well as senior roles at Air Canada in operations, marketing and planning.聽聽
John.gradek [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)聽
