I don't think that I'm the only one that thinks that the Ford government is getting ahead of itself, making plans and promises that it likely will not be able to implement, and anytime soon at that. I really think that they are politically capitalizing on people not knowing how drawn out things would be, how much money this would cost and when these lines would be open to riders.
These are all projects that I firmly do believe are needed, but the amounts of capital that would be needed to pull this off is just ludicrous. Further, negotiating with the freight railroads to build a Missing Link (that both CPKC and CN will use/share) will already cost so much, and take tons of environmental review, red tape, MONEY and assessment.
That being said, I'm curious to see what the estimates are of the government, if these promises are even kept (looking at you, GO in London), what the negotiations are like with CPKC and CN, and if we can see any results in the next two decades lol. Would absolutely love having the Halton unlocked for effective infinite GO service in Brampton and beyond, seeing the Milton Line truly flourish and seeing what can be done with Midtown, but I think having doubts is reasonable.
We still haven't seen the big wins from the meat and potatoes of GO expansion, ie. electrification, expanded service to places like Kitchener, proper double tracking, GO to Bowmanville, true 15 minute service.
What do you guys think?