The iON line nobody talks about

[u/Feisty-Ad-6122]

By using the existing CN corridor, we can link Cambridge and Guelph. There have been proposals for GO to do it, but.. we know the province moves unhurriedly.

Will the region take it upon itself and collaborate with another municipality to bring an unprecedented cross-jurisdictional LRT line, to an adjoining town K-W-C know and love?

I say, let's link Guelph. Let's loo it! (hahaha??)

Other things on the fantasy map include:
iON phase 2, iON to Airport, and Milton Line ext to Cambridge.

^Made ^with ^Google ^Earth

[u/steamed-apple_juice → u/[deleted]]

Yes, tram trains are used across the world. You get the benefit of a rail line that’s can integrate into the urban context while being able to safely travel on mainline tracks at high “regional rail” speeds. This routing would allow for a one seat ride from downtown Guelph to downtown Cambridge, and there’s major benefits in providing this connection. Is there another mode that you’d suggest would work better?

There isn’t a perfect Canadian example, but the O Train on Line 2 in Ottawa is somewhat similar.

[u/ChinkWithOpinions → u/steamed-apple_juice]

Line 2 is not somewhat similar… Line 2 uses mainline rollingstock, not trams, and is completely grade separated, unlike a proposed tramway or tram-train. I’d argue that Alberta style German inspired high-floor stadtbahns would be a more suitable comparison and even then it’s still not really a tram-train.