Petition against REM downtown
There’s a petition to the National Assembly asking it to rethink building an elevated train through the heart of Montreal.
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Nick D. 21:04 on 2021-02-19 Permalink
It’s just occurred to me that there already is a train track that runs from downtown (the old port) all the way east along rue Notre-Dame (and later, Souligny): it’s only for freight, though (and I guess it’s still owned by CN, or whoever). Those big long freight trains can take forever to pass if you’re trying to get out of the Science Centre! Surely it’d be cheaper to make a deal with whoever owns that track and then put in a few stations? The bottom part of that line (from the Molson brewery east) is almost the same as the proposes line of the REM…
Also: I’m not sure what happens to that line west of Peel basin.
Kate 23:38 on 2021-02-19 Permalink
I’m not entirely sure they’re interested in finding ways to build it more cheaply.
Max 14:36 on 2021-02-20 Permalink
It’s actually the Port of Montreal that owns the railway that runs through the Old Port and along Notre-Dame East. It connects with the CN network at Point St. Charles and with with the CP at Hochelaga. I really doubt the port would be willing to let go of that essential piece of infrastructure.
http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=2762,3099576&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL