High-speed rail travel between Toronto and Quebec could radically affect poutine consumption

The Toronto Star obtained a report that says a high-speed rail link between Toronto and Quebec City is viable, and the details would tantalize anyone who regularly makes the Montreal-to-Toronto trip (or underagers heading to La Belle Province to engage in a little weekend debauchery). The trains would travel between 200 and 300 kilometres an hour, potentially cutting the five-hour trip to Montreal in half. Just think: a two-and-a-half-hour ride could be the only thing separating you from a steaming plate of fries, gravy and cheese curds. Oh, and the 15 years the link would take to build. Read the entire story [Toronto Star] »