>>1977103the point is, as mentioned in the linked article, everybody inbetween Quebec and Toronto wants in on this public transportation thing as well - as they should! - which makes a TGV-like service, where fast inter-city trains are segregated from all-stations traffic, impossible. or at least, impossible without more land take, more complexity, more disruption, yadda yadda you know how it goes. which is why, rather than try and make 2+2 equal 5, 'high frequency' is a sensible compromise.