>>1831421>connect the metro vancouver line with the calgary-edmonton lineFigure out how to get through the mountains cheaply, and with minimum loss of speed.
>hsr would be comfy from nova scotia to montreal Not seeing the high-population centre in NS/NB/PEI that would make a line there viable. Much of the line seems to be single-track as well. Don't see why, the Atlantic ports are key for improving exports to Europe/MENA/Africa, so gimping capacity like that seems odd.
If we're crayoning it, a Quebec-Fredericton (capital bonus)-Saint John - Moncton - ... - Halifax HFR line that cut through Maine looks okay-ish on paper. CN has American operations, so perhaps the track would be owned by them. It'd be electrified (paid for by Via Rail), so they'd set up an electric district around it, offering relatively fast unit freight train service to Saint John/Halifax.
