[mazda77]

The infrastructure is mostly there along with the R/W buffers. Does it ever dawn on some people this whole thing could be built elevated over the existing R/W?

I was making a point about the upcoming election but am not polyannish about it happening overnight. There is a lot to be done to overcome the establishment and that is the key. Get it back into the hands of We the People and it will get done.

[Alberta's Child]

The infrastructure is not really there. The horizontal alignment for high-speed rail would have to be different, and there are a whole bunch of bridge and tunnel sections that would make an elevated maglev system on the current alignment completely impractical.

I'd be willing to bet that no private company would ever get involved in such a project, even if the government gave them the right-of-way at no cost. I don't think this service would have enough riders to justify the enormous cost of building and operating it.