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	News SEND YOUR NEWSWORTHY VIDEOS TO VIDEOS@NEWSTALK1010.COM Tweet Diesel vs Electric train fight goes to court Posted By: Siobhan Morris smorris@astral.com · 11/18/2012 6:10:00 PM A group opposed to diesel trains on the planned link between Pearson Airport-Union rail link will be in court on Monday. The Clean Train Coalition will present arguments in support of its application for a judicial review of a decision by Metrolinx to use diesel trains rather than electric ones. An NDP private member's bill to make the switch was up for 2nd reading when the Ontario legislature was prorogued. The Air-Rail Link is supposed to be done in time for the Pan Am Games in 2015. *With files from the Canadian Press & Katie Franzios Share This Local News Loading Leave a comment: showing all comments · Subscribe to comments Comment Like 3 0 * * Please fill in the CAPTCHA below to complete your action. Submit Loading Cancel Reset Password Simply confirm your registered email address below and click "Reset Password." We will immediately email you a link back to the site where you can enter a new password for this account. Account E-mail: Becoming a member only takes 60 seconds! Members get access to exclusive information and products that non-members do not, including concert ticket presales, trips, advance notice on upcoming entertainment events, movie screening passes, music giveaways and more! Account E-mail: Password (Case Sensitive): Reset your password Login with Facebook We've found your existing NewsTalk Club account. Please login below to complete the Facebook login process. E-mail Address: email@address.com Password The password you have entered is incorrect. Please try again. If you're unable to remember it, you can reset your password. Not a member yet? Sign up now! Kevin posted on 11/18/2012 08:24 PM A rail link is needed. Why don't we do it right from the get-go and make the trains electric rather than deal with a potentially expensive retro-fit project somewhere down the line. If diesel is all we can do right now then so be it but somewhere down the line they will be made electric. IMHO let's do it right the first time. 1 1 hide replies · reply· like· report Rick posted on 11/18/2012 09:15 PM @Kevin I agree! The World Health Organization just reclassified diesel exhaust to be on their number 1 list of things that cause cancer. There are 300,000 people living right beside this corridor who the Toronto Medical Officer of Health says are at risk if it is not built to run with electric trains. Dr Ian Clark at Sick Kids Hospital, who is a cancer researcher, says they should go electric. City council says they should go electric. Metrolinx has chosen the Air rail Link as its system priority for electrification. SO WHY DOES METROLINX THINK IT IS GOOD TO PUT DIESEL TRAINS ON THE AIR RAIL LINK IN THE NAME OF A TWO WEEK SPORTS EVENT? reply· like· report Loading scott d posted on 11/18/2012 09:45 PM Compare Vancouver's system to what Metrolinx wants to build. 2and class? How about 4th class? http://soraurenpark.wordpress.com/2012/11/18/clean-train-coalition-vs-metrolinx-case-nov-19-at-10-a-m/ reply· like· report Loading showing all comments Comment Like Please fill in the CAPTCHA below to like this content anonymously. x Submit x Reset Password Simply confirm your registered email address below and click "Reset Password." We will immediately email you a link back to the site where you can enter a new password for this account. Account E-mail: Please enter your email and password to log in. Account E-mail: Password (Case Sensitive): Reset your password Login with Facebook We've found your existing NewsTalk Club account. Please login below to complete the Facebook login process. E-mail Address: email@address.com Password The password you have entered is incorrect. Please try again. If you're unable to remember it, you can reset your password. Not a member yet? Sign up now!


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