Ottawa considering Kingston, Ont., stop for high-speed rail project

The proposed Alto high-speed rail project from Quebec City to Toronto was announced late last year with planned stops in Trois-Rivières, Laval, Montreal, Ottawa and Peterborough. But Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon told reporters Monday that his office is 'going to take a very, very, long, strong and positive look' at the possibility of including Kingston in the future of Canada's first high-speed rail line.

Alto has proposed two routes: One is essentially a straight line between Peterborough and Ottawa, and the second, a southern track that dips to within a half-hour's drive of downtown Kingston.

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