These items standout for me in this very good article:
…….the dedicated passenger corridor would cost $3 billion ($4 billion if the track is electrified) and attract an estimated 7 million passengers, “so it’s a third of the cost for two-thirds of the benefit,” Desjardins-Siciliano says.
“The lower-cost dedicated track project can be introduced quickly and affordably and set the stage for … an increase in speeds of trains, over time, as passenger traffic grows across the Quebec-Windsor network,” ……….
Can you imagine? Build an affordable solution that meets your country’s public transport needs, and justify it with a serious cost/benefit analysis!
California……………$68.4-billion high-speed rail project that will connect Los Angeles with San Francisco by 2029………