Canada's Guide on How Not to Build a Railway

When it comes to torturous mega builds, Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown line is a classic of the genre.
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00:00 - Intro
1:13 - Building Eglinton Crosstown
3:10 - Delays upon delays
3:48 - Why Toronto needs this
8:03 - How did we get here?
8:55 - Errors and delays
13:04 - What next?

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