Ontario Border Dept: But there could also be important losers. That's because of two problems, according to Montreal Gazette. The Agence m tropolitaine de transport, the arm of the transport ministry that wants to build the line, has said that it could design the Train de l'Ouest so that it made a slight detour and stopped at Trudeau Airport. It has also said that the train could include cars reserved for air travellers that would have space for baggage. Such a plan would thus benefit two distinct markets at once: it would serve commuters on the West Island and beyond and at the same time serve air travellers, Montrealers visiting the airport to accompany or greet travellers, and workers at the airport and commuters living on the West Island and as far as the Ontario border got great news two weeks ago when the Charest government ordered an engineering study for a new commuter-rail line. The Train de l'Ouest would go between downtown's Lucien L'Allier station and Hudson at least every 30 minutes between 5: 30 a.m. and midnight, and during rush hour it would be every 12 minutes. The study's hefty $22-million cost suggests serious intent. Let me back up a minute. As
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