It would have utilized a new electric train to provide interurban service, then referred to as "inter-regional rapid transit", along the existing and new GO corridors.

The system was based on an enlarged UTDC ICTS vehicle that was designed to offer a compromise between passenger capacity and the level of infrastructure needed.

[4] The proposed line would have used a modified version of the Urban Transportation Development Corporation's ICTS car, which would undergo about two additional railcar vehicle redesigns throughout the program's iteration.

[7] The GO ALRT project was viewed by some as redundant since there had been interurbans, referred to as radial cars in Canada, provided earlier in the 20th century.

More recently, there has been emphasis on attempting to revitalize and reconceptualize the suburbs as having urban infill development, similar to the storefronts with apartments on top as seen in downtown Toronto thoroughfares, with light rail transit similar to European low-floor tramways providing a transportation linkage for such a newer concept of built space.