CBC reports on obstacles to Canadian passenger rail revival
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CBC News publishes analysis of Canada's effort to expand passenger rail after decades of decline, examining how St. Thomas, Ontario—historically a 'Railway City'—and other communities face infrastructure challenges in restoring service. The report notes that torn-up tracks, lost corridors, and a network now oriented toward freight present significant barriers to reviving passenger rail.
“Canada is spending billions to expand passenger rail after decades of decline, but torn-up tracks, lost corridors and a surviving network built around freight means communities trying to bring trains back face a very different railway than the one they lost.”
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1 outlet In Canada's 'Railway City' the tracks end in the grass. Why a passenger rail revival isn't so simple
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The biggest reason passenger rail service died in Canada is because regardless of the connections it still took a long time to get anywhere. Saskatoon to Edmonton takes 10 hours by the existing train connection, Costs around $180 Its 5 hours by Car, 6 hours by Bus, Under $150 for both. Its 1 and a half hours by passenger plane, and again $180 is…
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Apropos being more European, # Canada 's abandonment of pasenger # rail and adoption of # car culture puts it out of step with the # EU . Canada's 'Railway City' wants ... https://www. cbc.ca/news/canada/st-thomas-o ntario-passenger-rail-canada-9.7346675
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Canada's 'Railway City' wants passenger trains back. Like much of the country, it's not so simple | CBC News https://www. cbc.ca/news/canada/st-thomas-o ntario-passenger-rail-canada-9.7346675
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