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Exactly. “Canadian Amtrak” is VIA Rail: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Rail https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Rail Like Amtrak, VIA is a federal governm
by Reason077 6y ago
Exactly. “Canadian Amtrak” is VIA Rail:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Rail https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Rail
Like Amtrak, VIA is a federal government-owned operator of intercity passenger rail services. And just like Amtrak, it operates mostly on tracks owned by private freight railways such as CN.
- Ensorceled 6y agoWhere in the article did they call CN the "Canadian Amtrak"?
- vinay427 6y agoIn the last paragraph, they claim that Amtrak is the closest thing in the US. > Unfortunately, though, the closest thing the U.S. has to a national rail provider like CN is the chronically under-funded Amtrak
- Rendello 6y agoAnd like Amtrak, it's a hollow husk of what it once was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1G0Lyh3uik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1G0Lyh3uik