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I think in our defense there is simply not enough people and towns to support a rail network like this. A shame, really, 'cause a WestJet flight from Victoria t
by tills13 2y ago
I think in our defense there is simply not enough people and towns to support a rail network like this. A shame, really, 'cause a WestJet flight from Victoria to Calgary is way more expensive than it needs to be and don't even get me started about cross-country flights.
I would accept if Via rail was cheaper. I have been looking at those cross-country trips and it's literally $4k CAD per person. I get that it's accommodation, too, but still.
- CalRobert 2y agoVia rail is commonly excoriated by not just bikes. The baggage policy seems especially pointless.
- bpye 2y agoNearly two thirds of Canada's population live within the Windsor-Quebec City corridor - some 40 million people. Similarly Vancouver, BC - Portland, OR has relatively high population density. Population is not the reason for rail failing here.
- tills13 2y agoOk sure but when I say Canada I am talking about the entire country. I support a cheap, fast line connecting Toronto with its populated neighboring cities. And sure, something between Vancouver and Portland would be fine. But it is not feasible to, for example, connect Vancouver and Toronto with rail. In Europe, you can take rail from London to Athens. I want that in Canada but you have to go through vast amounts of nothingness to do so. Population IS the reason for rail failing here.
- chgs 2y agoAmericans (and yea Canada is basically America) love to point out their vast empty plains. Truth is that there are millions living in areas which rail makes sense but it doesn’t happen because they don’t want it.
- bpye 2y agoOops, I meant 25 million people. Point still stands.