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[–] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

You have:
• Toronto's rail system that generally has its own tracks
• Vancouver's commuter train, which already has priority, but because of laws forbidding the movement of dangerous cargo at the same time as passenger trains, CN intentionally kneecaps the line and refuses to let it expand.
• And Via Rail, which has exactly one train in all of BC and it costs over 2k per ticket per seat.

[–] TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah I wanted to train ride from my place to Edmonton. $2K plus a night stay in Jasper. I could fly 3 times for that.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

Via Rail has two if you count the Prince Rupert/Prince George train... but to get there from where people exist in British Columbia, you have to go to Alberta and back.