Canada is great at high-speed rail studies — but not at actually building high-speed rail. So why is it the only country in the developed world considering a new conventional-speed passenger network?

Created by Paige Saunders with special guest Reece Martin

  • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    separate passenger rail lines would be developed,

    This is key. I used to work for one of the major railroad companies, and passenger trains are an afterthought. There are so many freight trains traveling that there isn’t time for anything else. There was barely time for us to get on the track to do maintenance.