AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agoLiberals’ high-speed rail: a fast track to privatization: Experts say Trudeau’s plan will sideline VIA Rail—and passengers will pay the price | The Breachbreachmedia.caexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down13
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkLiberals’ high-speed rail: a fast track to privatization: Experts say Trudeau’s plan will sideline VIA Rail—and passengers will pay the price | The Breachbreachmedia.caAlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareOutlierBlue@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day agoVIA rail doesn’t own much track at all. Almost all (97%) of the track they operate on is owned by other companies, like CN. And that is why their service sucks. They get second priority to any cargo trains that CN wants to run down them.
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 day agoAh makes sense. I wasn’t even concerned about the low priority of passenger cars. I meant the physical condition of the track itself, and the resulting reduction in top speed along many section in the maritimes.
VIA rail doesn’t own much track at all. Almost all (97%) of the track they operate on is owned by other companies, like CN.
And that is why their service sucks. They get second priority to any cargo trains that CN wants to run down them.
Ah makes sense.
I wasn’t even concerned about the low priority of passenger cars. I meant the physical condition of the track itself, and the resulting reduction in top speed along many section in the maritimes.