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Via Rail isn’t as bad as its reputation. But we should still make it better (tvo.org)

submitted 9 months ago by Grappling7155@lemmy.ca to c/canadapolitics@lemmy.ca

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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think GO does more right, but it is regionally limited and infrequent.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Regional rail is quite a different service than intercity rail though. It's like comparing intracity buses to coach buses.

I do think Via could take some hints from GO though, and in certain areas, there's probably demand for something in between (like Ottawa to Montreal).

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

There's no reason the experience of taking a VIA train couldn't be more like the experience of taking a GO train, anywhere in the QC-Windsor corridor. The only reason it isn't is because our governments invest in road infrastructure instead of rail infrastructure.