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[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn't be surprised, the govt loves investing in things and then just giving it away to private companies to squander. It's the 3pp way.

Also: via rail sucks. They don't actually maintain their tracks, they just keep slowing down the trains instead.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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.