In those third world countries: employee costs, maintenance costs, cheap labour so they can afford to have low ticket prices. Here, we have high costs to operate trains. Engineers, employees, maintenance staff costs alot more here relative to the third world country.
Business has to be profitable, hence the costs translates into high ticket prices. Not to mention unions, they help to keep wages artificially higher than the market demands. I think VIA is pretty competitve.. Their first class service is pretty nice. Personally, I'd much rather take an airplane because of the speed though; it'd be great if we had high speed rail here! The Great Western Way offers a dramatic route that wends its way across the landscape, through the prairies and the magnificent Rocky Mountains.
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Go to Page Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. View detailed profile Advanced or search site with Search Forums Advanced. Originally Posted by Natnasci. Canada and Europe are nothing alike when it comes to a population that can support massive train infrastructure. Especially the cost of high-speed rail. Depending on what countries you want to call Wester Europe, the population is nearly million Canada has 37 million in a much larger area.
Originally Posted by Milky Way Resident. With the exception of a few routes, people use VIA rail for leisure purposes. I don't know anyone who took The Canadian to go on a business trip. Originally Posted by allenk Well when some Canadians brag about how much more advanced and progressive they are than America, I naturally assumed this progression applied to the transportation system.
Last edited by Natnasci; at PM.. It's literally just 4 hours away! How ridiculous.
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