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Originally Posted by someone123
It's very hard for me to accept that everything is running optimally at VIA when Canada is growing every year but its passenger rail infrastructure barely ever changes and feels a bit like a service you might find in Cuba (I was going to joke Uzbekistan, but it looks like they have nicer trains than us). It's possible that VIA is being run excellently under terrible federally-imposed constraints but that does not really matter from the perspective of a public that wants semi-decent transportation options.
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Oddly enough, Cuba has been renewing their fleet recently; 250 cars delivered in 2019 and 75 locomotives currently being manufactured (43 delivered). They also have a sizable track-work program underway.
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/05/...ilway-network/
VIA, of course, also has a fleet renewal program expecting deliveries over the next few years.