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Originally Posted by thewave46
The efficiency of a car per passenger-mile use improves as it is loaded with people.
Four train tickets (even if two are child fares) probably will cost more than the gasoline between Saint John and Halifax, an approximately 800km round trip.
A modern Honda CR-V AWD has a combined fuel consumption of 8.1L/100km. The trip would consume ~65-70L of fuel. Even at $2.00/L, that's $130-$140, divided by 4, so $32.50-$35 per person. I highly doubt an 800km round-trip ticket on a train would be viable at such a price.
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Pick a year.... the last few years, it has not been a minivan. It has been a full size truck. A trip of 4 hours round trip in a truck is pushing $300+ So, if Corridor pricing was used, it would be affordable to switch from your truck to the train if it were on time and reasonably fast.
Instead of saying "no", say what is needed.