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Originally Posted by roger1818
The question is if there is demand for an affordable service that is both faster and cheaper than driving (but obviously not as fast as flying)?
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For a route like Halifax-Moncton or Moncton-SJ, train travel could easily be faster than flying or even driving. It could be the main way people get around. It was up until a few decades ago; the Maritimes had an extensive passenger rail network.
I think trains might also be more reliable in winter conditions and the Cobquid Pass in particular suffers from bad winter storms. So this would be a big advantage to a train. Unfortunately right now the train is much less reliable than driving with huge delays (well, outside of covid; I don't even think it's running right now).
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