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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe
With the price of gas, if a family of 4 can travel for less than the cost of gas for a normal car, even if it is slower, it might be worth it.
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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.