The failing is that the Canadian rail industry fell behind other forms of transportation and rail networks in other parts of the world, destroyed their own market, and made it essentially impossible to run an economically viable passenger rail network. If rail travel was as much a part of our culture as it was 50 years ago, constructing a few high-speed rail links would be a no-brainer and pay for itself rapidly, while still being cheaper and more energy efficient than either automobile or air travel.
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