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Originally Posted by Northendzone
also, if you had a stop at the airport, then something in the city, then cochrane, morley , canmore - at say 20 minutes per stop - you are likely looking at a total trip time of 2 to 2.5 hrs (just to get to banff - never mind more time getting to whatever you want to see in banff) easily as i am allowing for 1 hr of moving time without any delays for a freight train.
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20 mins per stop? More like 3-4mins stationary, and an extra min on each side to get back up to speed. I would imagine a few express trains would skip Cochrane and Morley...
Even if the economics were closer to reasonable, self driving cars seem like an awfully big threat in the medium-long term.