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Originally Posted by Mazrim
Go watch any video of someone taking Via Rail from Toronto to Vancouver and you'll hear a familiar thing: "Waiting for other trains" and sometimes for hours on end. This is the reality of a proposed Calgary-Banff passenger train on existing tracks only. I have no idea how they can get any decent frequencies on this route without a brand new track.
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Exactly. Look how long it takes the Rocky Mountaineer to travel from Banff to Vancouver. Average speeds are abysmal, which is important when it's not merely a sight-seeing tour.