The fact that the Windsor-Quebec corridor is barely faster than driving (and often far slower) for luxury prices (200+ dollars sometimes for roundtrip on a train averaging 80kmh on a good day) is insane to me, let alone that the rest of the US northeast/Canadian southeast border area is barely connected. It is a full 12 hour day of travel to get to New York from Toronto or Montreal, which should be a few hours of HSR tops
You jest, but it is legitimately mind-boggling that Canada does not have an HSR. Between Sarnia and QC, that’s like half of Canada’s population.
But of course. All it takes is for one boomer to go on tv and say “What are we a bunch of Asians?” and the public will fight it tooth and nail.
And there’s plenty of space to build out HSR in that corridor. Fuck me car brain is the worst mental disease.
Main reason I want to emigrate, no lie
The fact that the Windsor-Quebec corridor is barely faster than driving (and often far slower) for luxury prices (200+ dollars sometimes for roundtrip on a train averaging 80kmh on a good day) is insane to me, let alone that the rest of the US northeast/Canadian southeast border area is barely connected. It is a full 12 hour day of travel to get to New York from Toronto or Montreal, which should be a few hours of HSR tops