[Newsbot]

Title: Lillooet mayor calls for return of Vancouver to Prince George rail service
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2016-03-16 11:05:36
Canadian

[andyt]

Be nice to see that service back, but it really doesn't make financial sense. It's just not going to attract enough riders.

[herbie]

Of course not. It used to be three times plane fare, took 18 times as long, was 1 1/2 times as long as if you drove and cost double what gas for a 4x4 pickup did for the same trip.
There were also no basic amenities, no sensible schedules and they ran Budd cars so damned old most people would be scared to get in one.
Plus if they ever dropped even ONE car into the depths of Anderson lake the lawsuits would bankrupt even CN.
THe Mayor would probably have more luck lobbying Christy Clark for a Skytrain extension.

[andyt]

herbie herbie:

THe Mayor would probably have more luck lobbying Christy Clark for a Skytrain extension.

[herbie]

Shit she needs a mega-project. LNG has tanked and parades of ProLNG supporters aren't gonna market get better! That just helps feed the US vs THEM distraction politicians all seem to use to get elected.

[BartSimpson]

Obviously what they really need is a $300bn high speed rail project.

That'll make the unions happy.

[herbie]

A 5% transfer tax increase on foreign property buyers in Vancouver should cover that in a week or two....