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Canada: Behind By a Century on Trains, My Great Frustrations.

A Reflection on our Dysfunction.

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Reece
Oct 25, 2025
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First, a positive aside to set the stage.

Yesterday morning I caught a regional train into Toronto, and that was sort of miraculous. I had to head into town to catch another train, this one a VIA intercity service to Quebec and it was leaving around noon. People underrate the mindset of service and service frequency above all else, but I was reflecting …

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