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How Canada got stuck building low-speed rail

For CBC Creator Network, Paige Saunders looks at why Canada is considering a new conventional-speed passenger network when there are faster options available.

High-frequency and high-speed rail aren't created equal even if they sound similar

How Canada got stuck building low-speed rail | Creator Network

1 year ago
Duration 17:21
For CBC Creator Network, Paige Saunders looks at why Canada is considering a new conventional-speed passenger network when there are faster options available.

Canada is great at high-speed rail studies but not at actually building high-speed rail.

Why are we the only country in the developed world considering a new conventional-speed passenger network?

For CBC Creator Network, Paige Saunders looks at why it's so hard to build high-speed rail in Canada, and why high-frequency rail isn't a good substitute even if it sounds similar.


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