How Canada got stuck building low-speed rail
Paige Saunders | CBC Creator Network | Posted: September 1, 2023 8:00 AM | Last Updated: September 1, 2023
High-frequency and high-speed rail aren't created equal — even if they sound similar
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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