[ssiguy]

Yes, CN & CP make good and reliable passenger rail very difficult but the primary problem of VIA remains...........it's a political entity and hence it's priorities and funding are politically motivated.

VIA's would be a far superior service if Ottawa decided to funnel it's resources to the Corridor and not running lines to Churchill or Prince Rupert. Seriously, the ONLY place in Western Canada that can support a good rail service is the one place that doesn't have it, the Calgary/Edmonton corridor.

As far as I'm concerned they should completely dump all routes outside the Corridor and reintroduce it on the Call/Edm one. No one takes the train in the West or few in AC so why is it still running. Hell, if Greyhound can't even make a go of it in the West how the hell do they expect VIA to? If there can be shown that some routes are viable during the summer months then pehaps that is an option but as a rule, if you don't live between Quebec City & Windsor, your service should end.