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Originally Posted by esquire
Let's assume you do that... something still has to give. Either freight trains slow down dramatically or come off entirely, resulting in much more truck traffic on the roads. So yay we've reduced cars going between Toronto and Montreal, but whoops now there's a whole lot more trucks. What have you gained in the process?
At the end of the day what is needed to improve rail is money. Who actually owns the tracks is not all that important here.
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Yes, if the issue really genuinely is about being maxed out on capacity. But unless it's actually forced, a private corporation will also refuse to accept any - even minor - inconvenience that it could easily bear because it's in control and it has no business reason to do so. Just like the're not going to voluntarily give the government any of its profits, but if forced to pay a tax increase or a fine etc. it may not affect them that much. We'd really need to know which situation we're in to say whether or not government intervention would be useful.