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Originally Posted by GoTrans
Unfortunately the Liberals could easily get rid of the western services as there is no political fallout for them. They have already lost the support of the people in the west and have rendered the transcontinental service irrelevant to the citizens and taxpayers of the western provinces. If they were smart they would replace the transcontinental service with a series of short daytime or overnight trains providing daily service to the west.
In the east they would lose some political support but they have once again rendered the train irrelevant to most people's needs.
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This is the really scary part.
However, this would also be the perfect time to bring in new, more frequent service. My suggestion of simply chopping the Canadian at Winnipeg and Edmonton and run more trains between there as demand exists, but at least once a day each way would actually help win the west over, even slightly.
For the Ocean, with the mess at the terminal in Halifax, chopping it in Moncton, adding a new train that does not need to be turned for the leg to Halifax, and making it once a day each way would do the same.
Both of these fix many of the issues that really do exist, but most people are blind to. Or, they are complacent with (Hence the blocked poster). This fix would also set up these routes to allow service elsewhere, not already served. This aligns the rest of the service to be much like the Corridor.
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