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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
If the corridor is cleaved off of VIA, then VIA ceases to be a "national" passenger train service. It will exist in two parts - Toronto westward and Montreal eastward.
If VIA is no longer a national service, does it remain relevant as a transportation service? Will it devolve into a couple of tourist trains, and nothing more?
I would think such a move as ultimately quite regressive, especially at a time where intercity rain services should be promoted.
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If that happens one could assume that the Canadian would run out of Montreal instead of Toronto like it originally did.