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Originally Posted by roger1818
AFAIK, VIA Rail is mandated to maintain service to remote areas without access to roads. The Sudbury-White River train is an example of one of those routes, as many of the intermediary stops don't have access to roads.
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I suspected as much.
I imagine the beancounters have also looked at the savings provided by discontinuing the highly-subsidized lines versus the cost of buying out those who are in those regions and found the case lacking. I'm not sure if you have any insight into this.