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Well, that seems like an odd thing for a CEO to advocate for...
Ah.
I've heard, and it's on rumour, that in areas where via does have priority (like the corridor) CN/CP just run trains longer than the sidings, so they can't more out of the way.
Freight companies already do the same thing in the US and are unfortunately completely within their rights to do so
Thwy run those longer trains on days when ther isn't a scheduled VIA train too.
I don't think it's specifically done to screw VIA, even if that is one of the results.
Yeah, that sounds familiar - I think I've heard something similar, though I have no idea where.
They always try to run longer trains, it just has a fun sude effect. It means less crews and less trains to keep track of. Thats why we had the challenger and the big boy, more power for longer trains.
Yeah it doesn't work in the US though because the freight companies run trains too long to fit into the areas where trains wait for other trains (with right of way) to pass.
Classic case of "Socialize the costs, privatize the profits"
Via is a crown corporation, though, so aren't the profits also socialized? Correct me if I don't understand how crown corporations work.
Yes, and I believe the rail companies that are tying up the tracks likely are not, so it really is more making them pay for inefficiencies which impact the citizens taking passenger rail