Boggles the mind that in 2023 Canada doesn't have frequent high-speed electric rail from #Quebec City to #Windsor. 50% of Canada's population is in the red zone below.
People fly and drive instead. Such low-hanging fruit, but no government grasps it.
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High-speed rail in the US Midwest, which has a similar population density as #Spain, would replace short-haul flights, and go a long way to reducing carbon emissions.
Should be a no-brainer for Amtrak Joe Bidenβyou'd think, anyway... (Fantasy map below)
In Europe, I go everywhere on high-speed electric trains.
In Canada and the US, I'm stuck on slow, late-running diesel trains.
I explore this sad situationβand offer hope for the futureβin my latest Straphanger dispatch
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