Looking at safer more sustainable options for my wife’s 75km commute from Kingston to Belleville shows how poorly served we are with cost-effective rail transport in
#Ontario: 150km per day = 39k km per year. 8 litres gas per 100km = 3,120 litres. $1.87 per litre = $6,592 inc. HST + car payment ($5,400), insurance ($1,500), servicing ($1,000) = $12,992 per year. The train would be $72.32 per day, or $18,803 per annum. And a bus would still be needed to get to her office.
#viarail #sustainability