@chu
The same argument could be used for extremely inefficient modes per passenger-mile such as air travel or ubers. The plane was scheduled to fly anyways, after all.
Even though the bus is always running, it is still better to bike when I can.
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Canada's private monopoly owned train system is an absolute policy failure.@chu
with a diesel locomotive, I'm not sure that Via can beat a gasoline-fueled car. Their own data shows 55 kg CO2e one-way from Toronto to Montreal, compared to 104 kg for a typical car with one passenger. With four people in a typical rental car, it should be half the emissions of the train.
Train vs plane and car carbon footprint | VIA Rail
Discover how travelling by train helps reduce your carbon footprint while offering comfort and convenience for your trips across Canada.
VIA Rail (www.viarail.ca)
Canada needs to electrify our existing rail system. I'll be dead before Alto opens, and my kids probably won't live long enough to see passenger rail out west.