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Just as in the US air carriers in Canada have been subsidized in the past by the provision of airports and air traffic control systems with the air industry absorbing little of the cost. That of course has changed and is now part of the problem with the air industry. It is now on more of a level playing field with other modes of transport. The air industry is still trying to provide service to cities that are 300 miles or less apart. At this distance the train should provide a frequent, timely and similar costed service as the air mode. This is not to say that airlines shouldn't have flights between those destinations, but hourly service seems ridiculous just as providing rail service more than once daily between transcontinental destinations would be foolish. However I don't think that 1 daily train between places such as Chicago and Seattle or Toronto and Vancouver is unrealistic. What the rail providers (publicly or privately funded)should focus on are services between city pairs that are with in the 300 to 500 mile range. If direct rail access to airports was provided then both the rail and the air modes would be in a win/win situation. <br />
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