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German trains on a typical Wednesday in 2026
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Man, if only Canada could even have what Germany does in the middle of the night.
yeah but also
That's like 30% of the problem. Russia has trains everywhere. The rest is just that Henry Ford set up his factories along the border, and we've leaned hard into car-centric development ever since. (Well, actually, we might be turning a corner now, but it's slow)
i wouldn't say all over russia
Yeah only where >95% of people live. And if we can't get AT LEAST 100% why even try, right?
If you look at the road system in Canada, it's the same pattern, basically. There's a few dirt "highways" that stretch into the northwest, and absolutely nothing connecting the northeast. All the agriculture and so all the sizeable cities are in the south.
Actually, Russia has a lot more going on up there. As you can see the Russian homeland stretches pretty continuously up, and even in the colonial areas further east, they have mid-sized arctic city Norilsk (that disconnected bit of red). The best we can do is Yellowknife at 10,000.
Hi, yes, unrelated question, but if I upgrade to Canada+ what are some of the benefits?
Less advertisements, and the opportunity to upgrade further to one of our many confusing premium packages. Duh. /s
Everyone lives on the bottom line though.
I still take Via Rail whenever I have to go to Toronto, Ottawa or Quebec from Montreal, and it's so convenient and relaxing to go from home to somewhere in another city entirely by rail the whole way. Especially compared to the circus that is flying today. But why does it have to be so dogdamn slooooow. And I wish there were more than a couple viable destinations for someone who doesn't want to drive everywhere.