I can understand people wanting high speed rail for 'work
purposes', or, to 'get' one there on time, but for 'recreational travel', high speed takes
away the true meaning of 'travelling by train'.
The whole idea is to 'slow' down, relax, enjoy the moment,
and the service on the train, meet people and chat with
them about their home towns and travel experiences, and
most of all 'see' the country, I mean really 'see' the
country, not a fly by.
If there is high speed rail in the future in canada, I sure
hope the existing rail service will still be available, or
an upgrade of same.
The people we met travelling from coast to coast, were 'mostly'
from other countries, and didn't want to race across canada, they
wanted to soak everything in, and see the country.
I was 'sorry' when it got dark, and I got tired, as I didn't want to sleep,
but had no choice. The first night on the train, I sat at the window at the
end of the bed, and looked outside at all the little french towns and houses,
and in the middle of the night, and, in the middle of nowhere, someone had lit a tree
with Xmas lights close to the train track, for 'us' to see, it was very touching
and thoughtful.
High speed rail could never exist in b.c., with exception of
fraser valley to vancouver.
