11-18-2023, 09:56 AM
(11-18-2023, 09:50 AM)nms Wrote: Speaking of Cambridge, Mexico is talking to CPKC about making space on their lines for passenger service. (Reuters) If Mexico can do it, I wonder if Canada will be able to follow suit.
Quote:President Lopez Obrador has warned that if companies including CPKC and conglomerate Grupo Mexico's transport unit do not to offer passengers services on their existing freight rail corridors, the government will fill the void itself.
The draft decree, expected to become official on Nov. 20, states that priority will be given to passenger services over cargo on concession rail lines, without offering more details.
In theory, the same rule apples in the US I believe...doesn't mean Amtrack is any more competent. Certainly a rule can be one step, but it isn't the whole solution.