Canadian Railroads > VIA's CEO Wants to Raise $3 Billion

Good luck to him.

http://www.thestar.com/business/economy/2015/04/27/via-rail-looks-at-private-funds-to-build-own-tracks.html

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 Just a minute... the Canadian taxpayer paid for a lot of 3rd track on the CN Kingston sub for VIA to run on, we also paid for the CTC on the CP Brockville sub + the swtich heaters at Smiths Falls.. (Note.. CP is selling VIA the Brockville sub, deal is supposed to close end of July).. also the Canadian taxpayer is on the hook for 1.3 billion C$ a year in subsidsy for VIA.. I yhink this guy is hanging out with JT and smoking something..

bob
 

Lets not forget Via's H.O. and most officers are from Quebec or Quebecers!
They live an enviroment where they ask and Ottawa crumbles- lest they separate-  Right! 

Mike Bannon
St Catharines, ON

To rant about taxpays money, better read again, he says, they will not ask for any more federal money.

For a lot less than three billion dollars, you could put an air strip in every Via-served hamlet in western Ontario, Manitoba etc and give them three puddle jumper flights daily.

Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> For a lot less than three billion dollars, you
> could put an air strip in every Via-served hamlet
> in western Ontario, Manitoba etc and give them
> three puddle jumper flights daily.

I seriously doubt if the money to be raised would be for expansion of long distance services. This is probably for envisioned improvements to corridor services.