minus-squareLiptontoCanada•Why doesn't via rail combine freight and passenger trips on the same train? To reduce the cost for passengerslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThere is a wikipedia article on this : “Mixed train”. It seems that 2 routes are still operated with both freight and passenger, but it’s not common nowadays because it’s slower and easier to separate freight and passenger routes. linkfedilink
There is a wikipedia article on this : “Mixed train”. It seems that 2 routes are still operated with both freight and passenger, but it’s not common nowadays because it’s slower and easier to separate freight and passenger routes.