and they wonder why people don't use the rail system

[wendykh]

Seriously wtf?

$500 a piece to go to Halifax and back? a 20 hour drive each way?

For comparison, you can fly for $124:


wtf?

Comments

[dzuunmod.livejournal.com]

I know. It's completely ridiculous. If you wanna give yourself a heart attack, look at the rates on the Toronto-Vancouver line.

I mean, I can kinda see the appeal of riding the rails through the Rockies, with glass-ceilinged cars and sleeper cabins and three meals a day, but not at the prices they charge. VIA is (sometimes) worth the money that they charge on routes within the Quebec City-Windsor corridor, but nowhere else in the country.

[obskura.livejournal.com]

totally off topic, how do you do a screen shot on a macbook?

[wendykh.livejournal.com]

I believe it's command shift 3.

[obskura.livejournal.com]

cool thanks

[thepersona.livejournal.com]

You're comparing apples and oranges here. The fees for flying will put you well above $250 per trip per person, which is what the train is charging.

VIA gives you a good discount if you book more than a week in advance. I always try to take advantage.

[wendykh.livejournal.com]

er no the train is 500 per person for that trip. and if I have to sleep, I am not doing it in a chair!