The Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that, for the first time in four decades, VIA Rail passenger cars will be built in Canada. The federal government is investing more than $4.7 billion for VIA Rail to acquire and maintain 313 new passenger rail cars from Alstom Canada.
Try 2 days and 19 hrs. That’s assuming the train could maintain 600km/h going through the Rockies, which is highly unlikely.