I was looking at a rail map of Saskatchewan not too long ago, and one could travel to most places in the province on rail if there were passenger service. Not surprising, given that was the primary mode of transport when most of the communities were first founded.

I doubt it would ever happen, but an actually useful passenger rail network with decent public transit at destinations would go a long way in reducing road infrastructure costs, especially in this province with a very high amount of road per capita. It’s unfortunate we’ve spent nearly the last century completely infatuated with the automobile. One can only imagine what our towns and cities would look like if development practices weren’t solely focused on ease of vehicle movement.