The side of this Via Rail locomotive says "Un choix vert": the green choice.
On the Montreal–Toronto run, it is: 55 kg of CO₂ per passenger by train, vs. 186 by plane.
But ride The Canadian to Vancouver and you emit 1.6× more than if you'd flown.
Here's why 👇
https://www.highspeed.blog/when-the-railway-isnt-the-green-way/
Taras Grescoe 🚇
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