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CPR Faces Decline as Passengers Choose Cars Over Trains
A Commons study of transportation and railway service laments the decline in CPR passenger use despite streamlined trains and scenic domes. Buck Crump cites four key factors convenience comfort speed and cost, noting Joe Blow prefers driving or bus travel. The CPR promises the CANADIAN train will endure but regional changes, like Winnipeg heating switches to gas and job shifts away from traditional trades, signal a broader march of time.
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Buck” Crump
Canada
Joe Blow
Point A
Point B
CPR
Joe
Crump
Mr. Crump
Joe Blows
Winnipeg
Manitou