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The title mostly says it all.
That both countries in their populated areas have inter-city passenger rail networks as dense as France and Germany have at the same time. Like east of 100°W in the USA, the Pacific Coast, southern Ontario, southern Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, plus corridors to any major cities outside those areas Like Calgary, Regina, Denver, Salt Lake City
The idea being that both federal governments (and many provincial and state ones, too) are seriously considering building high-speed rail when the Oil Crisis arrives in the 1970s. End goal is that by the time 1990 arrives, both countries each have at least 700 km of HSR lines in operation, and 2,400 km by 2020 (the same as OTL France, roughly), or more.
What needs to change to make that happen?
That both countries in their populated areas have inter-city passenger rail networks as dense as France and Germany have at the same time. Like east of 100°W in the USA, the Pacific Coast, southern Ontario, southern Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, plus corridors to any major cities outside those areas Like Calgary, Regina, Denver, Salt Lake City
The idea being that both federal governments (and many provincial and state ones, too) are seriously considering building high-speed rail when the Oil Crisis arrives in the 1970s. End goal is that by the time 1990 arrives, both countries each have at least 700 km of HSR lines in operation, and 2,400 km by 2020 (the same as OTL France, roughly), or more.
What needs to change to make that happen?