{"id":1790959,"date":"2021-05-13T18:08:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T22:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1790959"},"modified":"2021-05-13T18:08:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T22:08:20","slug":"canadian-passenger-rail-in-1955-and-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/05\/canadian-passenger-rail-in-1955-and-1980\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Passenger Rail in 1955 and 1980"},"content":{"rendered":"

This interactive map<\/a>, created by Sean Marshall, compares the extent of Canada\u2019s passenger rail network in 1955 with what was left of it in 1980 after decades of service cancellations and line abandonments. By 1980 the various railways\u2019 services had been taken over by VIA Rail; VIA\u2019s network would face the first of a series of cutbacks the following year (there\u2019s a lot less of it extant today), so this map represents the public rail network at its maximum. More about the map from Sean here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This interactive map, created by Sean Marshall, compares the extent of Canada\u2019s passenger rail network in 1955 with what was left of it in 1980 after decades of service cancellations and line abandonments. By 1980… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[131,40,39],"class_list":["post-1790959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-transit","tag-canada","tag-railroads","tag-railways","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1835222,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/12\/passenger-rails-decline-in-the-u-s-and-canada\/","url_meta":{"origin":1790959,"position":0},"title":"Passenger Rail\u2019s Decline in the U.S. and Canada","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"6 December 2024","format":"link","excerpt":"The decline in passenger rail service in the U.S. and Canada is charted by this interactive map, which uses a slider to compare Amtrak and Via Rail service in 1980 with what it is today. 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