# Canada’s ‘Railway City’ wants passenger trains back. Like much of the country, it’s not so simple

https://mins.news/en/item/66083

- CBC News, 2026-09-20 08:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/st-thomas-ontario-passenger-rail-canada-9.7346675?cmp=rss

> Canada is spending billions to expand passenger rail after decades of decline. But dismantled tracks, lost corridors and a surviving network centred on freight mean communities seeking to restore train service face a railway very different from the one they once had.