Now ViaRail goes through the line of boarding people with a scale to weigh people's luggage. When you think it can't get any dumber.

There is a future timeline out there where Canada finally gets high-speed rail, but people are still forced to queue up for boarding, have to follow airplane-like luggage rules and are asked to show up 50 minutes before departure at the station. And this is the optimistic scenario.

Airlines have to weigh luggage because it needs to be balanced for flight performance, and too much weight is dangerous. What’s the justification for trains?