We took a high-speed train like this one from the Frankfurt airport to Cologne. It's as sleek inside as it is on the outside. A screen at the end of each wagon displays the next stop, time, and speed: I saw 194 km/h!

People have been talking about a high-speed train from Windsor to Quebec City for decades, but have made no progress. The biggest technical problem is not the snow, but that it would have to cross a provincial boundary, you see.