Vancouver

Although SkyTrain has been proven successful in densely populated urban areas of our region, SkyTrain cannot feasibly be expanded all the way to Chilliwack. This would incur travel times longer than driving and be prohibitively expensive to construct rather than exploring cheaper, faster regional rail technology.

• it went out to Cultis Lake in the 1940s. It even carried fedex-type packages. It went to NorthVan, and it went to the Sumas border crossing on a spur.
• a similar service was massively extended to similar distances before; and beyond. The most noticeable feature missing here is 'express' trains which pass by (most) local stations without stopping, staying at speed for much of the way and quickly escaping the dense metro.

Pushing people onto expensive regional tickets for their daily commute is a little "let them eat cake" elitist.