• Someone@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Passenger service ended in 2011 and freight shortly after. Up until a year or 2 ago it was still being mostly maintained, but I believe there are a few obstructions and washouts just north of Victoria as well as both a bridge and crossing gate not being replaced in Shawnigan Lake after they were each knocked down by trucks. There is a small section of track still operational in Nanaimo, but it’s only a few kilometers from the rail barge terminal to some industrial parks for things like propane.

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      1 year ago

      Oh! Neat. I wish someday it could all run again… would be lovely to take a train trip from Courtenay to Victoria and back.

      • Beaver@lemmy.caM
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        7 months ago

        Hopefully those carbrains don’t rip out the tracks for their trails idea. Trains are so much more efficient and we have enough trails already.