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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 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.