tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post2037087184937624688..comments2023-07-02T09:22:57.566-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Train Geek: Growing Opposition to Northern New Brunswick Rail PlanCanadian Train Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-26195237830462829892014-02-08T21:59:18.333-06:002014-02-08T21:59:18.333-06:00It is a shame, oamundsen.
Michael, agreed, federa...It is a shame, oamundsen.<br /><br />Michael, agreed, federal policies are inconsistent at best.<br /><br />Anthony, yes, the abandonment would end a continuous connection. There would be no detour possibility should there be a problem on the CN main line. Detouring via NBSR is not really feasible.Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-60436923529996170232014-02-07T14:45:55.044-06:002014-02-07T14:45:55.044-06:00Hi All, I am a bit confused here. So, if I underst...Hi All, I am a bit confused here. So, if I understand correctly, "they" are thinking of abandoning the 70 kilometer long middle section between Nelson Junction and Nepisquit Junction, right? If this is the case, then this would effectively end the continuos rail line from Quebec to Moncton and onto Halifax along the Northern portion of the province. So, if CN had a major rail line issue on the Napadogen line, then where will they re route traffic? Abandoning this section and causing this Northern CN line to be cut off / rendered incomplete seems like a ridiculous idea. Surely the advantages of having two continuous rail lines flowing through a province is a good idea; no? (by two lines I mean the CN Napadogen line and the Northern CN line, I am not including the NBSR since it goes through Maine) Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706061507354078875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-3333140123512459832014-02-06T12:44:46.161-06:002014-02-06T12:44:46.161-06:00There was a time when these missing links were ret...There was a time when these missing links were retained not so long ago. Via's Smiths Falls subdivision into Ottawa is an excellent example, although it's a corridor route whereas the stretch in question in NB is not a high-density route. Still, federal policies on abandoning rail lines are laughable.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917230984518214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600515.post-17793029964532323522014-02-04T18:52:52.383-06:002014-02-04T18:52:52.383-06:00Sorry that I cannot write to any legislator, since...Sorry that I cannot write to any legislator, since I live in the US. We have traveled in Canada on VIA every year for ten years, not only do we spend money on VIA, we stay at hotels, go to restaurants, have bought tens of thousands of dollars worth of Canadian art and have done this only because we enjoy traveling by train! We are not tourists who love a "tour train," we enjoy talking with local Canadians so we can better understand our neighbors, gain from their experiences and enjoy social exchange. Your present ruling party seems to want to emulate the worst of US politics including destroying the middle class citizen and one target seems to be national passenger rail service. Of course, they do this with the willing help of CN and CP, now both US companies in reality. A real shame. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com