Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.caEnglish · 26 days ago[Petition] Restore the Vancouver Island Railway for citizens, tourism, and Freight!www.change.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up119arrow-down1external-link[Petition] Restore the Vancouver Island Railway for citizens, tourism, and Freight!www.change.orgSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.caEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-226 days agoWe also got to put in back the tracks for the Sooke line to reduce their massive commute times to Victoria.
minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·26 days agoYes, exactly. Focus on commuting sections first, then open it up further for leisure travel and freight. Getting a passenger car or two onto the track compared to freight trains requires far less upgrading and is much easier/feasable at first.
We also got to put in back the tracks for the Sooke line to reduce their massive commute times to Victoria.
Yes, exactly. Focus on commuting sections first, then open it up further for leisure travel and freight.
Getting a passenger car or two onto the track compared to freight trains requires far less upgrading and is much easier/feasable at first.