Click on the photo to read a story on CHEK NEWS about Saanich’s plan to allow popup businesses on the Galloping Goose and Lochside Trails. This is an example of the type of amenities and opportunities that could be available on an E&N Rail to Trail.

Premier John Horgan doubts that train service on the E&N corridor is achievable, even in the well-populated Langford to Victoria section. See this story in the Times-Colonist. It is time to start discussions about converting the rails to a trail, while at the same time preserving the corridor for potential use for rail sometime in the future.

Railway not achievable

This is an excellent article from the National Post that explains why passenger trains, especially high-speed commuter rail, make no sense at this time in Canada. The arguments apply particularly well on Vancouver Island.

No bullet trains