Judging from the parts of it that I've seen, photos, and anecdotes it was never more than a single track branch, albeit a heavily used one in its hey day. All pictures of bridges that I've seen are single track. There are many other former-MEC lines that have significantly more capacity or ability to add double-track than this one.
That does not in any way shape or form negate or defeat the idea of a side-by-side trail with complementing rail service. If anything this is the best idea I've heard yet for a way to make the two work together. It does mean that creating the trail will need significant amounts of capital to properly, 'shape' the terrain to keep the trail and the ROW relatively close to each other.
That does not in any way shape or form negate or defeat the idea of a side-by-side trail with complementing rail service. If anything this is the best idea I've heard yet for a way to make the two work together. It does mean that creating the trail will need significant amounts of capital to properly, 'shape' the terrain to keep the trail and the ROW relatively close to each other.
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