WOW Trail leaders and organizers are going to, or trying to go the cheapest route possible. Because causeways exist north of Lakeport, it will require extensive construction building beside the tracks and to build their own pedestrian bridges. They are going to try like hell to twist the numbers in their favor; they will be the bigger economic drive than the train, they will be able to better utilize the ROW to it's full potential and they will pull out the environmental card, saying the tracks are polluting the water. I'm sure there's going to be much more mudslinging than what I just mentioned but that's all I can come up with at the moment. You only have to look at other similar situations going on around the country with Rails to Trails, to get an idea of what we are about to deal with. When I say "we", I really mean the P&LRR and NEGS, they're the ones that will ultimately be fight against the WOW Trail and the City of Laconia. The state seems to be playing the neutral card at the moment.
It takes real skill to choke on air, fall up the stairs and trip over nothing. I have those skills.