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 #740861  by b&m 1566
 
The line doesn't have enough traffic flow for the need to rebuild the northern. So there was a derailment that screwed things up for a week. The only way the northern will ever see life again is if a passenger train from Boston to Montreal returns. That may or may not happen but if it does, you’re looking at a minimum of 30 years.