I Got To Thinkin'.......

Whatever happened to the local railways here in the Maritimes? (click)

Most, if not all, of our Trans Canada Trail system

is made from these defunct rail lines.

Don't get me wrong, I love our trail system here in Nova Scotia

and we use it almost daily.

However, it makes me wonder if going with truck transport,

over rail transport, was the wisest choice back in the 70's and 80's.

It must have been a powerful lobby group that convinced

the 'then government' to abandon local railways.

Maybe it was the trend back then in other countries as well.

Our roads and cities are jammed with transport trucks....

those 18+ wheelers. In fact, last week a young driver

in his commercial van was killed instantly

when the transport truck in front of him detached 

itself from the large container it was hauling

and crushed the van.

Our downtown area in Halifax is over-crowded with these

truck/container vehicles.....from one end of the city to the far end.

As I said, just thinking.....and OK time to stop!