A little thread necromancy here - more of a history question, has there ever been a consideration to use Manitoba's shortlines to run passenger rail? There's more short trackage than I realized as per the provincial website. Obviously there are significant gaps to anywhere useful beyond the Lake but as a fun thought experiment, I can think of some ways these tracks could be useful in building larger networks. Any insights are much appreciated.
https://www.gov.mb.ca/mti/mcd/shortline_rail/index.html