Oh yea, if northland railway can be revived between Geraldton and Constance Lake (which requires putting the tracks back first), expanded along the entire length of Highway 17, and is willing to operate as a ferry for cars (passenger and commercial vehicles) during highway closures, that will be great.
2 years ago, it perplexed me as to why train ferries for cars weren't a thing when Nipigon Bridge broke.
Ps: Last April, when I drove down the entire length of 17, IIRC, to my disappointment I did not see a single train for 2 days. If the CNR (or CPR?) isn't even that busy, MTO might as well negotiate to put Northland transit on those tracks too, especially when such service is needed. Ideally, it only needs to pay whoever owns those tracks per usage.
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