Bordercollie
Senior Member
But the CP line is away from the main population and would be hard to access unless you build transit around it.
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Barrie Collingwood Railway (BCRY)
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Square_Clock
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Maybe a return to the Collingwood spur?
micheal_can
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Maybe not anytime in the near future, but maybe if there is a demand.Hopefully they don't allow it to built over.
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Rail removal through Angus and Stayner is about to begin.
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Notice-BCRY-Rail & Tie Removal - Essa Township
The official website of the Township of Essa, Ontario.
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Ugh...
lenaitch
Senior Member
The County has retained public ownership of the corridor. Even if some future rail use comes to pass, the existing infrastructure is in no condition to be part of it.
micheal_can
Senior Member
Meanwhile,it could be used by residents. That isn't horrible.
north-of-anything
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As much as I want GO service extended down BCRY, I think the funds just aren't there right now to get started on it. More important for the Barrie line is adding passing tracks, building stations at Innisfil/Mulock/Concord/Lansdowne, and the Bradford layover facility.
I'm glad it's not being turned over to development. I just hope that this truly is a stopgap measure.
On another note, if rail service is ever reactivated west of Utopia, how would freight and passenger traffic share the right-of-way between Allandale Waterfront and the CPKC mainline? And would a Barrie West station be feasible?
I'm glad it's not being turned over to development. I just hope that this truly is a stopgap measure.
On another note, if rail service is ever reactivated west of Utopia, how would freight and passenger traffic share the right-of-way between Allandale Waterfront and the CPKC mainline? And would a Barrie West station be feasible?
lenaitch
Senior Member
As far as I know, Simcoe County bought the abandoned ROW. It really couldn't be built over anyway since a large pipeline supplying water for New Tecumseth is buried on the ROW from Collingwood to Angus.
As for a freight/passenger mix, it happens all the time across most of the GO network.
OntarioOnTheMove
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BCRY item up for bid as posted on Barrie's bids and tenders website. Described as "Consulting Services for the Development of the City’s Short-line Rail Operating Contract".
Link: https://barrie.bidsandtenders.ca/Mo...90b7074-eb6e-4c1c-b7a7-5869daed11a7/#Document
Link: https://barrie.bidsandtenders.ca/Mo...90b7074-eb6e-4c1c-b7a7-5869daed11a7/#Document
Transportfan
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Rail removal through Angus and Stayner is about to begin.
Notice-BCRY-Rail & Tie Removal - Essa Township
The official website of the Township of Essa, Ontario.
Part of it has been lifted and has been a rail trail for some time. And since I took this in August in Stayner, the track across the road has been removed:
ExtendMySpadina
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I live in Barrie— I think maybe one day a Barrie West station could be feasible, they’re planning a massive development by Essa/400 interchange, but I think that’s too close to Allandale Waterfront.
However, this idea makes more sense to me… with the “rail trail” they’re making on the old BCRW line— it’s only supposed to go up to 5th Line, and I think that’s by design, technically if Angus gets big enough, they could theoretically put a station off of 5th line and build a transit community around that!
With the whole “housing targets” thing, this makes total sense. Not only could people commute from Angus to Toronto, they could also commute from Angus to Barrie without a car. It’s a win win for everyone involved!
Essa Township is forecasted to hit 31.000 people by 2041, for context, Bradford WG township had a mere 28,000 in 2011.
(Though, I think New Tecumseths needs are more important as they’re supposed to hit 70,000 by 2041, but the BCRW line doesn’t help unless you’re going onto the main line through Baxter— but you’re just backtracking and making the trip longer at that point)
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However, this idea makes more sense to me… with the “rail trail” they’re making on the old BCRW line— it’s only supposed to go up to 5th Line, and I think that’s by design, technically if Angus gets big enough, they could theoretically put a station off of 5th line and build a transit community around that!
With the whole “housing targets” thing, this makes total sense. Not only could people commute from Angus to Toronto, they could also commute from Angus to Barrie without a car. It’s a win win for everyone involved!
Essa Township is forecasted to hit 31.000 people by 2041, for context, Bradford WG township had a mere 28,000 in 2011.
(Though, I think New Tecumseths needs are more important as they’re supposed to hit 70,000 by 2041, but the BCRW line doesn’t help unless you’re going onto the main line through Baxter— but you’re just backtracking and making the trip longer at that point)
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Allandale25
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Barrie is looking for an operations provider for the Barrie Collingwood Short-Line Railway
barrie.bidsandtenders.ca
Bids and Tenders - Barrie
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Towered
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Where did this come from? Barrie actually wants to run a passenger train service to Collingwood all of a sudden? I thought the tracks were in lousy shape...Barrie is looking for an operations provider for the Barrie Collingwood Short-Line Railway
Bids and Tenders - Barrie
crs1026
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Presumably just due diligence to continue current operations. Haven’t heard snything to suggest Cando wants out, but the City will be letting other bidders get their oar in.
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