“Visions of Whistler’s Future,” by G.D. Maxwell (Pique, Jan. 5), reminds us that one third of residents already commute to work. I didn’t come up to work, but I came by hybrid vehicle. I am the one who has to change.
But Max also knows we travel along and sometimes cross a very functional railway, and I wish he’d listed the railway as one of our dedicated transit lanes. We built and paid for it, and used to ride it. We just need to reclaim it.
One way to rebuild and reactivate our railway (remember BC Rail?) is to electrify it. It might seem a daunting project, but remember what “we” paid to build the new (pre-Olympic) road, and we have the electricity at Shalath right on the railway.
Let’s form a “Passenger Rail Working Group.” If you are interested or knowledgeable, please contact me at [email protected]. We could appoint Max as Ironist in Chief. He is often our best reminder that some of our near future lies in our recent past.
