Cape Breton Business Leaders Dream of Reviving Dormant Rail Line. Can the Math Work?

Cape Breton business leaders dream of reviving dormant rail line. Can the math work?

For more than a decade, empty rail tracks have faded into Cape Breton's picturesque landscape, evoking the loss of the industrial economy that was once the lifeblood of the Nova Scotia island.

Cape Breton business leaders dream of reviving dormant rail line. Can the math work? - Halifax

Empty rail tracks have faded into Cape Breton’s picturesque landscape, evoking the loss of the industrial economy that was once the lifeblood of the Nova Scotia island.

Cape Breton business leaders dream of reviving dormant rail line

Many in the business community hope that shifting trade patterns – and an elusive major customer – can make a compelling case