General Road and Highway Discussion

[tomh009]

I was reminded in seeing Canard's post with the map of rail lines in the area of the line between Cambridge and Guelph (the brown one on the map). Does anyone know if the line is used at all anymore? I've crossed it on occasion at Blackbridge Road, and it seems like a ridiculously dangerous crossing to me. It's almost impossible to see that the way is clear at the crossing without actually entering the rail ROW with your vehicle.

I think this is part of the original GWR Galt-Guelph line, built in the 1850s.  It would be CN property now, but based on the undergrowth on the tracks, it certainly is not getting much (if any) use.

EDIT: It's still on CN's route map, albeit marked as one of their shortline partners.  That still doesn't tell us the usage level, though.