Kind of a shame we let go of miles and miles of rail line as rail is pretty efficient (metal on metal = low resistance).
But, out came the route verte.
Kind of interesting.... did a bit of it near Granby. Goes on and on for miles...

http://www.momentumplanet.com/features/la-...ist-destination


train vs bike?

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bike wins by a bit... (with limits of course)