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Victoria to Sooke (Milnes Landing). The rail was still under construction further up. By 1925 passenger service was extended to
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track. In 1990, the final surviving tracks were abandoned, completely removing
Vancouver Island's second railway. That was not the end of the route, and soon it was revamped for pedestrian and cycling use and is now known as the
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Kissinger to Youbou rail was closed and abandoned first. Logging by rail was then quickly moved to logging trucks. The next rails to be abandoned were the
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278:List of defunct Canadian railways
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32:Canadian
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