St. Thomas park connecting with other railway entities [Video]

Canada’s only Elevated Park is joining forces with other railway entities in St. Thomas.

Seven years after the park opened on the former Michigan Central Rail Bridge, volunteers say it’s time for the next chapter and new leadership.

Those behind the park have joined forces with the Railworks Coalition to help collaborate and grow.

“We have a board structure and management and a bigger group of volunteers,” said Mat Janes, president of On Track St. Thomas, who manage the park.

“Up to this point, it’s been a small number of us that have been doing all the work. We hope to take advantage of Railworks standing in the community to bring some more people into the project as well.”

The Railworks Coalition believes this is the natural next step, to unite all rail entities.

“When this was all envisioned many years ago, it was to bring together all the rail, …