Guys,
It was simply a thought - to use some abandoned section of ROW as an excursion line. It wasn't meant to tie everything together. Yes you'd be starting from scratch as I suspect much of the line may have been removed. Tie in to a Class 1 would only be needed to transport the equipment to and off of the new line.
There may be a piece of a line (currently owned by a Class 1) that is rarely used today that could be leased or purchased with the provision that they may use it when needed. You don't know until you try and find a unique piece of line and come up with some business model that would be viable for both parties.
There has to be a solution as this is a vast country full of opportunities and people willing to work for a good and common cause.
Rather than lamenting about the current state of affairs, why not think positively about how to address the problem looking at alternative out of the box solutions?
If you start to think about alternative non conventional solutions, you may be surprised what you will come up with that may present itself as a feasible solution.
Obviously it will cost money - but if successfully marketed and run, it could also make money.
Maybe its the optimist / engineer in me that feels there is always a solution - if we only simply look for it.
