Comments on: BTA To Host ‘Rediscover The Rail Trail’ Event https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:05:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 By: Earth watch police https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3383508 Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:26:22 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3383508 All those government employees make more money than me and have way more benefits and most don’t even have to break a sweat so I don’t give a f##k about furlough days.

]]> By: Scotty https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3383408 Tue, 28 Feb 2017 04:37:16 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3383408 This is the biggest BTA joke thus far. It is the Railway Trail. It is merely a marketing ploy to rename it. The Railway Trail has been in existence as a walking trail since the trains were sold to Guyana in 1946. Now suddenly it is changing its name and becoming relevant for all those highly paid people at the BTA. Surely there are more cutting edge ideas out there for tourism development. Where were the BTA after the last hurricane when it became became so overgrown in places that it was impossible to walk or cycle on it. It is used extensively on a daily basis by both locals and visitors, so please do not insult our intelligence by marking it as some new innovative way to enhance the local tourism experience.

]]> By: sage https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3383262 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 22:29:08 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3383262 Don’t leave out those who need to drink at family days.

]]> By: sage https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3383259 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 22:25:40 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3383259 Family fun? Whose idea was the swizzle bar? Can families not have fun without someone selling liqour (drugs) on site? Will Big Tobacco be represented too, maybe a cigarette booth? Bet $100 I don’t get a sensible answer.

]]> By: A Bermudian https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3383087 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 15:14:27 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3383087 The idea is to get more people out using the Railway Trail…both locals and visitors, walkers, runners, cyclists, short, tall, young, old and everyone in between. It really makes not difference who and how….just do it for fun, for beauty, &/or for fitness. As for the name, some people call it “The Trail” and no one get’s bent out of shape about it. If you want to continue to call it “The Trail”, “The Railway Trail”, “The Railroad Trail”, or “The Rail Trail” — you can call it whatever appeals to you. The Friends of the Bermuda Railway Trail and the Department of Parks have made some great improvements to the Trail in the East. If you haven’t been on it in a while, why not come out on March 5th and enjoy all that will be on offer, and tell your friends to join you on “The _____ [whatever you call it]” and have some outdoor fun. I know I’m planning on attending.

]]> By: A Bermudian https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3383016 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 12:58:37 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3383016 The Cycle 4 Change event organized for The Family Centre will end at Shelly Bay for all families riding in the event and has been coordinated with BTA’s Rail Trail event so that it can be a whole day of fun. There are many organizations that are working together to make March 5 a great day with lots to see and do…Parks Department, Baileys Bay Cricket Club, Triple Challenge organizers, food trucks, yoga, fishing and others. The Hamilton Parish Council are organizing a cleanup of the Trail before March 5. And if you can’t get out to Hamilton Parish, you can watch the Sloop Foundation’s fundraiser with walking the plank.

]]> By: Answer https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3382969 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:47:20 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3382969 Wait, what!! So you didn’t take off your tin foil hat and go outside yesterday? It was beautiful!!

]]> By: Tourism Advocate https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3382965 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:43:56 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3382965 Most experience providers are offering their services free or at reduced cost because they believe in the concept and hope to see more year-round business in the future. Sponsors are covering a lot of the other costs (Argus, One Communications, Dept of Health. etc).

Hopefully those details helps curb the conspiracy theories.

]]> By: Make a new plan Stan https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3382946 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:02:20 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3382946 Running and riding is a little difficult to do comfortably in the east. I know some people said it would ruin the beauty of the area but a while back a couple that was visiting tried to do it with a stroller. They abandoned it and said they might go back with a carrier for their infant.

Also I spoke with a couple yesterday (Sunday February 26 2017) who were happy to see the sun (considering Saturday’s weather) but needed a little help getting on the Railway trail. Then a foursome came later who just finished walking it. They seemed to have no trouble calling it the RailWAY Trail.

The children in my life (three, ages 13, 11 and 6) don’t understand why “way” is being dropped to make a better hashtag. They said the Railway Trail is a part of our history and anyone visiting should be excited by that. Out of the mouths of babes……I agree with them. I work with visitors and as was evidenced yesterday, Railway Trail rolled right off their tongues. To be honest as it pertains to their smart phones the only thing they seem to care about is the password to our WiFi. There are longer hashtags than #RailWayTrail. Why not say #RWTBDA? I guess you all know best……

We shouldn’t sell the people that visit here short by thinking that a hashtag will make or break their experience of our beautiful island.

]]> By: question????? https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3382805 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 02:27:06 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3382805 March is cold you you might get lucky. Why not have this event in April or early May? Who’s paying for all this free stuff?

TAX Payers!!!!!! :(

Bob told Bermuda we have no money. All those government employees took furlough days for 2 years to keep their jobs safe and the civil services still needs to be cut more in so many peoples eyes. Now you spending the money saved up for electioneering votes like a drunk sailor afraid to walk the plank on the December 2017 election.

]]> By: sage https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3382801 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 02:23:34 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3382801 How to promote outdoor healthy living and incorporate a swizzle bar (as usual).

]]> By: Lois Frederick https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3382752 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 23:44:36 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3382752 Not sure why they think dropping the “way” makes the name more catchy, if anything it just confuses the marketing. Otherwise this is an under used asset that can definitely be improved upon and used more by tourists and residents. That’s great!

]]> By: Jiggs Bda https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3382725 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 22:31:11 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3382725 I hope this doesn’t clash with the Cycle for Life in the same area on the same day

]]> By: Onion Juice https://bernews.com/2017/02/bta-to-host-rediscover-the-rail-trail-event/#comment-3382723 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 22:26:34 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=619595#comment-3382723 Nice concept, but subliminal electioneering.

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