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Originally Posted by kevman
I don't understand why no one feels an underground line can work in Calgary? We're talking about 15-20 blocks underground... I tend to believe that most opponents to this suggestion have never taken the train to work. The current system is already taxed to it's limits and it's only going to get worse if we don't remove the biggest bottle neck. It's going to be expensive but how much has Bronco spent on infrastructure for new communities in the last 6 years? Isn't it time that everybody else that commutes downtown gets a little infrastructure relief?
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I take the train (and a bus) to and from work everyday - during peak times. I know how bad of a bottleneck it is downtown but I still don't think its feasible to put it underground. It would simply cost too much money. Also, from the sounds of it the engineering challenge might be too great.