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Originally Posted by 4X4
No schit. HOZ, if you're going to tell us why high speed rail wont work in Alberta, quoting that inflated cost is not going to convince anyone. I will admit, however, that I really don't know how much it should cost. But $46 million per mile is clearly ridiculous.
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No, it actually isn't. I used the figure from the amount used in China. Granted there was a lot of graft in China but the labour and other costs is infinitely cheaper.
The laying of track per mile is not just the metal they are putting down. It is the construction costs of terminals, labour, materials, manufacturing of trains and whatever else. I am sure and Engineer can come up with more than me.
I think the trans-Canada highway costs 2 million per km.