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SebC · 09-21-2012, 07:36 PM

For what it's worth, here are some numbers I googled on the Calgary-Edmonton corridor:

NPV of revenues (min-expected-max) from Oliver-Wyman report (billions of 2006 $):

125 mph: 1.4 2.1 3.5
150 mph: 2.8 4.3 6.4
200 mph: 5.6 9.2 14.3
300 mph: 13.5 17.0 24.3

And the costs, estimated by the Van Horne Institute (billions of 2011 $):

CPR line (comparable to 125 mph) 2.5
Greenfield non-electric (comparable to 150 mph) 3.7
Greenfield electric (comparable to 200 mph) 5.0

300 mph (maglev) isn't costed, but based on these numbers it looks like a 200 mph Calgary-Edmonton train is just about can't miss economically.

09-21-2012, 07:36 PM	#31
SebC tromboner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: where the lattes are Exp:	For what it's worth, here are some numbers I googled on the Calgary-Edmonton corridor: NPV of revenues (min-expected-max) from Oliver-Wyman report (billions of 2006 $): 125 mph: 1.4 2.1 3.5 150 mph: 2.8 4.3 6.4 200 mph: 5.6 9.2 14.3 300 mph: 13.5 17.0 24.3 And the costs, estimated by the Van Horne Institute (billions of 2011 $): CPR line (comparable to 125 mph) 2.5 Greenfield non-electric (comparable to 150 mph) 3.7 Greenfield electric (comparable to 200 mph) 5.0 300 mph (maglev) isn't costed, but based on these numbers it looks like a 200 mph Calgary-Edmonton train is just about can't miss economically. __________________ "You can't swing a cat on the internet without hitting a goaltender apologist."