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Originally Posted by Ironhorse
I wouldn't be surprised to see Canadian Pacific helping out with that; they're pretty good with rebuilding rail lines in a hurry.
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CP has their own problems at the moment - the transcontinental mainline through Canmore was obliterated and secondary lines through southern AB and BC took a hit as well. That said, CP has always been a good corporate citizen being based in Calgary and I'm sure they would answer the call if the city requested help.
As catastrophic as they look, it's actually amazing how quickly washouts like this can be fixed. Once the city commits the resources to it, I would bet that section of track is restored within 48 hours or less. The bigger concern is the signalling equipment that controls traffic on the C-Train line, and the electrical bonds that control the gates at the grade crossings - I would imagine a lot of that stuff is a total loss and depending how severe the damage is it could be a while before they get it all replaced.