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Originally posted by octothorp@Oct 6 2004, 08:47 PM
Personally, I'd use it a lot if the cost wasn't too prohibitive--maybe about once a month on average. $100 round trip isn't too bad--something around $80 would be great. I'm a big fan of rail travel, though. I still can't believe that there's no affordable rail travel between Calgary and Banff anymore.
It sounds like the biggest cost is in terms of buying land up for the track.
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Don't forget after you arrive in Edmonton you would most likely have to rent a car, since it's not exactly a condensed area(world's largest city in the land size) and i don't think there bus system is very good.
but i guess if they are going to build it, it would take 10-12 years and by that time oil will be at $200/barrel. hmmm. what kind of fuel does a bullet train use? is it all electricity? nuclear power? hehehe
