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Originally Posted by ranchlandsselling
If it's HSR why not send Calgarians direct to FM, if it's going 240-300 KPH. I will never, ever, ever drive to fort mac. Even though my work might require it (I'd instead fly). I can fly to edmonton too but prefer to drive.
If there was a train I'd go to fort mac.
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Twinning the highway is the logical first step. If traffic numbers get to the point where its justified - example Ft Mac expands to 500K+ people then maybe the discussion can start but likely only if industry kicked in a portion of the cost.
Edmonton to Calgary is twinned and they are getting to the point where any future expansion of the highway would be costly. Less than the HSR but if you can build the HSR and not need to expand Hwy2 then that would seem like the more economical solution if the money can be worked out.
From a purely good press POV it would be worth its weight in gold. Just think of the optics of Calgary to Edmonton having the only real high speed train in North America. It would be a great talking point how the "tarsands province" is investing in clean renewable transportation when Silicon Valley still needs to drive?
And building it now adds so many economic possibilities along the corridor for possible future stations. It would also make suburban rail to Calgary more viable with connections to Cochrane and Okotoks.