In other HSR news, a company/business man out of Vancouver wants to put HSR between Calgary and Banff. To me, this has some merit especially for tourist travel. It is claimed that a trip from the airport to Banff could take ~26 minutes at up to 400km/h. I would actually consider using HSR from Calgary to Banff when going out for a weekend of partying (Christmas parties, weddings, whatever) or when going snowboarding.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...osed-1.2648385