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Old 12-09-2021, 06:36 PM   #362
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Originally Posted by octothorp View Post
Harbin-Dalian in China would probably be the closest example (actually significantly colder than Calgary in terms of average winter temperatures).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin...-speed_railway

Pricetag of about $10 billion per 100km of track, with a lot of cost going to constructing above-ground viaducts to run the track on, to avoid frost-heaving.
Why are we talking about a high speed train? The proposal is for a normal speed train (potentially powered by hydrogen to make it attractive to the UCP).

Better examples would be Amtrak lines in the US...

Winter Park Express in Denver (has to go through way more tunnels, and Winter Park doesn't compare to the year-round tourism draw that is Banff).
California Zephyr to Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe (full line is probably more comparable to the Rocky Mountaineer)
Snowbasin FrontRunner from Salt Lake City. (more of a commuter service, buses take skiers the last mile as would happen in Banff).

Also for the party people, Amtrak serves liquor on the train so the Winter Park Express is apparently great for the aprés ski crowd (I wouldn't expect much of a party on the Salt Lake train )

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what are the plans once you get folks there. you will need to have good bus infrastructure to get them to other places and back to the train station.
Supply and demand baby. Pick your poison:

Walking
BYO bike/scooter
Rent a bike/scooter/ebike in Canmore or Banff
Taxis & Ride-sharing services
Hotel or other Tourism shuttles
Busses

Dump a bunch of affluent tourists in Banff and new businesses will develop to move them around.

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