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    Calgary Regional Rail Transit

    Hyperloop/Transpod In layman's terms what is Hyperloop/Transpod? It is an object travelling at high speed in a vacuum. Why a vacuum? A vacuum has little to no air, air creates resistance (aerodynamic drag), if there is no air there is no drag and objects can travel at much high speeds. Think of...
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    Calgary Regional Rail Transit

    Upgrades to the existing CP Right of Way would cost less than $5 million per km, while a greenfield high speed rail line would cost more than $40 million per km. According to the Van Horne Institute, high speed rail would only get 4x the ridership of higher speed rail, so 8x the cost for likely...
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    Calgary Regional Rail Transit

    The Van Horne Institute estimate for the CPR alternative (upgrading and twinning the existing CPR Right of Way) was $1.7 billion in 2004. Extrapolating the Calgary Bow Valley Mass Transit Feasibility Study cost estimates to the Calgary - Edmonton corridor, I estimate the capital spend to be at...
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    Calgary Regional Rail Transit

    https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-take-alberta-back-to-the-future-by-expanding-passenger-rail-service Passenger rail service in the existing CP Right of Way, using CFR compliant rolling stock that is compatible with freight operations, will enable regional rail that connects...
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    Calgary Regional Rail Transit

    A train to Banff is a noble idea, but is it the correct place to start?
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    Calgary Regional Rail Transit

    City of Calgary has it in their 50 - 75 year plan, in the very distant future, might happen might not. The goal of Rail For Alberta www.railalberta.com is to bring that timeline forward as quickly as possible. It is not just a negotiation with CP, it involves getting all the municipalities on...
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    Calgary Regional Rail Transit

    With it being Alberta Regional Rail, I have only concentrated on potential destinations within Alberta. With the cooperation of neighbouring Provinces, extensions could be provided: Wainwright to Saskatoon and Regina. Lethbridge to Golden via Fernie and Invermere. Medicine Hat to Regina and...
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    Calgary Regional Rail Transit

    Basic rail, non-electrified, averages $7 million per km, Brightline in Florida was built for $3 million per km. High Speed Rail, +300kph electrified, costs over $20 million per km in Europe, and will cost more in North America as the regulations and requirements are different. But the main...
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    Calgary Regional Rail Transit

    Hyperloop/Transpod will work, but at what cost? In layman's terms what is Hyperloop/Transpod? It is an object travelling at high speed in a vacuum. Why a vacuum? A vacuum has little to no air, air creates resistance (aerodynamic drag), if there is no air there is no drag and objects can travel...

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