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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Interesting idea, but I would propose a few minor alterations. Although High Speed Rail is a noble idea, it is thoroughly impractical. HSR will only connect downtown Edmonton, downtown Calgary, and where-ever the station would be in Red Deer. What about the bedroom community of Airdrie, the...

Many mountain resorts in Europe have mass-transit rail access. https://banffecotransithub.ca/ Reimagining Banff's historic Rail Lands, changing the way people move through Banff National Park and the Banff townsite. Banff Railway Lands will be an arrival centre for green transit systems...

Depends on the definition of failure: Lack of success. Deficiency of a desirable quality/outcome. State of not functioning. Is failure when something stops or when it no longer operates at its most efficient/design? The capacity of a transit mode refers to how many passengers per hour can be...

Heritage trains are what would capture tourists, and there are thousands, probably hundreds of thousands, who would pay thousands of dollars to catch a steam train into Banff. There are multiple aspects to rail, yes there is the known cost to construct the infrastructure, purchase the rolling...

With these numbers my estimates are going to come way down! I was estimating at $7 million per km.