[_urbanite]

Not here yet, but something will be happening elsewhere in Canada

Canada to start building multi-billion dollar high-speed rail system by 2030

A consortium is set to start building a high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City in about four to five years. Read more.

financialpost.com

Multi-dillion eh?

Sounds expensive

 

[YEG imagineer]

This rail engineering program just got announced for Ontario. https://ontariotechu.ca/programs/undergraduate/engineering/railway-engineering/index.php. You would think with the Alto HSR in the east, the probable expansion of rail in Alberta and also the urban rail transit investments happening across the country, it would be nice if U of A could open up a program for rail engineers here and NAIT could start a rail technicians program. SAIT has a Rail conductor program.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

I just wish they wouldn't try to be Reinventing the wheel and get a company that knows how to do it either from Europe or Japan or China, but at least someone who can train to build and run, Etc etc..

 

[YEG imagineer]

Gawd, many places it's cost over runs and longer to actually build passenger rail. Alberta says hold my beer, we will go longer and more expensive for a master plan that just gives aspirational goals, not the detailed engineering, consulting, equipment, building of actual infrastructure. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/lo...other-delay-after-missed-summer-2025-deadline

 

[chrisvazquez7]

Gawd, many places it's cost over runs and longer to actually build passenger rail. Alberta says hold my beer, we will go longer and more expensive for a master plan that just gives aspirational goals, not the detailed engineering, consulting, equipment, building of actual infrastructure. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/lo...other-delay-after-missed-summer-2025-deadline

Thanks for sharing the article. Last I heard, the master plan was going to inform the budget this year, which is dropping at the end of February. I wonder if we’ll see at least part of the plan at that point.