Platinum107
Senior Member
Wait, so has the city bought the land yet or was that also not part of the budget ...
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There are 4 northbounds and 4 southbounds everyday, plus the odd grain or oil train. There is definitely lots of room along the entire ROW to add a second or even third track.Would there be room to add track the length of that stretch to avoid conflicts? How busy are the tracks for CP? Anecdotally it doesn’t seem like they are that busy.
Of course adding more track adds cost but at least the route is all set.
There are indeed feasibility studies underway.The AB gov't does seem to be pushing ahead with exploring commuter/passenger railway in AB. Today there were two job posting for railway engineers, with the description:
"As part of the team reporting to the Director, Railway and reporting to the Railway Engineering Specialist, you will provide technical and project management support for the feasibility assessments and evaluation for commuter rail services in Alberta as well as collaborate with various agencies regarding railways that interact with provincial highways. "