by Pensyfan19
A construction company has signed an agreement to pursue building a privately funded passenger rail service called Prairie Link between Calgary and Edmonton via Red Deer. The project will take about 7-9 years to complete with a top speed of 200kmh (150mph) and will likely be using diesel, battery or hydrogen powered trainsets, with the company referencing Brightline's Siemens trainsets as likely candidates for their rolling stock. I'm enthusiastic to see another privately funded passenger railroad enter the market and to bring needed passenger service to an underutilized corridor as Canada's first privately funded passenger railroad in decades! (Or essentially, Canada's first Brightline!)
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews ... rail-line/
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews ... rail-line/
EDMONTON, Alberta — A major Canadian construction firm has announced formation of a partnership to pursue construction of an Edmonton-Calgary high speed rail line, an estimated $C9 billion, seven-to-nine year project.Here is Prairie Link's website for more details.
The CBC reports Mississauga, Ontario, firm EllisDon announced the project to connect the two cities via Red Deer, Alta., with a line to be built entirely with private-sector funding. A spokesman for the Prairie Link project said the company is currently working on a business case for the 170-mile route; it expects to have that document completed in about six months.
A website for the Prairie Link project says EllisDon is partnering with engineering firm AECOM on the project. A press release says the partnership already has a memorandum of understanding with provincial agency Alberta Transportation for cooperation on project development, and that it has begun discussions with Indigenous groups about its plans.
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