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[KevinKorell]

Global News, 7/21/21:

 

 

    Passenger train between Calgary’s airport, downtown and Banff back in front of city council 

 

 

A long talked about passenger train between the Calgary International Airport and the Banff townsite is set to go back in front of city council next week.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Yahoo!   6/30/23:

 

 

  Mayoral panel discusses impacts of Banff-Calgary passenger rail    

 

How would a passenger rail service change the Bow Valley corridor and its communities?

 

For Banff, it could help the Town meet its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals by getting more private vehicles off the road. For Canmore, it could bring much-needed employees to the community from neighbouring municipalities. Cochrane, too, could benefit from any easement of traffic in a community that is the fastest growing in the province. Calgary, meanwhile, has long awaited a light rail connection to its airport, which a new service hopes to address.

 

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That last statement about LRT to the airport seems confusing to me.   Calgary and Banff are about 90 miles apart, which would be comparable to the rail distance between New York and Philadelphia, or between Chicago and Milwaukee.   Probably an intercity rail corridor (using existing infrastructure) would be more appropriate than LRT, which would take longer with more stops.   One stop could be at the airport, but it won't be light rail unless they also build a light rail line parallel to the existing tracks.

[KevinKorell]

Calgary, AB Herald, 7/11/23:

 

 

   Province to study commuter rail line linking Calgary with Airdrie and Okotoks    

 

 

The UCP government says it wants to examine the feasibility of commuter rail lines between Calgary, Okotoks and Airdrie.

 

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[KevinKorell]

CBC. 7/12/23:

 

 

 Alberta transportation minister tasked with studying rail lines to Edmonton airport and across Calgary region      

 

 

Rail enthusiasts, travellers and Edmonton's mayor are among those glad to hear about the provincial government's plans to study whether commuter rail service is feasible in the Edmonton and Calgary regions.

 

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[KevinKorell]

City News,  4/29/24:

 

 

  Alberta passenger rail ‘master plan’ would connect Calgary, Edmonton to airports, mountains    

 

The Alberta government is moving forward with a master plan aimed to further connect the province through increased rail service.

 

Premier Danielle Smith was joined by Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors, Devin Dreeshan, at Heritage Park in Calgary for the Monday afternoon announcement.

 

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