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Originally Posted by newflyer
First of all CPR does not even service Edmonton is any meaningful way. A HUGE hole in Edmonton's fantasy.
You obviously have little undertanding of the logistics of an Inland Port. How do you think goods are going to be taken to and from the Inland Port, MAGIC?? ... no it will require massive amounts of rail infrastructure.
While it is true that it the Inland Port acts of a border point to clear goods.. the simple fact the Winnipeg deals in miltiples of more goods than Edmonton it plays completely into Inland Port. Winnipeg also has the means to manage and distribute the high volumes o goods to and from the Port. Edmonton .. well not really. Can you imagine the massive volumes of goods this port will be dealing with ... Winnipeg already has the capicty to haddle this level of business.
Winnipeg servces multiple rail lines lik the CPR, CNR, Santa Fa and Burlington North, OmniTrax
Winnipeg is already the hub for all goods crossing Canada... Edmonton-Not
Winnipeg has direct access to major US marekts - Edmonton -Not
Winnipeg has direct access to a sea port which is seeing its capacity expanded - Edmonton Not.. access Prince Rupert is expenssive beacuse of the mountains .. and is still days further away from Asia than is Churchill.
Winnipeg is linked to the Mid-Continiental-Corridor one of the bsuiest trade routes in North America - Edmonton Not.
Winnipeg has the only designated 24hr Airport in Western Canada by Transport Canada.
Winnipeg services more air Cargo compnaies than any other city in Canada.
Reall its not even a close comparison .. for many reasons.
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The idea is to create new shipping routes with the opening of the Port at Prince Rupert. If there was no way of getting the goods from the Port to the rest of North America then what would be the point of opening the port? The rail system is already in place with CN. And golly gosh, I guess we should consider closing down Vancouver's and Seattle's ports because of those damn mountains being in the way. Getting way to expensive to ship through those darn mountains...what a laugh!!! I think it is you who has no idea about what is about to become in terms of shipping in North America. Edmonton is underutilzed as a shipping hub as is the Alaska to Mexico corridor. The creation of new routes to handle the expected increase in traffic is key.
But, you know, everything must flow through to Winnipeg...lol
Edmonton will more than likely service Prince Rupert and more traffic from Vancouver as these ports are predicting huge increases in container traffic and Winnipeg will serve Churchill. I am not sure why you have such a problem with that but...