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Originally Posted by Sir.Humphrey.Appleby
They have to double track and triple track some rather tight segments with hills/valley walls (not exactly sure if you could say cliffs) bounded by the river on the other side, mostly running through a Provincial Park. In all, not the easiest proposition, hence the cost.
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It's still not going to cost half a billion for upgrades to less than 40 km of track. Where did you get that figure from?
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final report of the CRP from last December - which had representatives from Canadian Pacific - has the following to say about capital costs (p. x of the Executive Summary):
The estimated total capital costs (in 2008 dollars) for providing three peak commuter rail branches, one to Cochrane, one to Airdrie and one to High River/Okotoks, is $1.2 to 1.3 billion, or about $285 to $330 million per corridor, and approximately $250 million for downtown trackage and station requirements, contingencies and spare vehicles.