tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774469681419460608.post30145087119788422..comments2023-06-24T01:19:24.380-06:00Comments on Write Ray!: Railways Becoming a Liability to Small CentersRay Courtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13643220772745933250noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774469681419460608.post-67966441181784572412014-02-26T11:14:18.664-07:002014-02-26T11:14:18.664-07:00Excellent point Rhys. Commuter trains zipping into...Excellent point Rhys. Commuter trains zipping into the city from outer communities would certainly be a logical step. But in this province logic hardly ever enters the equation. We want bling and kaching; flash and money! They'll probably build their high speed rail between Calgary and Edmonton eventually. Then they'll have to build the QE II into twenty lanes each way to handle the communters!Ray Courtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643220772745933250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774469681419460608.post-62768588940054060852014-02-26T08:15:02.973-07:002014-02-26T08:15:02.973-07:00It's frustrating that the provincial governmen...It's frustrating that the provincial government wastes time going back around to the idea of a high-speed rail link between Calgary and Edmonton, every few years. The cost is always in the billions of dollars, which is why the discussion always goes nowhere. Alberta's certainly not France, Japan or even California; we simply don't have enough people living here to support such a rail line.<br /><br />But the slower, less 'sexy,' and much lower-cost option of commuter rail - something like Montreal's AMT, Toronto's GO Train or Vancouver's West Coast Express - is barely talked about as an option for Calgary or Edmonton's metro areas, if it's mentioned at all. Those cities have proven that those sorts of regional passenger trains are viable. Why not here?Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00933971231139659284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774469681419460608.post-29590949393094509492014-02-21T08:31:45.333-07:002014-02-21T08:31:45.333-07:00Yes, it's sad how progress left behind the rai...Yes, it's sad how progress left behind the railway. Fixing up the abandoned tracks to become walking/bike path would be great, but small communities shouldn't have to foot the bill. I agree the railway companies should give backAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16976829250696943483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774469681419460608.post-21485970071561712092014-02-21T07:18:01.174-07:002014-02-21T07:18:01.174-07:00Great history lesson and commentary.Great history lesson and commentary.Al Henusetnoreply@blogger.com