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The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is approximately 260 km long (about 3 hours by car), and is serviced by the Queen Elizabeth II Highway.' V. W, y5 D9 _: ?
) t& Q1 {* }0 D- aA study by the Van Horne Institute concluded that "high speed rail would bring significant benefits to the Calgary–Edmonton corridor and Alberta as a whole". The report also stated that the project would "generate between CAD $3.7 and $6.1 billion in quantifiable benefits". The study considered three options:2 a9 Q$ V! i7 W7 A8 i/ g! l* ]
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Upgrade of an existing Canadian Pacific freight route to allow trains up to 240 km/h using Bombardier's JetTrain, costing approximately $1.8 billion.
0 \. h: u( @2 R& z. @& IA new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion.
/ Z/ a, T+ `5 k0 {+ {9 S$ d* ^ ?An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion.
6 q# @3 h/ l$ j) ?The report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.& e6 M1 c4 s& E; i; j
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On September 22, 2006, the government of Alberta announced that it was deploying video cameras along a stretch of the Queen Elizabeth Highway to measure the number of cars that travel between the two cities.[6]
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The Calgary Herald announced on April 18, 2007, that the provincial government had purchased land in downtown Calgary for a possible station or terminal.[7] On April 7, 2011, Premier Stelmach said that the land being purchased for the new location of the Royal Alberta Museum could be used as the Edmonton terminal.[8]" j9 P4 ]6 j' J8 p" B8 R+ E8 w
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In 2011, Alberta premier Alison Redford said that the high speed rail is a priority for her. Saying "such an initiative could unite the province and send a message to Canada and the world about Alberta’s progress."[9]( Z- t) X [- H- C, j1 D2 c2 A1 Q( U
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