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News Wire: CN envisions slowly double-tracking main line from Edmonton to Winnipeg

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Posted by traisessive1 on Thursday, July 26, 2018 5:47 PM

It'll be a true double track main for where they can do it. There are numerous bridges and valleys on this line that will always be single. 

It will be all multi directional CTC. Anything else is pointless. 

10000 feet and no dynamics? Today is going to be a good day ... 

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Posted by CMStPnP on Thursday, July 26, 2018 2:32 PM

SD70Dude

About time! 

But I'll believe it when I see it, if an activist vulture shareholder starts buying up CN stock or the economy tanks all this will be forgotten quickly, just like it was a few years ago. 

Let's hope at least a few more sections of double track get built before that happens!

Soooo, when completed, will it be doubletrack with decent amount of crossovers and reverse running with the appropriate signalling OR doubletrack with strictly directional running / signaling?

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Posted by SD70Dude on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 9:38 PM

About time! 

But I'll believe it when I see it, if an activist vulture shareholder starts buying up CN stock or the economy tanks all this will be forgotten quickly, just like it was a few years ago. 

Let's hope at least a few more sections of double track get built before that happens!

Greetings from Alberta

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 12:24 PM

MONTREAL — Canadian National will eventually double-track its busy main line between Edmonton, Alberta, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, with the pace of the capacity additions matching traffic growth. Less than 100 miles of the 800-mile corridor is cu...

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2018/07/25-cn-envisions-slowly-double-tracking-main-line-from-edmonton-to-winnipeg

Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine

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