The article was in the Calgary Herald and mentioned Montana, I found info on "Big Sky Rail Passenger Authority" site- - - the Herald article also mentioned Calgary was interested in a rail line from the airport to Banff, big dreams indeed.
Alberta isn't getting more passenger trains of any kind anytime soon. The latest proposals are just another crayonista idea without financial backing, and the current government is not inclined to support any such proposals. This lastest outfit just happens to have made themselves a shiny website and the story briefly got picked up by the media in recent months.
The letters of support they have received from local municipalities are just that, and do not include any promise of financial support.
Any Montana service or connection is news to me, and it does not appear on their map.
https://www.albertaregionalrail.com/
I don't think this will amount to anything more than the Van Horne Institute's recommended strategy from their 2004 high speed rail study, which would have seen the CP line between Edmonton and Calgary upgraded to use the Bombardier JetTrain.
https://www.lloydminster.info/libdocs/Transportation/HSR%20Full%20Report_10_6_2004.pdf
Also, the Dayliner service between Edmonton and Calgary ceased in 1985 in large part due to a number of accidents, many of them at level crossings.
Greetings from Alberta
-an Articulate Malcontent
Calgary and Edmonton are kicking around bringing back the dayliner between the 2 cities, this has been around before, the cost of hi-speed rail or twinning the highway cost is almost prohibitive, also on the article it mentions Montana is using a dayliner in the northern part of the state, is this a rumor or any fact??
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.