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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.
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' f8 |! U; n( \/ H0 g7 [2 `4 BA 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:
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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 $1.8 billion.
7 v2 f1 O% f0 L$ E7 ]A new dedicated passenger route, known as the "Green Field" route, also using the Jet Train, and costing approximately $2.2 billion. 0 V% U0 ~/ s$ P: s7 _- A
An electrified version of the Green Field route, using TGV style trains running at 300 km/h, costing approximately $3.7 billion. 0 @) u9 z% k7 }* J) W" K
The report also found that there was little incremental benefit in running at 300 km/h rather than 240 km/h, and therefore recommended the first option.: b: Q9 u% [1 A2 Y5 l. M( _$ h8 k
8 P! o1 a* w0 y. v4 ?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]9 ^$ f% g2 c& L+ f. m( y7 f* O
5 c* h7 _7 W4 ]$ m& ]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]4 i+ f; R: c7 J
0 |! w# `/ l* {3 R) {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]3 U, @ V8 {8 @8 _8 |6 b' C7 ]1 z
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