[lightman]

Seriously, flying from CONUS to Alaska and having to have a passport to do so is just dumb.

Thank OBL & GWB.

[samkatz]

I hate to say this but I believe this is a freight railroad. don’t know if they have passenger plans at all.

[Peter ODonnell]

Just FYI, Canada would need to build a lot of railway to link this up, at the moment, there is no such thing along the entire Alaska Highway route, just one train that runs from Haines Junction in Yukon down to Skagway, Alaska.

So I’m not sure if the 13 billion dollars covers any of that. Also the tracks from Edmonton to let’s say Dawson Creek BC may not be suitable for high speed passenger trains either, just freight moving fairly slowly.

Perhaps luxury coach to connect from railheads? The majority of the Alaska Highway is now paved, could be about a 36-hour non-stop journey from the Alaska-Yukon border to the railhead in Dawson Creek. Add on 6-8 hours in Alberta and Fairbanks to the border (where I’m gathering they need to build track) and you’ve got a two day trip. The ferry connections at present time are about that sort of time frame with the extra time required for driving to and from ferry terminals.

I can’t see this being viable but never say never.