darwink
Senior Member
Yes. Likely a new bridge over the Bow as well, perhaps with provisions for future expansion. The Inglewood curve ROW is wide enough for 4 tracks.
In Inglewood itself, I expect an elevated Greenline with two tracks and an elevated passenger flyover with 2 tracks. Between Inglewood and just west of the Elbow River, the track ends up on the south side of the CPR ROW.
Now, would it maybe be better capital cost wise to build a station on the north side of the tracks instead? Yes, if you were only ever going to service north-bound. But freight trains are heavy (building elevated freight would be more expensive and require a forever operating subsidy), and to keep CPR as a willing partner, while providing the frequency wanted for the airport, plus HSR, plus potential regional rail north, south and east—you can see why this quickly became a tough nut to crack.
