Calgary Regional Rail Transit

[InfrastructureEnthusiast]

VIA will provide branding yes, and are part of the public sector side of the P3 process.

Having VIA run the thing would misalign incentives for no benefit.

This is a bit surprising to me. Is VIA branding actually seen as desirable, or was it a condition of getting cash / cooperation from the feds?

 

[CalgaryTiger]

This is a bit surprising to me. Is VIA branding actually seen as desirable, or was it a condition of getting cash / cooperation from the feds?

The HSR in the east is a federal project.

I'm sure VIA has a bad reputation but they're the federal rail brand so they get their name on the trains.

 

[YYCguy]

I think I’ve missed something here, and scrolled back a few pages to try to find what I missed, but can’t seem to. In regards to the Regional Train (Banff/Calgary/Calgary/Edmonton) system being branded as VIA. Was this in a provincial report that was released recently? What else did I miss in this regards?

 

[CalgaryTiger]

I think I’ve missed something here, and scrolled back a few pages to try to find what I missed, but can’t seem to. In regards to the Regional Train (Banff/Calgary/Calgary/Edmonton) system being branded as VIA. Was this in a provincial report that was released recently? What else did I miss in this regards?

Nothing is new on the Alberta regional rail. I posted a story about the HSR in Eastern Canada that highlighted their process as something interesting.