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EDMONTON
A high-speed rail link between Edmonton and Calgary with one-way tickets costing less than $50 is feasible because of rapid population and economic growth in Alberta, says a new study by a transportation group.
The Alberta government cost-shared the $600,000 study by the Van Horne Institute, which reviewed new rail technology and included a poll to find out if Albertans would use the new rail service and how much they would be willing to pay.
"We saw the highest percentage of uptake at $48.50," said Teresa Watts, project manager for the Calgary-based institute.
But she predicted people would be willing to pay more once they saw the high-speed train taking less than two hours between the downtowns of both cities.
The study lays out two options: build two new sets of track on...