tomahawk6 said:
Trump tweeted his intent to issue a permit for a Canada-Alaska RR to link up withrail in Alaska. Good for both countries but is it economically viable ?
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2020/09/26/trump-tweets-intent-to-issue-permit-for-rail-line-connecting-alaska-to-canada-and-rest-of-us/
It's a 'Plan B' for getting landlocked oil to tidewater on the West Coast, as close as possible to Asian markets, if the Keystone Pipeline was nixed, which it was:
'Following the demise of the ill-fated Keystone Pipeline, the Alaska Canada Rail Link (ACRL) was rekindled as an alternative.[20] In November 2015, the National Post reported that a link between the southern provinces and the Alaska Railroad was again being considered by the Canadian federal government, this time routing to Alberta. In this scenario, the route would originate at Delta Junction, Alaska and use Carmacks, Yukon as a hub, like prior plans. The route would continue through Watson Lake, Yukon before entering British Columbia, where it would stop at Fort Nelson, British Columbia. It would continue to Peace River, Alberta, with its southern terminus at Fort McMurray. The route is endorsed by the Assembly of First Nations.[21][22] It is unclear whether this rail connection would ever be expanded to also serve passengers, like the Alaska Railroad.
On September 25, 2020, President Donald Trump announced he would issue a Presidential Permit to the Alaska-Alberta Railway Development Corporation (A2A Railway)[23] which has an agreement with Alaska Railway[24] to develop a joint operating plan for the rail connection to Canada. The proposed A2A Railway would connect to the Alaska Railroad at North Pole, Alaska and run through the Yukon to Fort Nelson, BC and from there to a terminus at Fort McMurray, Alberta.[25]. The A2A Railway had also been negotiating with the Mat-Su Borough on an agreement to complete the Port Mackenzie Railway Extension.[26]'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Railroad
