SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — The City of Saskatoon is proposing that Canadian Pacific and Canadian National share CN’s line south of the city, which would take CP traffic out of downtown.
City director of transportation Jay Magus told the city council earlier this week that both railroads have been approached about the proposal, the Saskatoon Star Phoenix reports, and is awaiting a response: “We are working with the rail companies to receive an indication of their interest or … lack of interest.”
The city worked with consultants to prepare a proposal on the line sharing. A study by consultant HDR Corp. set the cost of relocating the CP line at C$589.7 million, plus $374.4 million for building overpasses or underpasses at nine locations.
The city worked with CN to relocate its lines out of downtown Saskatoon in the 1960s, a project completed in October 1964.
They want the land for new developments in the city.
Canadian Pacific would need to elevate the tracks to keep them out of the way in Saskatoon.
WOW C$590 million C$374 million here I’ll bet the CP would love to spend that on the project
Sharing a line? They can’t even agree on how to interchange outside Chicago without the Feds involvement. Wish Saskatoon good luck.