Alaska-Alberta Railway Development Corporation

Alaska-Alberta Railway Development Corporation
Overview
Other name(s)	A2A Rail
Status	Pre-Construction
Owner	McCoshen Group
Termini	Delta Junction, Alaska
Connecting lines	Alaska Railroad, Canadian Pacific
Stations	Fort McMurry, Alberta
Website	https://a2arail.com/
Technical
Track length	2,750 km (1,710 mi)
Track gauge	4'-8½" (Standard Gauge)

The Alaska-Alberta Railway Development Corporation (also known as A2A Rail) is an entity created to build, own, and operate a proposed 1,600-mile long railroad between Delta Junction, Alaska and Fort McMurray, Alberta. The railroad will interchange with and operate on part of the Alaska Railroad, in order to access Southcentral Alaska and its ports. The project is estimated to cost 9.5- to 15-billion USD (over 21-billion CAD).^[1] A rival enterprise, G7G Railway, has estimated the capital cost to be just under 30-billion USD. They proposed shipping oil, via the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, from rail cars in Delta Junction to the coast.^[2]

Construction

A survey of the proposed route began in July of 2020.^[3]

References

↑ "Our Railway". Alaska to Alberta Rail. https://a2arail.com/our-railway/. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
↑ Anderson, Dennis. "Is Alberta to Alaska Railway Port Mac’s Sugar Savior?". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. https://www.frontiersman.com/news/is-alberta-to-alaska-railway-port-mac-s-sugar-savior/article_f30ac168-0e1b-11e9-9c95-dfc95f7fc93a.html. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
↑ Cuenca, Oliver. "Alberta – Alaska railway surveying to proceed". International Railway Journal. https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/alberta-alaska-railway-surveying-to-proceed/. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

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[1] "Our Railway". Alaska to Alberta Rail. https://a2arail.com/our-railway/. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[2] Anderson, Dennis. "Is Alberta to Alaska Railway Port Mac’s Sugar Savior?". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. https://www.frontiersman.com/news/is-alberta-to-alaska-railway-port-mac-s-sugar-savior/article_f30ac168-0e1b-11e9-9c95-dfc95f7fc93a.html. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

[3] Cuenca, Oliver. "Alberta – Alaska railway surveying to proceed". International Railway Journal. https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/alberta-alaska-railway-surveying-to-proceed/. Retrieved 15 July 2020.