Rail Solution

How many decades does Saskatoon have to go through before someone finds a real longer term plan for rail within the City limits?  I have spent a significant amount of my own time to find a never before considered concept of how rail can be dealt with over time.  This plan has been lightly vetted by many types of senior professional engineers and rail experts alike.  To date, no professional has been able to state unequivocally that this concept is not viable or at least possible.  This may not be the final answer, but it has already opened doors to frank discussions and new thoughts on the issue.  Rail is the backbone of our city and our province.  We need to work with rail to find a way for their operations to function and expand in the future while freeing up our city streets from the constant impacts that passing trains create.  Trying to force the major rail companies to share one rail line south of the city will be hugely expensive and detrimental for the long term operations of both rail companies.  This latest concept of mine may open up incentives for everyone involved and allow people to talk as friendly neighbors instead as adversaries.

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