Calgary Airport to Banff Rail (CABR)

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This is a joint meeting of Canadian Society of Senior Engineers and IEEE Life Members Affinity Groups.

This series of presentations has been occurring for more than 20 years and is now being also advertised to the IEEE Northern Canada Section (NCS) Life Members Affinity Group (LMAG) through vTools and other IEEE LMAG's and IEEE members depending upon the topic.  At the same time the Canadian Society of Senior Engineers (CSSE) is using their national organization to provide information, the subject and speaker to members across Canada.

The next meeting will be held on Thursday November 21, 2024. The meeting will open at 12:30 pm MST (2:30pm Eastern), with the presentation starting at 12:45 (2:45 pm EST). The meeting will be held via the Zoom platform, with the actual invitations sent the afternoon of Wednesday November 20. If you plan to attend and be included on the Zoom invite for this meeting please respond to Tom Madsen, tcmadsen@telus.net, before noon on Wednesday November 20.

Please note the meeting originates in AB which is in the Mountain Time Zone, so if you are in another province you must account any necessary time shift. 

Title: Calgary Airport to Banff Rail (CABR)

Presenter: Bruce Graham

Summary:  The presentation will include a brief history and overview of CABR. Expected benefits of the project and how CABR fits into Alberta’s Vision for Passenger Rail. CABR's Solution for Tunnelling the Green Line (Calgary Airport Downtown Express Plus 15 Solution)

Bio: Bruce Graham is the Executive Director of Friends of Calgary Airport to Banff Rail (CABR) an independent not-for-profit entity created to increase awareness and advocate for passenger rail service in the Bow Valley Corridor (https://friendsofcabr.com/). Bruce is also engaged in local government and stakeholder relations on behalf of the CABR Proponents (Liricon Capital and Plenary Americas).

CABR has a recently revised proposal through the Province’s Unsolicited Proposal Framework to provide passenger Rail Service from Downtown Calgary to Banff at no cost to the Province recognizing the Provinces desire to build and operate Calgary Airport to Downtown passenger rail service with connectivity to Regional Rail Service including CABR, Calgary Transit LRT and future High-Speed Rail service from Edmonton to Calgary.

CABR and Friends of CABR have presented a potential solution to connecting the Green Line to Downtown Calgary as an alternative to tunnelling through downtown a solution for which the Province is currently investigating. The Calgary Airport Downtown Express (CADE) Plus 15 solution is intended to be a viable solution to connecting the Green Line and the Calgary Airport with Passenger Rail Service to Downtown Calgary while preserving the opportunity for Region Rail Service in keeping with the Province's vision for passenger rail service in Alberta.

Previously, Bruce was the inaugural President and CEO of Calgary Economic Development from 2003 to 2015. He is currently a Senior Advisor at Osborne Interim Management. Bruce and his wife Kathy have two adult daughters and reside in Calgary.