Atlas of Alberta Railways Figures -- Northern Alberta Railways, Proposed Routes to Prince Rupert and Vancouver Via Peace Pass

Northern Alberta Railways, Proposed Routes to Prince Rupert and Vancouver Via Peace Pass

	For assumed initial traffic	For assumedmaximum traffic
New Construction Via CNR to Prince Rupert	502 miles	1,127 miles
New Construction Via CNR to Vancouver	512	1,137
New Construction Via PGER to Vancouver	542	1,167
New Construction Via Fraser River to Vancouver	850	1,147
Capital Investment Via CNR to Prince Rupert	$21,472,000	$81,432,250
Capital Investment Via CNR to Vancouver	22,120,000	82,494,750
Capital Investment Via PGER to Vancouver	27,052,000	88,196,250
Capital Investment Via Fraser River to Vancouver	48,072,000	110,794,750
Gradients Aganist Outgoing Traffic Via CNR to Prince Rupert	0.4 per cent	0.4 per cent
Gradients Aganist Outgoing Traffic Via CNR to Vancouver	0.4 per cent	0.4 per cent
Gradients Aganist Outgoing Traffic Via PGER to Vancouver	0.1 per cent	0.1 per cent
Gradients Aganist Outgoing Traffic Via Fraser River to Vancouver	0.4 per cent	0.4 per cent
Average Distance Traffic is Hauled Via CNR to Prince Rupert	952 miles	930 miles
Average Distance Traffic is Hauled Via CNR to Vancouver	1,133	1,111
Average Distance Traffic is Hauled Via PGER to Vancouver	983	961
Average Distance Traffic is Hauled Via Fraser River to Vancouver	983	961
Net Outgoing Tonnage toVancouver or Prince Rupert	170,000 tons	1,860,000 tons

Note. 1: In the routes via PGER to either Clinton or Lilooet and thence to either Ashcroft or Cisco bridge to connect with either CPR or CNR the new miles to build the cost of construction distance traffic is hauled, and gradient being similar, these routes are indicated simply as via PGER.

Note. 2: The distance given in statement of initial cost is taken from Spirit River. In statement of maximum cost the line from Berwyn to junction of these lines at Rocky Mountain canyon has been added.

Note. 3: The Pine Pass Route. The only advantage that this route has over the Peace Pass route is it would be shorterfor traffic originating south of the Peace river.

Source:Report on various proposed railway routes for a western outlet to the Pacific from the Peace River district by a joint board of engineers of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways, Ottawa, 1929. NAC (PAC) RG 43, Vol. 686, No. 21, 824.