Northern Alberta Railways, Proposed Routes to Stewart Via Findlay Forks
| For assumed initial traffic | For assumed maximum traffic |
Minimum construction | 611 miles | 1,175 miles |
Minimum construction line to Prince George | _______ | 1,347 |
Capital investment (not including line to Prince George) | $30,370,000 | $81,932,250 |
Capital investment (including line to Prince George) | $37,750,000 | $90,172,250 |
Gradients | 1.0 per cent | 1.0 per cent |
Average distance traffic hauled to Stewart | 611 miles | 591 miles |
Net outgoing tonnage to Stewart | 170,000 tons | 1,860,00 tons |
Note. From Spirit River and Grand Prairie to Findlay forks the Stewart route would be identical woth the Peace River route but from Findlay forks (or Mount Selwyn) the line would run through a new terriotory tp Stewart, the direction of which would be somewhat tortuous, on account of crossing several minor summits. The construction costs would be semi-mountainous.
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.