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Old 08-22-2016, 09:54 PM
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Alberta did have it's first high speed rail from 1936 to 1955 between Calgary and Edmonton. It could travel at 90 to 100 miles per hour but had 22 stops.
A one way trip still took 4 to 5 hours.

There were only 5 such trains made and none were preserved.
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