Alberta Premier Suggests Hydrogen-Powered Train Between Banff and Calgary

Alberta Premier Suggests Hydrogen-Powered Train Between Banff and Calgary
A truck travels along the Trans-Canada Highway at dusk in Banff National Park in Alberta on April 21, 2017. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Marnie Cathcart
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wrote Calgary Major Jyoti Gondek Tuesday, asking to “work together to explore the option of expanding Calgary’s LRT system to the Calgary International Airport [YYC] and for the potential creation of a rail link between Calgary and Canmore/Banff,” confirmed a spokesperson for Smith.

Smith posted the full text of the letter on her Twitter account. The Nov. 15 letter said Calgary is a critical provincial hub for energy and technology, with people moving to Calgary for jobs, affordable housing, “and of course, proximity to our breathtaking mountain parks.” The premier envisions hydrogen-powered locomotives, which would reduce emissions and would “make Alberta a world leader in hydrogen technology research, development, and manufacturing.”