Fair enough using that overhead wire system apparently can scale economically to thousands of kilometers and already has in Siberia. If we follow that model for upgrading existing Canadian rail:
Single track: about C$100 to 120 million per 100 km
Double track: about C$180 to 220 million per 100 km
Those are good hardware-heavy corridor numbers for wire, poles, substations, and power hookup on a reasonably straightforward existing alignment.
Fair enough using that overhead wire system apparently can scale economically to thousands of kilometers and already has in Siberia. If we follow that model for upgrading existing Canadian rail: Single track: about C$100 to 120 million per 100 km Double track: about C$180 to 220 million per 100 km Those are good hardware-heavy corridor numbers for wire, poles, substations, and power hookup on a reasonably straightforward existing alignment.