Infrastructure bank could be ‘key’ for U.S.-Canada high-speed rail: study

By Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press, CTV News; January 3, 2018

OTTAWA — A multibillion-dollar proposal to connect Vancouver to the U.S. northwest by “ultra high-speed” rail appears to check off most, if not all, the boxes for funding consideration by Canada’s new infrastructure bank, argues a report commissioned by the Washington state government.

The analysis says the Trudeau government’s $35-billion infrastructure-financing tool could boost the likelihood of successful procurement for the project — and improve the chances of the link’s eventual delivery.

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