Haines Rail Access Report
HAINES RAIL ACCESS REPORT APRIL 2014 April 18, 2014 HAINES RAIL ACCESS REPORT Prepared for: The Borough of Haines and The State of Alaska Prepared By: ALCAN RaiLink Inc. Operating as PROLOG Canada Inc. HAINES RAIL ACCESS REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report provides a business case assessment for rail access to tidewater at Haines, Alaska for Yukon mineral exports, and to bridge Alaska Railroad traffic from the south. Haines, Alaska is in a regionally unique position of having a well protected, deep water port with substantial back-up lands available to support high volume rail operations that may be required to fully develop Yukon resources. In turn Yukon mineral resources are the principal traffic source available for a Haines railway project. As summarized in the following chart, this report has updated the full resource development potential, as well as Alaska Railroad bridge traffic, that would support, and be supported by, Haines Rail Access over a 30 year investment life-cycle. Potential Haines Rail Access traffic peaks at over 6 million tons/year excluding Crest Iron Ore traffic, which is 28 million tons/year. Haines Rail Access Traffic Forecast 7,000,000 Min (Total Producing) 6,000,000 Near (Producing+Advancing) 5,000,000 Mid (Producing+Advancing 4,000,000 +Probable) 3,000,000 Max (Prod.+Adv.+Prob. Tons/Year +Possible+Alaska) 2,000,000 Max+Undiscovered 1,000,000 Alaska Rail Bridge Traffic 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Total All Traffic Period (year) Haines Rail Access Report Page i HAINES RAIL ACCESS REPORT Four scenarios for Haines Rail Access are analyzed including potential synergies with a proposed Alberta Oil Sands Railway connecting to the Alaska Railroad Northern Extension Project at Delta Junction, Alaska.
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