CALGARY, Alberta - eTradeWire -- Jean-Pierre Arduin, a senior high-speed rail consultant with extensive international experience, will present his paper "High Speed Rail: Regional & Long Distance Passenger & Freight — How to Do It and Succeed?" at the Integrated Transportation & Economic Corridor Summit in Calgary on September 16, 2026.

🚆 High-Speed Rail: How Do We Do It — and Succeed?

We're pleased to announce that Jean-Pierre Arduin, Senior High-Speed Rail Consultant, will present his paper:

"High Speed Rail: Regional & Long Distance Passenger & Freight — How to Do It and Succeed?"  at the Integrated Transportation & Economic Corridor Summit in Calgary on September 16, 2026.

Drawing on more than four decades of French and European high-speed rail experience, Jean-Pierre will explore what it takes to successfully develop high-speed rail as part of an integrated transportation and economic corridor.

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His presentation will examine:

🔹 Demand and revenue forecasting
🔹 Rail operations and network simulation
🔹 Infrastructure and investment costs
🔹 Financial and economic feasibility
🔹 Interoperability with existing rail networks
🔹 Regional, long-distance passenger and freight integration
🔹 Lessons from France and Europe for North America

The presentation also examines how high-speed rail concepts and operating models can be applied across Canada, the United States and Mexico.

The future of transportation is not about individual modes operating in isolation. It is about connecting communities, integrating networks and strengthening economic corridors.

📍 Calgary, Alberta

📅 September 16, 2026

Register online at:

🌐 https://connectingcommunities.foundation

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