Kingston high-speed rail link could cost $3.9 billion, report says

KINGSTON — Rerouting the Alto high-speed rail line into Kingston and adding a local station here could cost almost $4 billion, according to a new report from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.A report to be released Wednesday by the organization estimated a Kingston station would add about 52 kilometres to the route.At $75 million per kilometre — the mid point of the government’s estimated cost — the extra high-speed rail line distance would cost $3.9 billion.The 1,000-k