Transport Action has published a report, researched by Jon Shrubsole, identifying opportunities to improve the service offered by VIA Rail’s two routes in northern Quebec, the Montreal–Senneterre Abitibi and Montreal–Jonquière Saguenay trains. When VIA took over service from CN and CP, these trains were a daily overnight service, and the region enjoyed additional services, include …
Transport Action Canada, founded as Transport 2000 Canada in 1977, is the nation’s leading citizen transportation advocacy group. We represent the interests of consumers or users of public transport services in Canada. Here are some of the main issues that our advocacy work revolves around:
- the development of rail passenger services in Canada;
- the future of inter-city bus services and their connectivity to rail and air services;
- urban and commuter transit systems;
- the implications to consumers of the deregulated airline industry in Canada;
- the impact on the public interest of demands for new highway spending
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We exist to advocate on your behalf so that the decision makers understand the needs of passengers, and follow through on what they promise. That new bus stop. That construction being complete. More bus or train times... So on. And we'd love to keep you in the loop.
HFR Request for Qualifications confirms over-complex procurement process
On Friday February 17, 2023, federal Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra and Parliamentary Secretary Annie Koutrakis made yet another announcement about High Frequency Rail, at Gare Central in Montreal, but still had nothing tangible to show for the eight years of study that has already gone into the project. While High Frequency Rail will be the …
Long distance train fleet, Vancouver Island Railway should be federal budget priorities for 2023
Transport Action Canada has submitted the following recommendations for sustainable public transportation priorities in Canada’s 2023 federal budget to the Ministry of Finance. Recommendation 1: Provide VIA Rail Canada with $1.5bn capital funding to completely renew Canada’s long-distance train fleet, including providing barrier-free accessible cabins on all overnight trains. Recommendation 2: Provide funding for track …
Alstom bringing hydrogen passenger train to Canada
Alstom announced on February 2, 2023 that one of its Coradia iLint hydrogen-powered multiple unit trains will be operating in Canada this summer, carrying passengers on the Train de Charlevoix route in Quebec. The Train de Charlevoix is a seasonal service, running between Quebec City, Baie-Saint-Paul, and La Malbaie, operating between early June and late …
VIA Rail Long-Distance Fleet Replacement RFI Issued
Transport Action welcomes the long-awaited announcement of the Request For Information for the replacement of VIA Rail’s long-distance train fleet, which was issued on January 27th, 2023, and will urge the government support VIA Rail in moving the process forward as quickly as possible. It was already clear that the remaining life of VIA Rail’s …
Transport committee holds hearings on VIA disruptions
In response to the disruption of train services due to the winter storm on December 23rd, and due to the CN derailment near Grafton, Ontario between December 24th and 26th, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities invited VIA Rail executives and Transport Action Atlantic president Tim Hayman to testify before …