By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
Upgrades to the Toronto and Montreal maintenance centres to support the new corridor fleet, together with change management processes and staff training on the new systems and diagnostics aboard the new trains, will be essential to supporting the future performance of corridor services, so Transport Action is pleased that the contracts for the work needed […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
Transport Canada issued an update to the High Frequency Rail Request for Expressions of Interest on October 31st. The document summarizes key themes stemming from industry responses to the RFEOI issued in the spring and the meetings Transport Canada has held with respondents, and provides additional information, clarifications, and changes to the project schedule. The […]
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By Transport Action | National News
Transport Action Canada has reviewed the National Supply Chain Task Force Report and is pleased that federal Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra has publicly acknowledged it as a qualified analysis of Canada’s serious supply chain impediments. With certain exceptions, set out below and in a letter to the Minister, Transport Action fully endorses the report […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
TransPod, a Canadian hyperloop startup, unveiled its “FluxJet” vehicle, a proposed very-high-speed ground transportation system, at the Mars Discovery District in Toronto on July 22, 2022. The company presented its pod technology, and demonstrated a one-third sized scaled-down FluxJet pod performing a slow-speed take-off, travel, and landing procedure within a cylindrical guideway. TransPod has proposed […]
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By Transport Action | National News
This summer, Infrastructure Canada started the process of public consultations on the design and implementation of a Permanent Public Transit Fund, seeking feedback to inform a long-term transit investment strategy that aims to build complete, sustainable and inclusive communities and unlock opportunities to address other challenges, including housing affordability. Initially announced in February 2021, alongside […]
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