By Transport Action | Urban Transit
Ottawa’s new Confederation Line LRT began service on 14 September 2019 and the bus transitway service through downtown ended on October 4th. Since then the system has been plagued with problems, with major delays every few days, some lasting up to 15 hours while dead trains are dealt with and removed, or infrastructure is repaired. […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
On January 15, 1990, sweeping cuts to passenger rail across Canada came into effect. We all remember the loss of iconic long-distance trains like the Atlantic through St. John, and the Canadian on its southern route through Thunder Bay, Regina, Calgary and Banff. Peterborough, Ontario lost its connection to Toronto, and countless smaller communities like […]
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By Transport Action | Prairies , Urban Transit
Phase 2 of Winnipeg’s Southwest Transitway is largely complete, and is scheduled to open in April 2020, following testing and driver training. The Southwest Transitway is the first of several proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors in the city. The transitway has been constructed in two separate phases, and is envisioned to run from downtown […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , Latest News , Quebec
Le Groupe TRAQ became the principal tenant of VIA Rail’s Charny station on September 1, 2019. This new location will allow the group to display its collection of railway artifacts in a museum and ensure the quality of hospitality at the station for VIA Rail passengers. VIA Rail reopened the station in June, after being […]
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