By Transport Action | National News
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 […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
Alstom have begun advancing a proposal to upgrade the High Frequency Rail project to High-Speed Rail, naturally proposing the choice of their Avelia family of high-speed trains, which are also being produced for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. They have been presenting to chambers of commerce along the route. The Mayor of Quebec City, Bruno Marchand, has […]
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By Transport Action | National News
Winter happens in Canada, and we cope. Storm Elliot felt like getting all of winter all at once for much of the country. Thousands of motorists we stranded on highways and local roads, spending uncomfortable nights in their vehicles. However, the story that made headlines was VIA Rail services between Toronto and Ottawa being severely […]
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By Transport Action | British Columbia
Maybe some politicians think that Vancouver Island is of little significance, possibly unaware of its rapid population growth, expected to exceed a million people by the end of the decade? Transport Action Canada believes that the Esquimalt and Nanaimo railway corridor is of national consequence to Canada’s travel network and supply chain, and represents an opportunity […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , Quebec
2023 is expected to be a good year for the Gaspé railway, with reopening as far as Port-Daniel-Gascons possible by the end of the year, together with the line being ready for the return of passenger service at least as far as New Carlisle. The Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) which owns the railway, […]
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