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Mar 31

Unclear decision continues uncertain future for Vancouver Island rail corridor

On March 14th, the British Columbia and federal governments made their long-awaited statement on the future of the Vancouver Island rail corridor,[1] just ahead of the deadline imposed by the BC Court of Appeal, confirming that they have decided that the ten acres of the corridor’s footprint at Nanoose will be returned to the Snaw-Naw-As […]

Mar 25

Submission to the FRA Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study

By Transport Action | Letters

Transport Action has submitted a brief for the US Federal Railroad Administration’s study of Amtrak’s long distance services, supporting the efforts of the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority to reinstate the North Coast Hiawatha – a service cut analogous the the loss of the Canadian through Calgary – and to emphasize opportunities for renewed and […]

Mar 16

National Task Force needed to address violent incidents

By Transport Action | Letters

Violent incidents on transit are making the headlines with disturbing regularity, with an upsurge in disorder on public transit systems across Canada over the past year. Passenger and employee safety is paramount in ensuring that transit systems can meet the mobility needs of our communities, and in particular of citizens who might feel vulnerable due […]

train towards Montreal picking up passengers at Shawinigan station around sunset - David McCormack Photograph

Feb 28

A Strategy for Northern Quebec Regional Trains

By Transport Action | Major Reports , Quebec

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 […]

Announcement of FRQ for High Frequency Rail, at Montreal Central Station. Martin R Landry, President and CEO of VIA Rail; Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage; Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport (speaking); Annie Koutrakis Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport.

Feb 17

HFR Request for Qualifications confirms over-complex procurement process

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , National News

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 […]