By Transport Action | People
Chris Holloway died in Wakefield, QC on March 26, 2024. He is pictured above at the Transport Action office in Ottawa, Christmas 2008. Chris was Transport 2000 Canada’s (now Transport Action) Editor and fundraiser in 1989 and Director in 1990. Harry Gow and David Jeanes knew him well. One of his early contributions to Transport 2000’s […]
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Image: Keira Clarke | CC BY 4.0
By Transport Action | Events
Transport Action Canada and Transport Action Ontario invite all members and supporters to join us for our annual public meeting on April 5th, before our Annual General Meetings. When: Saturday 5 April 2025, 1:00 pm Eastern TimeWhere: The Spire Conference Centre, Lower Hall82 Sydenham St., Kingston, Ontarioor online – click below to register and add […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
On February 20, 2025, Canada’s Minister of Transport Anita Anand announced that the Cadence consortium has been selected as the winner of the VIA-HFR Request for Proposals that was published on October 13, 2023. VIA-HFR was rebranded as “Alto” and, as we anticipated, the high-speed 300 km/h+ option in the bid was confirmed. After decades […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
One daily roundtrip between Ottawa and Toronto and some weekend departures have been cut from VIA Rail’s schedule at least until at least March 2025 as the company struggles with fleet availability. Caught between the need to retire its legacy corridor fleet, including life-expired LRC cars, and availability issues with the new Siemens Venture fleet, […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , Latest News , Prairies
The province of Alberta hosted a passenger rail forum on November 22, 2024. Transport Action was represented at the forum and we have positive news from the event.
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