By Transport Action | British Columbia
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 […]
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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 […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , National News , Policy Briefings
Transport Action Canada prepared a submission to the Federal Railroad Administration Amtrak daily long-distance service study.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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