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Jan 12

Lessons must be learned from Christmas travel woes

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 […]

E&N Railway Station at Duncan, BC. Photograph by Karen bee Karen.

Jan 09

The Vancouver Island Railway: Shame or Opportunity?

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 […]

A large crane is being used to repair the railway bridge at Little Port-Daniel River

Dec 29

Gaspé railway expects to reopen to Port-Daniel-Gascons in 2023

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, […]

Dec 01

Transport Action joins CUTRIC efforts for low-carbon mobility

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , Urban Transit

Transport Action and some of our volunteers have been participating in conferences and events with the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) over the past few years, and we have now formalized this relationship by becoming a member organization of the consortium, in order to collaborate on their Smart Rail Innovation Program. One […]

Nov 22

VIA maintenance centre upgrades confirmed

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus

Upgrades to the Toronto and Montreal maintenance centres to support the new corridor fleet, together with change management processes and staff training on the new systems and diagnostics aboard the new trains, will be essential to supporting the future performance of corridor services, so Transport Action is pleased that the contracts for the work needed […]