By Transport Action | Major Reports
The Beyond HFR report was researched and prepared between July 2023 and July 2024, in response to a question raised in a meeting between Transport Action and the Parliamentary All-Party Rail Caucus to discuss the state of passenger rail services both within and beyond the Quebec-Windsor corridor: If we could invest a billion dollars of […]
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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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By Transport Action Ontario | Interurban Rail and Bus , Major Reports , Ontario
Transport Action Ontario, in conjunction with the Save VIA citizens’ committee of St. Marys, Ontario, has released an expert discussion paper on high-performance rail passenger service. It calls on Canada’s new federal government to seriously investigate and consider the high-performance rail approach as a means of quickly and affordably improving VIA’s Quebec-Windsor Corridor service, fighting […]
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By Transport Action | Major Reports
Transport Action Canada and its regional associations are pleased to release our nation-wide blueprint for the revival of VIA Rail Canada. It demonstrates how the new federal government can turn VIA around and make it a modern, more frequent and highly useful public transportation service at a reasonable cost over a period of 10 years. […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , Major Reports
A Recovery Strategy forCanada’s Rail Passenger Service A report prepared by Transport Action Canada by Greg Gormick, On Track Strategies
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