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“Let’s not forget the steel wheel in climate change” – Op/Ed piece in Hamilton Spectator

By Transport Action Ontario | Interurban Rail and Bus , Media Releases , Ontario

Transport Action Ontario board member Ken Westcar recently published the following Op-Ed piece in the Hamilton Spectator of  February 4, 2016.  It is reproduced below.   Our thanks to the Hamilton Spectator for publishing this article.   Let’s not forget the steel wheel in climate change Rail service The Canadian Press Ken Westcar argues upgrading existing […]

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VIA 1-4-10 Plan: A Recovery Strategy for Canada’s Rail Passenger Service – Updated

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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The VIA 1-4-10 Plan

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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Transport Action comments on SMS and rail safety

By admin | Letters , National News

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No Little Plan: Electrifying GO Transit

By admin | Major Reports , National News , Press Releases and Open Letters

TRANSPORT ACTION CANADA and the CLEAN TRAIN COALITION have jointly released a rail electrification report for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). The report, entitled No Little Plan: Electrifying GO Transit, is written by Greg Gormick, a leading rail transportation and transit consultant and journalist. The report was jointly funded by the John McCullum […]

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