By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
Federal transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez launched the Request for Proposals (RFP) for High Frequency Rail on Friday October 13, 2023. This is just the next step in the long and complex process – unnecessarily so, in Transport Action’s view – of procurement for High Frequency Rail, including effectively restarting the process in 2022 to add […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities has launched a study entitled “Projects of High Frequency Rail Between Quebec City and Toronto, Between Calgary and Banff, and Between Calgary and Edmonton” to scrutinize the government’s policies for High Frequency Rail and delivery of the project. Transport Action Canada was invited to […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
Following the announcement in London earlier this summer that VIA Rail was working to reinstate trains 82 and 83, the company has now officially confirmed their return, with a start date of October 24, 2023. Two round trips between Ottawa and Toronto are also being reinstated to help meet travel demand on weekends. The schedule […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , National News
Between 2020 and 2025, VIA Rail will have invested over $80 million for the renovation of four of its Heritage Stations: Winnipeg Union Station, Vancouver Pacific Central Station, Halifax Station, and Gare du Palais in Québec City. Mario Péloquin, VIA Rail’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Françoise Bertrand, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
One of Transport Action’s concerns about the government’s decision to create VIA-HFR as a separate entity to conduct the procurement process has been the lack of tangible progress on the ground, other than the production of documentation and presentations. At a meeting with the VIA-HFR team in Toronto on August 22, 2023, we were pleased […]
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