The Southwestern Ontario Transportation Alliance (SWOTA) and Transport Action Ontario (TAO) hosted a symposium on Oct. 12, 2016, promoting better passenger rail service for Western students and faculty. Our special guest was NDP MP Irene Mathyssen. TAO Director Scott St. John introduced SWOTA President Terence Johnson, who discussed the need for an urgent High Performance Rail solution to […]
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The Southwestern Ontario Transportation Alliance (SWOTA) and Transport Action Ontario (TAO) hosted a symposium on Oct. 12, 2016
Continue readingBy Robert Wightman, Vice President, Transport Action Ontario There has been a lot of talk on Positive Train Control, PTC, lately, especially with the New Jersey Transit, NJT, incident in Hoboken recently. Exactly what is PTC, why did it come in to being and what will it do? From Wikipedia Positive train control (PTC) is […]
Continue readingTransport Action Ontario board member Ken Westcar recently published an opinion letter in the London Free Press. While written as a private individual, the article concisely summarizes the views of Transport Action Ontario on passenger rail. Our thanks to Ken for submitting the letter. Westcar: Passenger rail aid good for economy and planet Ken […]
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By TAO-admin | Letters , Ontario
Ontario has been conducting public consultations on modernizing and appropriately regulating the intercity bus regime to ensure it remains an attractive and affordable travel option for Ontarians. Transport Action Ontario made a combined submission on behalf of ourselves, the Southwestern Ontario Transportation Alliance (SWOTA) and the Northern and Eastern Ontario Rail Network (NEORN). The submission can be […]
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