By Transport Action | Quebec
Having only resumed a couple of months ago, Amtrak’s Adirondack train between Montreal and New York has once again been suspended, from June 24, 2023, until at least June 30. In a message to Journal Métro, Amtrak confirmed that the suspension was caused by track conditions north of the border: “Canadian National has implemented […]
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By Transport Action Atlantic | Atlantic
Transport Action Atlantic has been raising the alarm for many years about the vulnerability of the railway line across the Chignecto Isthmus between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to storm surges in the Bay of Fundy. The CN line, also used by VIA Rail’s Ocean, runs on top of the dike that also protects the […]
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Taking a transit-first approach to mobility is increasingly common in large cities around the world, but is still considered politically courageous in North America. Therefore, Transport Action Canada welcomes the Québec government’s decision to cancel the multi-lane superhighway portion of the proposed Third Link (troisième lien) tunnel under the St. Lawrence River, between Québec City […]
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By Transport Action | British Columbia
On March 14th, the British Columbia and federal governments made their long-awaited statement on the future of the Vancouver Island rail corridor,[1] just ahead of the deadline imposed by the BC Court of Appeal, confirming that they have decided that the ten acres of the corridor’s footprint at Nanoose will be returned to the Snaw-Naw-As […]
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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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