Category Archives for "Intercity Rail and Bus"

Nov 27

Alternatives added to the Environmental Assessment for High Speed Rail

By TAO-admin | Intercity Rail and Bus , Latest News , Ontario

Our colleagues in Southwestern Ontario, InterCityRail, have issued a notice about the Environmental Assessment study underway for High Speed Rail.  Transport Action Ontario is very pleased with this development, as it is consistent with our own advocacy over the years.    The notice is pasted below:   InterCityRail Improving rail transportation is a good idea. […]

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Nov 12

Lac-Megantic Rail Disaster – New Book Discusses Regulatory Failure

By TAO-admin | Intercity Rail and Bus , Latest News

Almost all Canadians will the remember the Lac Megantic disaster in July, 2013, involving a runaway Montreal, Maine and Atlantic (MMA) freight train loaded with volatile crude oil that derailed and exploded, with 47 fatalities. Dr. Bruce Campbell, former executive director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and now Professor at York University, has […]

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Oct 10

Public Statement on VIA Rail Canada’s High Frequency Rail Proposal

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , Ontario

October 10, 2018: After an analysis of available public information on VIA Rail Canada’s High Frequency Rail (HFR) proposal, Transport Action Ontario has issued the following statement: Since our founding nearly 30 years ago, Transport Action Ontario (TAO) has strongly supported intercity passenger rail, as it provides many economic, social and environmental benefits to Canadians. […]

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