By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
Alstom have begun advancing a proposal to upgrade the High Frequency Rail project to High-Speed Rail, naturally proposing the choice of their Avelia family of high-speed trains, which are also being produced for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. They have been presenting to chambers of commerce along the route. The Mayor of Quebec City, Bruno Marchand, has […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , Quebec
2023 is expected to be a good year for the Gaspé railway, with reopening as far as Port-Daniel-Gascons possible by the end of the year, together with the line being ready for the return of passenger service at least as far as New Carlisle. The Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) which owns the railway, […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , Urban Transit
Transport Action and some of our volunteers have been participating in conferences and events with the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) over the past few years, and we have now formalized this relationship by becoming a member organization of the consortium, in order to collaborate on their Smart Rail Innovation Program. One […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
Upgrades to the Toronto and Montreal maintenance centres to support the new corridor fleet, together with change management processes and staff training on the new systems and diagnostics aboard the new trains, will be essential to supporting the future performance of corridor services, so Transport Action is pleased that the contracts for the work needed […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
Transport Canada issued an update to the High Frequency Rail Request for Expressions of Interest on October 31st. The document summarizes key themes stemming from industry responses to the RFEOI issued in the spring and the meetings Transport Canada has held with respondents, and provides additional information, clarifications, and changes to the project schedule. The […]
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