By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , National News
On the evening of Thursday April 27th, 2023 the parliamentary rail caucus invited Transport Action Canada to a give a presentation and to discuss the current state of passenger rail in Canada. Caucus members took time out of their currently intensive schedules, with the House of Commons sitting until midnight for budget deliberations and many […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , National News , Policy Briefings
Transport Action Canada prepared a submission to the Federal Railroad Administration Amtrak daily long-distance service study.
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , National News
On Friday February 17, 2023, federal Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra and Parliamentary Secretary Annie Koutrakis made yet another announcement about High Frequency Rail, at Gare Central in Montreal, but still had nothing tangible to show for the eight years of study that has already gone into the project. While High Frequency Rail will be the […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
Transport Action welcomes the long-awaited announcement of a Market Consultation for the replacement of VIA Rail’s long-distance train fleet, which was issued on January 27th, 2023, and will urge the government support VIA Rail in moving the process forward as quickly as possible. It was already clear that the remaining life of VIA Rail’s heritage […]
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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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