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CN imposes speed restriction on Venture trains at grade crossings

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus

CN suddenly announced new speed restrictions for VIA Rail’s new Siemens Venture trains on October 11, 2024, at 80 grade crossings in the Quebec-Windsor corridor equipped with constant warning time systems, asserting that unless the trains are lengthened to seven cars—32 axles—they might not correctly activate those crossings. These speed restrictions are causing delays of […]

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House of Commons Transportation Committee to investigate VIA Rail disruption

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus

Following the 10-hour delay to VIA Rail train 622 from Montreal to Quebec City of August 31, 2024, caused by an equipment failure on the train, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Communities (TRAN) has launched an investigation. The committee called both VIA Rail and Minister of Transport to testify. Transport […]

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Meeting with VIA Rail on Intermodality

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus

Transport Action wants to see all public transport operators make efforts to make multi-mode passenger travel relaxing and trouble free, with assured connections and interline ticketing. Therefore, we were pleased to meet with Pierre Santoni, VIA Rail’s Director of Intermodal Passenger Transportation Partnerships, in Montreal and by hybrid meeting on August 22, 2024 to discuss […]

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Three petitions for VIA Rail improvements launched

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus

Heading into the fall and with Parliament resuming in mid-September, Transport Action has launched three new petitions to the House of Commons on passenger rail issues. Following the success of our petition campaign in the spring, after which the government’s response alluded to the possibility of a study of passenger priority, we hope that each […]

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Is Air Canada trying to take over VIA Rail?

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus

For one of Canada’s domestic airlines to bid on High Frequency Rail raises concerns about potential conflict of interest, ensuring fair competition in the airline industry and about the transparency of the HFR project and procurement process to date.

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