By Transport Action | Trip Reports
Transport Action Canada board member Christopher Graper made a journey this summer from Toronto to Les Îles de la Madelaine by train, bus and ferry. Despite their remote location in the Gulf of Saint-Lawrence, Les Îles de la Madeleine are accessed fairly easily and inexpensively by public transport. Like all public transport in Canada, it […]
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By Terry Johnson | Trip Reports
Transport Action president Terry Johnson travelled on the Train de Charlevoix as part of a family holiday in Quebec. These are his impressions of the service and the first North American deployment of Alstom’s hydrogen-powered Coradia iLint train. We were debating the choice between Prince Edward Island and Quebec City for a family summer holiday […]
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By Harry Gow | Trip Reports
Harry Gow, President Emeritus of Transport Action Canada, and Luc Coté, former editor of Transport Action’s national printed bulletin, took advantage of free rides offered to the public on the opening weekend on the new Montréal REM. Here are their impressions.
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By Brody Flannigan | Trip Reports
A ride aboard VIA Rail Canada’s new Siemens Charger/Venture trainsets As a railfan, I take the train any time I can. Not only is it a much cleaner and convenient way to travel, but I genuinely find it to be fun. When my employer gave me the opportunity to travel to headquarters in Montréal, I […]
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By Harry Gow | Trip Reports
Eight members of the Ottawa Transport Action discussion group traveled on VIA Rail trains to Alexandria ON and return on August 19th, 2022. The undersigned met up with the group at Alexandria, having travelled by VIA Rail from Saint-Hyacinthe QC, again on a return trip. The objectives of the journey were familiarisation with the current […]
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