By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
Following the announcement in London earlier this summer that VIA Rail was working to reinstate trains 82 and 83, the company has now officially confirmed their return, with a start date of October 24, 2023. Two round trips between Ottawa and Toronto are also being reinstated to help meet travel demand on weekends. The schedule […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , National News
Between 2020 and 2025, VIA Rail will have invested over $80 million for the renovation of four of its Heritage Stations: Winnipeg Union Station, Vancouver Pacific Central Station, Halifax Station, and Gare du Palais in Québec City. Mario Péloquin, VIA Rail’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Françoise Bertrand, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
One of Transport Action’s concerns about the government’s decision to create VIA-HFR as a separate entity to conduct the procurement process has been the lack of tangible progress on the ground, other than the production of documentation and presentations. At a meeting with the VIA-HFR team in Toronto on August 22, 2023, we were pleased […]
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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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