By Transport Action | National News
In response to the disruption of train services due to the winter storm on December 23rd, and due to the CN derailment near Grafton, Ontario between December 24th and 26th, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities invited VIA Rail executives and Transport Action Atlantic president Tim Hayman to testify before […]
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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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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 | Quebec , Urban Transit
The project for a tramway across the City of Québec has attracted much opposition from a segment of the population that gets around by car and is opposed to spending money on a competing mode of transport. The city is the least-densely settled of Québec’s major population centers, with the footprint of Montréal, but a […]
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By Transport Action | National News
Winter happens in Canada, and we cope. Storm Elliot felt like getting all of winter all at once for much of the country. Thousands of motorists we stranded on highways and local roads, spending uncomfortable nights in their vehicles. However, the story that made headlines was VIA Rail services between Toronto and Ottawa being severely […]
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