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 Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
On February 20, 2025, Canada’s Minister of Transport Anita Anand announced that the Cadence consortium has been selected as the winner of the VIA-HFR Request for Proposals that was published on October 13, 2023. VIA-HFR was rebranded as “Alto” and, as we anticipated, the high-speed 300 km/h+ option in the bid was confirmed. After decades […]
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By Transport Action | Major Reports
The Beyond HFR report was researched and prepared between July 2023 and July 2024, in response to a question raised in a meeting between Transport Action and the Parliamentary All-Party Rail Caucus to discuss the state of passenger rail services both within and beyond the Quebec-Windsor corridor: If we could invest a billion dollars of […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus
VIA Rail’s Renaissance trains in the Quebec-Windsor corridor are being retired and replaced by the new Venture fleet with introduction of VIA Rail’s summer timetable on May 27, 2024.
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By Adam Mills | Intercity Rail and Bus , Latest News , Quebec
One of Amtrak’s three cross-border routes is off to another rocky start to the summer as New York City – Montreal Adirondack route will be cut back to Saratoga Springs from May 20 for ‘anticipated track work’ over the summer. Initially, this suspension was to run until to June 30 but it has now been […]
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