Transport Action Canada

Small cities shouldn't mean small thinking about local services, so it is good to see Cornwall's mayor taking the lead on providing 7 days a week transit service. standard-freeholder.com/news/strong-ma…

@jackhauen Removing the specialized racks for securing large luggage on UPX would be an own goal.

New: Metrolinx is considering luggage rack removals and seating "reconfiguration" to increase standing room on the UP Express, according to a draft of its internal fleet strategy. #onpoli thetrillium.ca/news/municipal…

@eddrass @AirCanada @ridelandline These will be added in the next update now that its clear they are available for other passengers to book.

@AirCanada @ridelandline @TransportAction Something for seanmarshall.ca/transport-map/ ?

Air Canada is extending its popular @ridelandline luxury motorcoach service to the Ontario communities of Niagara, Sarnia & Muskoka, linking them directly with the airline’s global hub at Toronto Pearson International Airport beginning June 15, 2026. More: aircanada.com/media/air-cana…

This is a sensible decision. Testing of the western extension needs to continue and moving them by road back to Belfast Yard would be costly. cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…

Alto is publishing weekly updates on common questions raised in its public consultation process. You can read the latest here: altotrain.ca/en/blog/your-q…

Canada must not forget the north and its obligation to provide transportation services to remote and Indigenous communities. Sign these petitions the the House of Commons to restore funding for the Mask-wa Oo-ta-ban (Algoma Bear Train): ontario.transportaction.ca/petitions-to-f…

The failed P3 for GO train operations is casting a long shadow, especially in maintenance talent development and retention. thetrillium.ca/news/municipal…

The handful of trains serving SW Ontario are often full or crowded, better service is needed immediately. The slow pace of action by both levels of government is costing the region jobs and opportunities. lfpress.com/opinion/column…

Read our open letter about the Alto High Speed Rail project’s long gestation and the need for government transparency in today’s Kingston Whig-Standard: thewhig.com/opinion/why-di…

More examples of HSR around the world: 📷️Morocco: Phil Richards CC BY-SA 2.0 📷️Russia: Neu-Zwai CC BY-SA 📷️China: Christof Hofbauer CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

What might High Speed Rail in Canada look like? Here are examples from around the world: 📷️UK: Wayland Smith CC BY-SA 2.0 📷️Indonesia: Naufal Farras CC BY-SA 4.0 📷️Japan: Ippukucho CC BY 3.0

@Crichtonstreet @AirCanada @ridelandline KLM offers a bus connection from Dorval to Ottawa, but you can also take Orleans Express or VIA Rail and not be limited in choice of airline.

@AirCanada @ridelandline It would be nice if they had a service like this between Ottawa and Montreal.

@TrueCommunities Given a very wide median sufficient for additional shoulder and safety barriers as well as the railway, 7km+ curve radius, and interchanges designed to protect for future construction, HSR can be added without totally rebuilding the highway. Highway 401 has none of those things.

@TransportAction Why can't we use part of the 401 for highspeed rail? Other countries use their expressways at some points for easy land acquisition for HSR.

Could HSR be built down the median of 401? No. Could HSR be built alongside CN? Not reasonably. Those ideas are not novel. They've been considered and ruled out by professional engineers over the past decade. Do we need to keep HSR costs down? Absolutely. thewhig.com/news/changes-t…

Alto is extending the public consultation period for High Speed Rail until Monday, April 24. Two additional virtual sessions will be held on March 23 and 26. Interactive Map en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-ca… Virtual Sessions altotrain.ca/en/public-cons… 📷️ David Gubler CC BY-NC-SA 2.5

✅We need improvements to the existing VIA Rail service, including more service to Brockville, as promised since HFR was proposed in 2015. ❌HSR in the 401 corridor has been rejected before, and wouldn't stop in small cities like Brockville at all. recorder.ca/news/brockvill…

@steve_november We know that could work, but it is not the course of action the government has chosen to pursue.

@TransportAction No airport upgrade:CN/CP share assets-directional running-Fraser Canyon BC & Parry Sound ON- Sudbury ON.Fed Minister of Transport to arrange CN/CP to share assets Dorval PQ- Pickering ON. ALTO to upgrade CN Kingston Sub to HSR.Stations, grade separations, retail services in situ.

This project has crept back onto the radar, but without any improvement in the proposal. It would still require a significant runway extension into the lake and add a lot of noise to the waterfront. Better intercity rail is needed instead. thestar.com/politics/provi…

This is welcome news! Every rural community in Canada should have accessible transit for everyone who needs it. kincardinenews.com/news/local-new…

@Fortgoose @StephenWickens1 Accusing students, seniors, and middle income working households who’ll benefit from more capacity and more affordable fares (including an affordability mandate that VIA was never given) of being “elites” is a wedge-politics talking point that distracts from real rural issues.

@StephenWickens1 The two MPPs where I live and work in eastern ON both came out as against the project. Some hashtag around “elite train” is used by detractors.

1. Concerns, fears, worries and arguments over Canada's #Alto high-speed rail plan mirror to a stunning degree France's debates in the 1970s, prior to the launch of that country's Train à Grande Vitesse a decade later. Jacob Meunier's 'On the Fast Track' is a fascinating read.