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Cleaner air and low transit operating costs are coming to BC.

[Opinion Link] Transport Canada takeover and outsourcing of High Frequency Rail project left VIA Rail CEO with too little scope for effective leadership.

The York Durham Heritage Railway suffered serious damage to its station and facilities in this weekend's storms. If you are able to, please consider a contribution to helping them rebuild:

More affordable, more human, and better for the environment.

The federal government slowly cut Toronto-Niagara frequencies from the VIA schedule, claiming lack of demand, with the last non-Amtrak train cut in 2012. They were wrong.

Transport Action: December Newsletter - VIA Rail pleads for new equipment, VIA Rail Canada Act reintroduced in parliament.

The remarks about protecting the Huron Central are encouraging, and must now be backed by swift and decisive action to ensure continuity of service and allow industry in the region to make long-term investment plans.

Reusing the existing VIA/Amtrak station location with strong transit connectivity, rather than building a greenfield park-and-ride GO station, could be radically cheaper, faster and greener.

Ontario cannot succeed unless its northern communities succeed with it. Caroline Mulroney speaking at the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium Smart Rail Technology Conference. We look forward to positive news about the Northlander and the Huron Central Railway to make this happen.

Ontario's draft northern transportation plan is short on details, fails to mention the Mask-wa Oo-ta-ban (Algoma Bear Train) or the Huron Central, or to provide a timeline for the Northlander.

This is the third major hydrogen train project in Europe that's using Canadian fuel cell technology. Isn't it about time we used this technology here too?

VIA Rail takes pride in being accessible to all Canadians, and the new #trains on order for the Quebec-Windsor corridor will be even better. However, there are only six accessible sleeping cabins available in all of Canada, and the two currently used in the Maritimes are likely to be retired soon. Federal investment in new long-distance equipment that meets modern #accessibility standards is urgently needed.

Europe is working fast toward a green recovery. Canada should do likewise, showcasing our technology leadership in hydrogen. https://www.railway-technology.com//deutsche-bahn-siemens/

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and BC Premier John Horgan have renewed their endorsements of a Cascadia "bullet train". New report suggests creating an independent body to plan and eventually build it. https://dailyhive.com//vancouver-seattle-portland-high-spe

RapidBus service extension to Delta, BC planned, but not until 2023. https://www.delta-optimist.com//rapid-bus-coming-to-delta-

MiWay launching Hydrogen Fuel Cell bus project in 2021.

Waterloo region has shared plans for the long-awaited LRT, bus, GO and VIA Rail multimodal #transit hub at King Street, a block west of the 1897 Grand Trunk Railway station currently used by VIA Rail and GO #trains. https://www.engagewr.ca/king-victoria-transit-hub