Canada’s Alto high-speed rail project, which is currently in the process of determining the exact route for the Toronto-Montreal-Quebec City project, is running into growing local opposition along its potential path. Farm organizations in Ontario and Quebec have called for the project to be paused for a more careful assessment, and open houses that are […]
MONTREAL — Shortened consists resulting from a Jan. 11 accident involving VIA Rail Canada’s triweekly Ocean continue to limit capacity even though the Montreal-Halifax, Nova Scotia, train resumed operation on Jan. 30. Meanwhile, 1950s-vintage Rail Diesel Cars serving remote Ontario communities between Sudbury and White River on CPKC’s main line are finally set to return […]
MONTREAL — Canada’s high-speed rail project could could involve the construction of lengthy tunnels in Montreal, the company responsible for the project says in a route description on its website — which could greatly increase the cost of the project. A tunnel could also be an option in Toronto. Alto, the Crown corporation that will […]
MONTREAL — Internal documents of the company developing Canada’s planned high-speed rail route say the planned line between Toronto and Quebec City could see up to 72 trains per day. A Canadian Press report says the figure comes from draft versions of a 2023 technical briefing, which the news organization obtained through an access-to-information request. […]
