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Category Archives: Intercity Rail
Transit Summit in Guelph this Saturday, November 9
Coach Canada bus to Hamilton, September 2009 This Saturday, I will be joining fellow transportation advocates and experts in Downtown Guelph for the First Annual Transit Summit & Town Hall organized by Transit Action Alliance of Guelph (TAAG). I’ll be speaking about … Continue reading
Posted in About me, Intercity Rail, Ontario, Transit
Tagged Events, Guelph, Intercity Bus, Transit Summit
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Trekking across Northern Ontario
VIA RDC train about to depart Sudbury for White River Last month, I embarked on a journey from Toronto to Thunder Bay, a distance of over 1,300 kilometres. My journey took me nearly three days as I opted to travel … Continue reading
Posted in Intercity Rail, Ontario, Travels
Tagged Greyhound, Housing, Intercity Bus, Northern Ontario, TVO, Writing
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Passenger trains of Northern Ontario
Southbound Northlander train arriving at Gravenhurst, March 2012 In a few weeks, I will travel from Toronto to Thunder Bay by bus and by train, stopping at cities and towns like Sudbury, Chapleau, White River, Marathon, and Schreiber. I expect … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Intercity Rail, Ontario, Travels
Tagged Algoma Central Railway, Northern Ontario, Northlander, Ontario Northland, Polar Bear Express, Trains, VIA Rail
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Filling the gap in Southwestern Ontario
While there’s GO train service between Toronto, Guelph, and Kitchener, it’s inadequate for the regions’s transportation demands Earlier this year, I took a ride on Wroute, a new service connecting Guelph, Kitchener, and Burlington that has some characteristics of a … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Intercity Rail, Transit
Tagged GO Transit, Guelph, Kitchener, Transit, TVO, Wroute
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A need for high-speed rail reality (Updated)
With the province moving ahead on high speed rail in Southwestern Ontario, other transportation needs are being ignored Continue reading
Posted in Intercity Rail, Politics, Transit
Tagged High Speed Rail, Kitchener, London, Ontario, Toronto, UP Express
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GO Transit’s Grimsby problem
Grimsby’s a great place to go for a hike, but GO Transit passengers aren’t well served. Continue reading
Posted in Intercity Rail, Transit, Urban Planning
Tagged Bruce Trail, GO Transit, Grimsby, Hamilton, Hiking, Metrolinx, Niagara Region
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To Stratford by Train
VIA Train 85 at Stratford Station, October 8, 2016 On Thanksgiving weekend, my partner and I made the trip out to Stratford to get away from Toronto for two days and see two shows: Macbeth and The Hypochondriac. Both plays … Continue reading
Posted in Intercity Rail, Travels
Tagged Kitchener, Stratford, Stratford Festival, Toronto, Union Station, VIA Rail
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