High-speed Rail

• Dream of Vancouver-Portland high-speed rail inches forward with new funding

  The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration announced $US49.7 million for planning on a proposed Cascadia High-Speed Rail project.

  Economy

  Dec 19, 2024
  
• Can high-frequency rail help growing transport woes in Ontario and Quebec?

  As Canada's population continues to grow, high-frequency rail could play an important role in helping ease transportation woes — and help tackle climate change, experts say.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2023
  
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• Race to build Toronto-Quebec City high-frequency rail down to 3 contenders

  Minister of Transportation Omar Alghabra announced that the three contenders will be submitting their proposals this year, but said he expects service to begin by the mid-2030s.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2023
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• Feds stand by high-frequency rail project as calls grow from Quebec for high-speed trains

  There has been a political push from Quebec to demand the feds instead consider launching a high-speed train service between the two provinces.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2023
• Feds pledge to improve passenger rail in London region, but details remain down the track

  The federal government is working to determine how passenger rail in southwestern Ontario may be improved to provide better service, according to Canada's transport minister.

  Politics

  Jul 21, 2021
• High-speed rail partnership to connect three Alberta cities receives provincial MOU

  Prairie Link, a partnership including EllisDon and AECOM, would connect Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer via high-speed rail.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2021
• New high-frequency rail corridor between Que., Ont. to be announced: Transport minister

  ``It will increase speed up to 200 kilometres an hour,'' Omar Alghabra said in a video.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2021
• Florida’s new higher-speed train service has killed dozens since it launched

  Why Brightline has so many deaths is unclear; other area railroads haven’t had nearly as many.

  World

  Dec 2, 2019
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• Experts, officials meet at Microsoft HQ to discuss high-speed rail between Vancouver and U.S.

  A high-speed rail corridor has long been discussed between the three major cities in Cascadia, providing travellers with a potential one-hour trip between Vancouver and Seattle.

  Nov 8, 2019
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• Vancouver-Portland ultra-fast train could be self-sustaining by 2055 or earlier: Study

  The proposal envisions train capable of topping 400 km/h, with one-hour trips between the region's biggest cities.

  Jul 15, 2019