by Matthew Buchanan | Aug 26, 2010 | Announcement, Publications
The next issue of the Transport Action Western Newsletter is in final editing and will be completed on Saturday. Paper copies will be mailed next week and email subscribers will receive theirs as soon as this weekend. The Western Newsletter combines news from both...
by Matthew Buchanan | Aug 25, 2010 | Announcement, Inter-city Rail, Issues, Publications, Rail
The provincial study on the future of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (now owned by the Island Corridor Foundation) on Vancouver Island was released recently. The summary of the study basically concludes that it is not worth investing any money in the railway...
by Matthew Buchanan | Aug 18, 2010 | Inter-city Rail, Issues, Rail
There are rumours that Canadian Border Services Agency may be getting ready to impose the $1,500 fee and kill the second train. … In related news…. Amtrak Cascades reports highest second-quarter ridership since 1994 Edit. Aug 25th. The Province Newspaper...
by Matthew Buchanan | Aug 8, 2010 | Bus, Buses, Ferries, Inter-city Rail, Issues, Rail, Rapid Transit, Transit
No, sorry it is not in Vancouver or British Columbia or anywhere else in Canada for that matter. I think it is possibly in Switzerland. They have built an efficient multi-modal transport system centred around the train, but integrated perfectly with buses and lake...
