by Transport Action | Dec 3, 2023 | Inter-city Rail
Amtrak Cascades services will see a significant increase from December 11, 2023, with daily round trips between Seattle and Portland increasing from four to six, which combined with the Coast Starlight long-distance service to and from Los Angeles will offer fourteen...
by Transport Action | Oct 11, 2023 | Rail
Since the announcement earlier this year that both levels of government wanted to pursue a reconciliation-first approach the the Vancouver Island Corridor, indications of progress toward reconciliation have been elusive. Therefore a formal petition to the House of...
by Transport Action | Aug 8, 2023 | Rail, Regional Transit
Is there a future for the West Coast Express as travel patterns change, and if so, what does it look like? Consider the following: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a “new normal” of hybrid working, where office-based employees work at home part of the...
by Transport Action | Jun 15, 2023 | Inter-city Rail
Ever since Amtrak restarted its Seattle-Vancouver train service there have been hopes of having it stop at either White Rock, BC or Blaine, WA; which the old international trains did before they ended when Amtrak was created in 1971. This is an opportunity, and it is...
by Transport Action | Feb 22, 2023 | Rail, Studies
Transport Action Canada and Transport Action B.C. were recently invited to participate in consultation meetings and comment on the new Amtrak Cascades Service Development Plan (SDP) by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), which has been driving...
by Transport Action | Apr 30, 2022 | Rail
On April 21, 2022, representatives of Transport Action Canada, including current Transport Action BC president Alex Mandel, met with fellow passenger rail advocates from across the border, All Aboard Northwest, the Rail Passengers Association, and the Big Sky...
