In related news, Bombardier & Alstom are giving out free trains to Montreal as a compensation for the late delivery of the first trains on order (despite having caught up with the delivery schedule since then)...

It's not just about Quebec City-Toronto, it's also about Quebec City-Ottawa, Trois-Rivières-Dorval, Laval-Toronto, etc. There's also the problem that there is no transit service between Quebec City and its airport (a $40 cab/$25 uber is the only option).

Multiple problems with your proposal. 1. Missing connections: The tracks to reach the Port from the north shore no longer exist. Also, Central Station can't be reached from the Port of Montreal tracks 2. CPR, the Port of Montreal and CNR most definitely don't want passenger trains on...

Wouldn't work. The REM interchange station is not at the junction, it's in a dead-end along the REM right-of-way. Via trains would need to backtrack to the CN line before continuing towards dorval

Under VIA's plan, Quebec-to-Windor travel would involve the REM Passengers travelling from Quebec City to Toronto may have to take three trains to get to the final destination according to VIA Rail’s current plan to build a dedicated rail in the Windsor corridor. The proposed $4-billion...

Tbe article says from downtown to downtown. That 50 min time in the article should absolutely be taken with a grain of salt. The number most likely doesn't even come from VIA. It's probably not a coincidence that 50 min is exactly "distance * max speed". Looks like someone (the author of the...

HFR news from Quebec: http://www.journaldequebec.com/2017/12/20/le-projet-de-train-a-grande-frequence-sur-la-bonne-voie There was a meeting yesterday between people from Via Rail, the Quebec transport minister and the Trois-Rivières MNA, and there seems to be a lot of optimism. There price tag...

It was great meeting and interacting with you guys while on my crazy little transit-touring daytrip from MTL :D I'll probably end up writing a follow-up post in that thread sooner than later...

Since the beginning, the centre span was designed to be flexible enough to accommodate either bus or rail transit, depending on what the Quebec government would later decide. Since Quebec has decided to build the REM, the center span is no longer planned to be built for BRT. Instead, between...

It took long enough, but Bill C-23 has just passed the Senate and will be signed into law in the coming days. https://twitter.com/SenHarder/status/938885135839019008 Pre-clearance is soon going to be expanded to Billy Bishop.

Yes, through Infrastructure Canada. http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/nbsl-npsl/agreement-entente-eng.html http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/nbsl-npsl/vfm-odr/index-eng.html#app2 The Federal Government is also footing the bill for the demolition cost of the old bridge, which will cost an...

When the contraflow bus lane was introduced in 1978 (as an interim measure until a rail link is built !), there were no cones. Better, clearer signage was instated after the first fatal accident in 1981. Daily cone placement was only instated as a result of the third deadly collision, which...

I live right next to the project and it's a truly fascinating project to see evolve. Amazing how they're able to build so much a complex project in only 3-4 years. In a way, it's a good thing that the old Champlain bridge had to be replaced after such a short life, because the transit status...

It's somewhat misleading to put it that way. The scope of these projects goes way beyond a single interchange and a bridge. The Turcot project is a complete rebuild+widening of highway 20/720 + multiple interchanges over 6 kilometers + a complete rebuild + widening of highway 15 over 3...

FYI that particular study was updated in 2013: http://www.bv.transports.gouv.qc.ca/mono/1149142/ (french-only)

Proposed station locations for Montreal's pink line. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=19LSTBgPk_zS65NuAsoFat5L1KAUGhcsj http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1065916/stations-ligne-rose-metro-localisation-projet-montreal-plante-ouellet

She said that the first step was getting elected, then afterwards studies would be done to assess the feasibility of the proposal. I suppose her plan is to mandate the ARTM to commission studies after she puts her people on the ARTM's board.

It was mentioned when Projet Montreal held a press conference to announce their proposal.: "The pink line would be fully automated" "having the trains outside [tunnels] would require to have cars rolling on rails. It would be less costly than the Metro's rubber tires. Trains and stations could...

Montrealer here. The proposed pink line would use automated light metro technology like the REM and the Canada Line. Phase 1 between Montreal-Nord and downtown would be completely underground and would be inspired by Barcelona's L9, which was built using a single 12m diameter TBM. Phase 2...

For the same reasons why the TTC presumably wouldn't accept to share its tunnels.with VIA trains (if we pretend track gauge wouldn't be an issue). The operational and safety headaches wouldn't be worth whatever revenue could be earned..That is even more true in the case of a privately owned and...