Former Liberal federal Minister of Transport David Collenette, and pro passenger rail advocate, is back in an advisory role for the Ontario government. http://windsorite.ca/2015/10/ontario-appoints-special-advisor-on-high-speed-rail-for-southwestern-ontario/

 High Speed Rail Canada has loaded over 6 minutes of footage of the CN Turbo train from 1968 on their Youtube Channel. WireService.ca Press Release (10/30/2015) - High Speed Rail Canada is Canada's only advocacy groups dedicated to promoting the modernization of passenger rail in Canada. High Speed Rail Canada's mandate is to educate people on the benefits of modern passenger rail. They do it through their website http://www.highspeedrailcanada.com , Youtube channel, Facebook, Twitter ;@HSRCanada and public educational sessions. The Turbo train ran in Canada’s from 1968-1982. It holds the record in Canada for the fastest train with 226 km/h. That record was set in 1976. High Speed Rail Canada has obtained 6 minutes of silent 1968 footage of the Turbo train with excellent interior and exterior footage of the train.. Paul Langan, Founder of High Speed Rail Canada states," Anytime we find footage of the Turbo Train we are excited. Even though this footage is silent, h

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Although Japan lost out to China to build Indonesia first high speed rail line, they have moved aggressively in India. We in Canada could use their expertise.   Japan targets Indian high-speed rail with big finance offer  GCR - Japan has offered to finance India’s first bullet train, estimated to cost $15bn, at an interest rate of less than 1%, officials said, stealing a march on its rail rival, China. Tokyo’s push in India comes just weeks after it lost out to China on the contract to build Indonesia’s first high-speed railway. “ There are several (players) offering the high-speed technology. But technology and funding together, we only have one offer. That is the Japanese ” A. K. Mital, the chairman of the Indian Railway Board India’s cabinet will take a decision on the Japanese proposal over the next few weeks, an Indian railway official said, according to Indian newspaper The Economic Times. Tokyo was picked to assess the feasibility of building the 505-kilometre corri

Sunny Freeman Toronto Star - The head of Via Rail plans to convince the Liberal government that increases in ridership and revenue suggest a growing market for dedicated passenger rail, while worsening punctuality and longer trips reinforce the need. CEO Yves Desjardins-Siciliano said the Crown Corporation will submit a $4 billion dedicated track plan for the busy Toronto-Montreal-Ottawa corridor to the new transport minister within months of the Nov. 4 announcement of the next federal cabinet. The project — which has already attracted attention from potential investors at Canada’s big pension funds — would dramatically improve convenience and efficiency, he said. “We’re satisfied that the case is built and now it’s just really a matter of waiting for the government to consider it,” Desjardins-Siciliano said Tuesday. The project would see the company build, acquire and restore tracks to increase the number of daily departures from each city to 15 from the current six. That could

CKLW Radio Windsor - Via Rail is bringing back its early-morning run from Windsor and Chatham to Toronto on Saturday's. The early evening train from Toronto to Windsor on Fridays is also being reinstated. They were suspended in 2012 as part of a series of austerity measures.The revamped schedule takes effect October 31st.

David Thomas - Railway Age - Canada’s three major railways should benefit from the Oct. 19, 2015 sea-to-sea election sweep by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party of Canada. Trudeau’s party even managed to get four members of parliament elected in Alberta's two metropolises, Calgary and Edmonton—the ideological and financial anchors of the defeated Stephen Harper’s pro-pipeline and anti-rail Conservative government. Canadian voters issued the final death warrant for the ailing Keystone XL trans-border pipeline project, for which Harper was the last surviving cheerleader, having spent millions of taxpayer dollars promoting the private-sector scheme. The election of a greener government determined to redeem Canada from its reputation as an environmental pariah means a screeching halt to expansion of Alberta’s northern tar sands. New pipeline capacity is decades away because the Liberal government has promised to restore credible social and environmental assessment processes before new

  High Speed Rail Canada Recommends a Change in Government in Canada! We are asking supporters of passenger rail in Canada to vote for any party other than the Conservative Party of Canada. The Harper government has clearly shown they have no vision for passenger rail in this country and VIA Rail continues to lag decades behind passenger services around the world. The NDP has stated in their private members bills about the need for a VIA RAIL Act and Regulations. The Liberals have talked about an infusion of money for transit in this country. Only the Green Party has publicly stated in their platform support for improved passenger rail in Canada and dared to mention high speed rail. High Speed Rail Canada is asking you to vote for a local NDP, LIBERAL, or GREEN Candidate who is supportive of passenger rail. It does not matter if your local Conservative candidate is supportive of passenger rail because they have no voice in the Stephen Harper government. Please vote f

 During this federal election, an important election issue is the funding of high-speed rail. High-speed rail is a train system where the trains can reach speeds between 200 m.p.h. to 400 m.p.h. comparison, regular trains usually go at a speed of 160 m.p.h. or less. There are several places that high-speed rail would be an effective transportation option in Canada. One of the most studied locations is the Windsor to Quebec City corridor. The line would include stops in Kitchener and Toronto. This corridor includes more than 50 per cent of the Canadian population. High speed rail is an attractive option that should be at least partially funded by the federal government, for several reasons. One attractive feature of high-speed rail is that it is a significantly cleaner form of transportation than automobiles or airplanes. Of course, having a cleaner transportation alternative isn't enough. You need a critical mass of people using high-speed rail in lieu of cars or planes to see the

A private members bill for High Speed Rail in Australia! http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5531

Nickel Belt Green candidate Stuart McCall says that only the Green Party is talking about rail issues during this election – and Nickel Belt voters should take note. “Only the Green Party has a comprehensive plan to revitalize our rail networks,” says McCall. “Canada was linked together by rail, yet successive Liberal and Conservative governments have left our rail systems to whither. Communities like Capreol, which provided for the needs of our rail systems, have been forgotten. I want to change that.” The Green Party is calling for a national transportation strategy which includes significant new reinvestment in rail, including expanding VIA rail through an infusion of $600 million in 2016-17, investing in high-speed trains in corridors where they make sense, and supporting facilities to build more made-in-Canada rail cars to transport goods.