CN TurboTrain - Lorne Perry Collection History My involvement in passenger rail advocacy began around 1990, inspired by legendary Transport 2000 Canada advocate Harry Gow. However, my fascination with high-speed trains started decades earlier with Canada's TurboTrain—I was captivated by its modern, sleek design. In 2008, I founded High-Speed Rail Canada as an educational resource dedicated to Canadian high-speed rail. As a historian of Canada's high-speed rail past, I've dedicated myself to collecting and posting previous studies on the High-Speed Rail Canada website. My goal was to digitize and make accessible all previous Canadian high-speed rail studies. Today, that website has accomplished this mission. Previous Attempts at High-Speed Rail in Canada Whether in the Calgary-Edmonton corridor or the Ontario-Quebec region, one pattern remains constant: whenever high-speed rail is proposed, naysayers emerge with tired, repetitive arguments against it. Having observed ...

  Canada is embarking on one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in its history: ALTO, the country's first high-speed rail network connecting Toronto to Quebec City. This transformative project will reshape how millions of Canadians travel, work, and live. And here's the exciting part—you can help shape it. A Project Built with Communities ALTO is committed to meeting with communities across Ontario and Quebec in an initial round of public consultations starting in January 2026. This isn't just a formality; your participation is essential to building a project that truly reflects the needs and expectations of the communities served. The consultation process aims to inform route alignment decisions, station locations, environmental studies, and ways to minimize impacts while maximizing community benefits. As Alto President & CEO Martin Imbleau stated, "As consultations begin, we look forward to engaging with communities and hearing their perspectives fi...