Despite a wealth advantage, Canada lags behind Spain on high-speed rail, VIA Rail Canada Toronto Star - Jan. 18, 2020 by Amir Barnea is an associate professor of finance at HEC Montréal As a pair, Toronto and Montreal, Canada’s two largest cities, have a lot in common with Madrid and Barcelona. Both city couples are roughly 600 km away from each other: Madrid is 650 km from Barcelona, and Toronto is 540 km from Montreal. Jointly, 11 million people live in the metropolitan areas of the two largest Spanish cities, compared to 10 million in the metropolitan areas of the Canadian cities. Read the whole article HERE.

Environment a Priority at Lausanne Youth Olympic Games 2020 Putting the environment as a priority when hosting large scale events is a challenge. But for the organizers of the Youth Olympic Games 2020 (Lausanne) and the SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) their commitment to the environment when dealing with transportation is commendable. Bombardier Twindexx Trains for SBB For the first time in Olympic history, transport for the 1880 athletes and their thousands of accompanying persons from the Olympic Village to the competition sites will be by train. It was "very complex planning," explained SBB spokesperson Ottavia Masserini. In addition, the SBB and Lausanne2020 recommend that the public use public transport to get to the competition sites without the stress of traffic jams and without worrying about parking. Athletes and the public will be riding in style on the Bombardier built Twindexx trains.  These  are modern, comfortable, double-deck train for long-distance t...

Paige Mallot, President of the advocacy organization Cascadia Rail recently made a presentation  at RAILVOLUTION 2019 in Vancouver promoting the Vancouver to Portland high speed rail line. As reported before in High Speed Rail Canada, the Ultra High Speed Rail Study has been completed and posted on our website to view. Here is a link to the presentation made by Paige at the conference. Paige Mallot Talks High Speed Rail