Amtrak, Brightline, VIA Rail Canada, Ontario Northland Railway and Mexico: 2024 is looking good for passenger trains

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; January 4, 2024 A remarkable year is over and we are at…

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Canada, Ontario: Polar Bear Express to run three days a week

By: Dariya Baiguzhiyeva, Timminstoday,com; August 27, 2020 The Polar Bear Express will soon be running three times a week. Starting…

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Canada, Ontario: COVID-19 reduces Ontario Northland service

From CBC News; March 23, 2020 Ontario Northland says it’s making changes to its rail and motor coach service due…

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Ontario Northland makes necessary changes

By Eric Taschner, CTV News Northern Ontario Videojournalist, CTV News; October 21, 2019 NORTH BAY – Ontario Northland is currently…

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Ontario: Northlander business case coming before years end

By James Wood, Staff, MyMuskokaNow.com; October 18, 2019 NORTH BAY, ON- The hard numbers on the possible return of passenger…

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New Pricing Structure for Ontario Northland passengers

By Staff, BayToday.ca; August 24, 2019 Ontario Northland is introducing new pricing structures on all passenger travel effective September 4. There…

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Ontario Northland wins first rail refurbishment contract with Metrolinx since 2011

By Rocco Frangione, Staff, MyNorthBayNow.com; August 7, 2019 After a nearly 10 year absence in North Bay, Metrolinx is making…

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Province says passenger rail still an option for Northern Ontario

By James Wood, Staff, My Muskoka Now; July 10, 2019 HUNTSVILLE, ON- In the wake of Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet…

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Canada: Less rail freight, more passengers for Ontario Northland

From Nugget Staff, The Cold Lake Sun; July 10, 2019 Ontario Northland saw a slight dip in rail freight but…

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Ontario: MPP Fedeli asks Northlander supporters to be patient

By Chris Dawson, Baytoday.ca; June 29, 2019 Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli says the Conservative Government is not giving up on…

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Ontario: Plan to bring back Northlander train remains off track

By Jordan Horrobin, The Timmins Daily Press; June 23, 2019 While on the campaign trail last May, Premier Doug Ford…

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Ontario Northland adds refurbished dining car to Polar Bear Express

By Linda Holmes, BayToday.ca; June 10, 2019 Passengers travelling on the Ontario Northland’s Polar Bear Express will benefit from a…

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Canada: Ontario Northland’s success worth celebrating – Corina Moore

By Michael Lee, North Bay Nugget; April 26, 2019 Corina Moore is both “proud” and “grateful” Ontario Northland will be…

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Ontario: Ford, Fedeli urged to keep passenger rail promise

By Gord Young, North Bay Nugget; February 20, 2019 A regional group is calling on the Progressive Conservative government –…

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Canadian railroads re-write drug policies for workers in light of cannabis legalization

By Erik White, CBC News; February 1, 2019 As of Feb. 1, Go Train drivers in southern Ontario are forbidden…

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Transport Canada calls on railroads to revise work/rest rules

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; December 27, 2018 Canada’s Transport Minister Marc Garneau has ordered the nation’s railroads to revise their…

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Rail advocates in Ontario want government to consider transportation strategy – including passenger rail

By Elaine Della-Mattia, The Sault Star; November 12, 2018 Passenger rail advocates are hoping the provincial government take the time…

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VIA Rail Canada at 40: Four decades of cuts, heartbreak and lost opportunities

By Staff, Bay Today; October 28, 2018 Forty years ago Monday, VIA Rail Canada was born as an operating railway…

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Ontario Northland President Corina Moore named League of Railway Women Woman of the Year

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; September 10, 2018 The League of Railway Women (LRW) has named Ontario…

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Greyhound finally calls it quits in most of Northern Ontario

By Staff, Northern Ontario Business; July 9, 2018 Competition has gotten the best of Greyhound Canada. The national motor coach…

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Passenger rail supporters expect new provincial government in Ontario to make good on campaign promise

By Staff, Northern Ontario Business; June 12, 2018 Citizens campaigning for the return of passenger rail in northeastern and southwestern Ontario…

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Ontario: Polar Bear Express resumes service after derailment last week

From CBC News; June 4, 2018 The Polar Bear Express train is expected to start moving again today. Last Wednesday,…

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Should Ontario Northland take over Huron Central Railway?

By James Hopkin, Sootoday.com; June 2, 2018 The Northern and Eastern Rail Network (NEORN) wants Ontario Northland to take over…

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‘Panicked and yelling’: Passenger recounts scene as Ontario Northland Polar Bear Express train tips

By Maija Hoggett, Timmins Today; May 31, 2018 Dan Beck was starting his journey to Timmins yesterday when the Polar…

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Restoring train service to Moosonee a ‘priority’ for Ontario Northland after Polar Bear Express derailment

From CBC News; May 31, 2018 Freight train service between Cochrane and Moosonee is now suspended after a passenger train…

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