U.S.: On the last holiday weekend of the summer of ’22, Stephen Gardner’s Amtrak is in free fall and passengers are paying the price

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on this platform on February 25, 2021. It has been updated, additional information has…

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Canada, Ontario: Huron Central Railway will continue operating least until June 30, company announces

By Darren MacDonald, Northern Ontario Digital Content Producer, CTV News; December 11, 2020 SUDBURY — After announcing plans to cease…

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Canada, Ontario: VIA Rail journey boasts autumn colours, anglers and adventurers

By Andre Ramshaw, Postmedia News, Canada.com; October 19, 2020 A crisp morning breeze carries the genial banter of railroaders and…

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Canada, Ontario: Sault MP wants his own closure on track maintenance subsidies for short-line railroader

By Ian Ross, Northern Ontario Business; September 4, 2020 Someone is going to be hauling steel and forest products between…

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Canada, Ontario: No funding, no rail service

By Northern Ontario Business Staff, SooToday.com; September 2, 2020 Montreal’s Genesee & Wyoming Canada announced that its northeastern Ontario short-line…

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Canada, Ontario and Quebec: VIA Rail Announces New Daily Frequencies in the Québec-Windsor Corridor

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; August 20, 2020: MONTRÉAL, Aug. 20, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Due to the…

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Canada, Ontario: Northern outfitter calls for increased service of VIA Rail Budd Car train

By Kate Ruthford, CBC News; July 20, 2020 A lodge owner in northeastern Ontario says, as the province continues to…

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Canada: Latest VIA Rail Operations Update

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; July 9, 2020: MONTRÉAL, July 9, 2020 /CNW/ – Due to an increase in…

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Canada, Ontario: Is there a subsidy in the cards for the Huron Central Railway?

By Ian Ross, Northern Ontario Business; December 3, 2019 U.S. federal regulators have approved the sale of short-line railroader Genesee…

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Complicated web leaves future of Ontario short-line rail unknown

By Elaine Della-Mattia, The Sault Star; October 9, 2019 Regulations are in place that prevents federally regulated rail lines from…

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Rolling through Ontario’s autumn colours on The Canadian

By Pat Brennan, Toronto Star, Brampton Guardian; August 22, 2019 The Canadian, Via Rail’s transcontinental passenger train, now pulls out…

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Province of Ontario puts Huron Central Railway back on track for next year

By James Hopkin, Sootoday.com; November 8, 2018 The Huron Central Railway (HCR) is receiving $980,000 from the provincial government in…

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VIA Rail Canada train chronically late: Rail advocates

By Staff, The Sudbury Star; October 22, 2018 Despite twice lengthening its trip length and agreeing to cut out one…

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Sudbury to Sault Ontario link called crucial

By Brian Kelly, Sault Star; July 26, 2018 Support is being sought from municipalities along the Huron Central Railway line…

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Pressure grows for VIA Rail Canada return to Thunder Bay, Ontario

By Kirthana Sasitharan, CBC News; July 18, 2018 Cuts to Greyhound services across Western Canada and northwestern Ontario have garnered…

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Game planning to save a railroad in Ontario

By Ian Ross, Northern Ontario Business; July 12, 2018 Supporters behind preserving northeastern Ontario short-line rail service beyond 2018 are…

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VIA Rail Canada tour starts (or ends) in White River, Ontario

By Richard Plaunt, Sault This Week; June 4, 2018 VIA Rail runs a year round wilderness passenger service between Sudbury…

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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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Via Rail Canada cancels service between Sudbury, White River in Ontario as Canadian Pacific Railway strike looms

By The Canadian Press, CBC News; May 28, 2018 Via Rail Canada has cancelled some service in northern Ontario because…

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to relaunch Huron Central Railway task force

By Elaine Della-Mattia, Sault Star; May 25, 2018 Joe Fratesi and Steve Butland remember what could have been if the…

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Railway Association of Canada calls on Canadian government to boost short-line funding

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; May 24, 2018 Shortly after Huron Central Railway‘s (HCRY) announcement that it will cease operations by…

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Ontario: Huron Central Railway to discontinue operations by year-end

A press release from Genesee & Wyoming Canada Inc., Huron Central Railway; May 22, 2018: Ontario Short Line Not Economically…

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Ontario: Muskoka rallies for rail as new passenger loop proposed in north

By Alison Brownlee, Bracebridge Examiner; May 15, 2018 MUSKOKA — A Muskoka organization wants voters to get loud about northern…

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NorthEastern Ontario Rail Network to host Passenger Rail Summit in the Sault

By Riley Smith, Saultonline.com; March 28, 2018 NorthEastern Ontario Rail Network News Release Northeastern Ontario is suffering from increasing isolation…

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Canada: Indigenous tourism is relatively untouched, but the potential is vast

By Joseph Quesnel, Frontier Centre for Public Policy, Troy Media; November 28, 2017 Many years ago, I learned an important…

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