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Transport Action Atlantic Transport Action Atlantic is part of Transport Action Canada, the nation's leading National Citizen Transportation Advocacy Group.

Even more excellent news today, as the Government of Canada has finally announced the contract for VIA Rail's next gener...
09/03/2026

Even more excellent news today, as the Government of Canada has finally announced the contract for VIA Rail's next generation long distance fleet. The new fleet will be designed and built by Alstom in Canada, between Thunder Bay and La Pocatière, with delivery scheduled to start in 2031. These cars will represent the future of the long distance trains across the country, including the Ocean. We would like to thank everyone who helped advocate for this fleet replacement over the years, and we're thrilled to see it in action.

Now, we can continue to focus on advocating for what is really needed to make this new fleet bring a real revival of passenger rail in the Maritimes: track upgrades to improve the schedule, and daily service!

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Excellent news today, as VIA Rail has announced the selection of Stadler to build their next generation of long distance...
07/29/2026

Excellent news today, as VIA Rail has announced the selection of Stadler to build their next generation of long distance locomotives. The initial locomotives will be built in Spain, with assembly shifting to a new Canadian facility in Montreal for the majority of the order. The first locomotive is set to arrive in 2028, with full delivery and service across Canada by 2033. Now we're anxiously awaiting the new long distance rolling stock announcement, which should follow very soon!

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05/11/2026

Our Director of Advocacy encouraging the new Newfoundland administration to support regional bus services in the province.

05/08/2026

ICYMI — CBC Radio’s Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy: On the phone-in: We discuss the possibility of expanding rail service in Canada. Studio guest is TAA president Tim Hayman. The segment begins at the 14-minute mark in the show. Worth a listen!

05/01/2026

Our annual public meeting with guest speakers and updates on our public transport advocacy efforts nationally and from each of our chapters regional chapters across Canada will be held in Ottawa on May 2, 2026, together with a celebration and retrospective of our fifty years of public transport advo...

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