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Speaking of Washago, will the existing passenger facility at Washago be replaced with the one proposed by Ontario Northland? Will...

The shelters will be more than plenty for most stops along the route. They are certainly an improvement compared to what VIA Rails...

The station is protected as a heritage structure, which means it will survive. But the common strategy for heritage properties is to...

Intermediate stations will more or less have the same design. They include: Bracebridge Gravenhurst Huntsville Matheson Kirkland...

This was taken last Wednesday.

I took a drive from Englehart to North bay today to see the progress of the work done to prepare for the return of the Northlander. I...

Northlander trains in the wild!

My latest column: https://northerntracks.blog/2025/10/05/resolving-problems-with-northern-transportation-requires-real-conversations/

My latest column: Resolving problems with northern transportation requires real conversations...

You ever ride a bus for 12+ hours, overnight no less? Not only is bus travel uncomfortable for longer distances, but it's subject to...

Thanks for noticing the typo. It doesn't help that ONR didn't have annual ridership data per station at that time. VIA Rail presents...

There's a government commissioned report that contradicts the narrative the Northlander was cancelled due to poor ridership...

My two cents: The Northlander needs to be in service before entertaining any other provincial passenger rail proposals. It's far too...