allen1d ago

Online public consultation for Alto, Canada's High Speed Rail project is open until 24 April 2026.

Visit the links to answer the public survey, and leave your feedback here: https://en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-canada-of-tomorrow-with-high-speed-rail

#HighSpeedRail #trains #Canada #Toronto #Ottawa #Montreal #Quebec

Shaping the Canada of tomorrow with high-speed rail

The train we need Alto’s aim is to build the country’s first high-speed rail network that will run at speeds of 300 km/h or more to efficiently connect major cities in the Toronto–Québec City corridor. Fast, reliable and frequent: Alto will reinvent the way we travel

Alto Project
UK Railway and Transport News1d ago
HS2 engineers prepare to launch second viaduct over the M6 http://dlvr.it/TRjS7P #GeneralInterest #HighSpeedRail #HS2 #Infrastructure
Railpage1d ago
HS2 engineers prepare to launch second viaduct over the M6 http://dlvr.it/TRjRDD #GeneralInterest #HighSpeedRail #HS2 #Infrastructure
Vibewire Magazine1d ago
HS2 engineers prepare to launch second viaduct over the M6 http://dlvr.it/TRjQ3V #GeneralInterest #HighSpeedRail #HS2 #Infrastructure
CBC Ottawa2d ago
Alto's CEO answers questions about the high-speed rail project
Martin Imbleau spoke with Ottawa Morning about timelines, expropriation and his own "recipe" for getting things done.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/alto-s-ceo-answers-questions-about-the-high-speed-rail-project-9.7141845?cmp=rss
CBC Ottawa3d ago
Eastern Ontario farmers worry for their future as high-speed rail plan plows ahead
Some farmers in eastern Ontario are concerned about their future as Alto begins to refine the rail corridor that will one day connect Quebec City and Toronto. The company is promising a "no-surprise environment.'"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/eastern-ontario-farmers-worry-for-their-future-as-high-speed-rail-plan-plows-ahead-9.7140641?cmp=rss
CBC Ottawa3d ago
This farmer is worried high-speed rail could split his land and destroy his business
As Alto’s in-person consultations wrap up, opposition to the project has been ramping up including concerns in rural communities. CBC’s Mélina Lévesque spoke with one farmer whose land could be affected.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7139190?cmp=rss
CBC Toronto4d ago
Alto to start requesting access to private land along potential high-speed rail route
The company working to build high-speed rail between Toronto and Quebec City says it's moving to the next stage of environmental study, which could include requests to assess private land.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/alto-high-speed-rail-route-schedule-timeline-surveys-9.7138596?cmp=rss
CBC Ottawa4d ago
Alto to start requesting access to private land along potential high-speed rail route
The company working to build high-speed rail between Toronto and Quebec City says it's moving to the next stage of environmental study, which could include requests to assess private land.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/alto-high-speed-rail-route-schedule-timeline-surveys-9.7138596?cmp=rss
🔏 Matthias Wiesmann4d ago

An interesting article that links back the fact that Alstom's TGV cannot run on legacy Italian line to the original turbine train design of the TGV, before the oil shock (the one of the 70s).

#alstom #train #highspeedrail #scnf #italy #france #railway

https://jonworth.eu/rail-path-dependency-how-the-oil-crisis-and-the-british-government-left-sncf-with-a-problem-in-italian-tunnels/

Rail path dependency: how the oil crisis and the British government left SNCF with a problem in Italian tunnels

When writing my previous post about the loading gauge of SNCF's Alstom built TGV-M Avelia Horizon train being too large for Italian tunnels, I had this nag in the back of my mind: how did they get themselves into this tangle? And it is not the first time I have

Jon Worth