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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 Ottawa 1d 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 Toronto 2d 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 Ottawa 2d 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 Wiesmann 2d 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