NorthernTracks's latest activity

Good summary. Whether or not a mine site is adjacent to a railway is matter of geology. Ontario no longer allows new townsites around...

This is one passenger rail project that I've been hesitant to write about in my Northern Tracks columns. One the one hand, I don't...

There are a few other local service boards: Heyden (N/A), Jogues (214) and Searchmont (445), but as you said previously with Hawk Jct &...

Made necessary when Canadian was shifted to CN. The Sudbury-White River service exists as part of VIA's remote and regional mandate...

I wish them well, but anybody who thinks that a revival of a Oba-SSM passenger train moves the needle on provincial or federal thinking...

https://www.saultstar.com/news/new-passenger-train-petition-targets-federal-and-provincial-governments

https://www.muskokaregion.com/news/muskoka-northlander-return/article_6f3f60ea-5138-5297-8f92-8e8a23f528a8.html

https://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/2026/03/03/construction-work-on-station-road-beginning-march-5/

It's not a matter of being "all things to everyone". What matters is that it covers the largest potential population and gives them as...

I agree that the GTA commuter in those areas (Beaverton) would be better served with GO service. Seeing how GO has no plans to extend...

Making the leap that, if they added a stop or two in the east Lake Simcoe area, and it somehow became wildly successful to the point...

Spot on, and I can't stress this enough. More passengers is a good problem to have. It means that the government and Ontario Northland...

If you want this train to be successful, then you want as many people riding it as is possible. That may mean adding additional stops...