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https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/belanger-advocating-for-via-rail-budd-car-improvements-12134211

Total ridership (on/off) for the year was 6,964. Source: VIA Rail https://northerntracks.blog/the-sudbury-white-river-train/ I still believe this train needs to be extended West to Thunder Bay. There is more of a market to generate year round ridership with the addition of Marathon, Terrace...

https://northerntracks.blog/2026/04/11/trust-in-trains-government-institutions-requires-public-oversight/

Can I get in on those odds too?

If only...

I've said this before. Restoring any passenger service between SSM and Sudbury or SSM and Hearst is not going to be as straightforward as some people have made it out to be. The HCRY came within a hair of being abandoned twice during the last 20 years. The ACR is currently mothballed North of...

The province's media relations department botched the announcement of the ticket fares. The ONR's website has a much better explanation. If you book your tickets 96 hours in advance, a ticket from North Bay to Toronto can be as cheap as 85$ each way. Not bad if you ask me, considering the price...

A few developments in Algoma Central territory... https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/why-did-the-agawa-canyon-tour-train-suddenly-abandon-the-canal-district-12103409 https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/canal-district-owner-opposes-plan-to-move-agawa-canyon-tour-train-departure-12110022

Considering what VIA Rail provides in terms of shelters (or there lack of) in places like Armstrong, Gogama, Longlac, Missanabie, Redditt, and White River, I think Northlander passengers should appreciate that the government is providing some enclosed, climate controlled shelter (with real time...

All good. I appreciate you sharing, as I have seven different social media accounts (Facebook, Reddit, etc.) to maintain. Difficult to keep track sometimes.

There may very well also be some need for capacity to support any freight generated from the Ring of Fire, specifically if Timmins is the host site for a processing facility. As for renaming the Newmarket Subdivision to North Bay, there already exists a North Bay Subdivision between Mattawa and...

They're about 3 years late.

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 believe highway access should be the sole barometer in determining whether or not to preserve or resume a passenger train. Even with the TransCanada and secondary...