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December 2023

NextStopDowntownCanada.com will be launching on January 1st
Whether you are a writer, journalist, video maker or streamer it is incredibly difficult to carve out a place online while maintaining your…
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Johnny Renton

August 2023

Concordes and Parking Lots: Part 2 of 2
A brief history of passenger rail in contemporary Canada from 1990 until today
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Concordes and Parking Lots: Part 1 of 2
A brief history of passenger rail in contemporary Canada from 1960 until 1989
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Johnny Renton

July 2023

Let Ontario Northland take over VIA Rail's Sudbury to White River service
It's time to put the essential remote service into the hands of a competent agency that understands the region
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The VIA High Frequency Rail project: $600 million and counting and still nothing to show for it.
How this project is fast becoming a once in a generation boondoggle and a scandal in the making
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February 2023

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May 2022

Conversation Corner: Is the VIA Rail model still relevant?
Looking at what role Canada's national passenger rail carrier should play in the 2020's.
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The Modernism of Mexican Railways
Brilliant designs in the face of decline, and a complicated future.
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Is VIA HFR the Canadian Brightline?
A look into Canada's first attempt at a modern, intercity passenger rail network
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