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The Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains is a not-for-profit org which recognizes the significant economic, cultural and environ value of passenger trains
Sault Ste Marie
Joined July 2012
For the first time in nearly a decade, an Ontario Northland passenger train departed Toronto's Union Station today. It was a test train, running to North Bay as part of the ongoing work to revive the Northlander service. Interview-Ontario Northland President and CEO Corina Moore
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https://t.co/hloxTlI5rp It’s been nine years since an Ontario Northland passenger train pulled into Union Station in Toronto. But it happened again Monday.
nugget.ca
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Transportation is the biggest contributor to climate change. How can those of us who live in Northern Ontario, or tourists who wish to travel here, reduce our carbon footprints if the only option is to travel the most polluting ways---by road and air?
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an environmentally responsible way to access the wilderness, stay in remote resorts, take canoe trips from the train, ski or snowmobile. We also need trains restored on all the existing rail beds that connect southern Ontario to the communities along highway 17 and 11.
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But in this vast and beautiful Northern Ontario we have almost no trains. Since 2015 we have been trying to convince the federal government to restore funding for the Bear Train between the Sault and Hearst. That rail corridor is immensely attractive to tourists who wish to have
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This is a message that Linda Savory Gordon phoned into Morning North, CBC Radio: "Markus Schwabe, I enjoyed listening to your interview with Gregory Miller of the Centre for Responsible Travel. He emphasized train travel for environmentally friendly tourism.
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New train station encouraging for group seeking return of passenger service https://t.co/tGt2BSplVy
sootoday.com
Passenger rail between Toronto and Timmins is being restarted, so why not resurrect the line between the Sault and Hearst?
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Agawa Canyon Tour Train sold out for upcoming season https://t.co/HcofbcCq0j
sootoday.com
This year the train is being operated on a shortened season with fewer tickets being sold for each trip
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Please send this letter to the federal government urging them to fund the Mask-wa Oo-ta-ban (Cree for Bear Train) passenger train service between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst.
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The Agawa Canyon Tour train catches #3 on the list! https://t.co/ThFGPFDkDd
readersdigest.ca
Taking the train across Canada involves several different routes, but each of these railway experiences delivers uniquely stunning scenery.
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Let your Member of Parliament know it is time to act by sending a letter today.
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The federal government recently announced a new commitment to public transport for rural and Indigenous communities, so this would be an ideal time for the federal government to reinstate funding for the Algoma passenger train service. https://t.co/8u50rWGPqV
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