AN update on plans to establish regular-interval all-day services on commuter rail lines in southern Ontario was presented at the meeting of Toronto and Hamilton regional transport authority Metrolinx board of directors on December 11.
METROLINX, the regional transport authority for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton region, has awarded Alstom a contract worth more than $US 250m to resignal the 6.4km Union Station Rail Corridor (USRC).
TORONTO and Hamilton transit authority Metrolinx has announced it will acquire a 53km stretch of Canadian National's Guelph Subdivision from Georgetown to Kitchener in a deal worth $C 76m ($US 69m).
THE FIRST two of 18 DMU cars being supplied by Sumitomo to Toronto transport authority Metrolinx for use on the Union Pearson Express (UP Express) airport rail link have arrived in Canada.
TORONTO and Hamilton transit authority Metrolinx has awarded Bombardier a contract to supply an additional 65 double-deck coaches for Go Transit commuter services, with options for a further 75 vehicles.
The Toronto and Hamilton region has prescribed a major investment in public transport over the next 25 years to accommodate a rapidly growing population, and stem worsening congestion on its roads. Keith Barrow discovers how Metrolinx is establishing a firm financial base for the Big Move.