By Doug Nesbitt The crown corporation, Alto, is now holding public consultations in the regions where it is proposing to build a high-speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto. The project costs are estimated between $80 billion and $120 billion, and have ignited opposition along the entire corridor. Numerous townships have voted outright opposition. Local Continue readingAlto: High-speed privatization
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In the early hours of July 6, 2013, a parked Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway train’s brakes failed. Crewed by a single person, the train was carrying oil cars and derailed in the Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic. The resulting explosion killed 47 people and the downtown was completely destroyed. Three railway workers were dragged through Continue readingRemember Lac-Mégantic!