Prolongement du contrat d’entretien du matériel roulant de GO Transit et UP Express
Ontario signs $1.3B, 5-year deal with Alstom for GO Transit and UP Express trains
After months of uncertainty about the future of who would be charged with operating and maintaining an expansive fleet of GO Transit and UP Express trains, the Ontario government is signing a five-year deal with its long-time service provider.
A GO train was seconds away from a ‘high fatality’ crash. This is preventable, experts say
A GO train carrying 120 passengers was within seconds of derailing near Oakville earlier this year, according to an internal Metrolinx report obtained by the Star, a close call that one expert said could have resulted in a “high-fatality” crash.
The close call raises questions about transparency with the public, oversight and safety measures Metrolinx has been slow to implement.
Après la Expo Line, voici la Canada Line à Vancouver.
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“le tunnel a été creusé en tranchée ouverte” est l’expression qui convient en français.
Tranchées couvertes.
Une tranchée ouverte ça ferait pas un très bon tunnel 
C’est super de voir le progrès sur le site du nouveau centre de maintenance! (C’est à droite du pont, après qu’on départ la station Marine Drive.)
As-tu filmé entre Bridgeport et Richmond-Brighouse? Ce serait weird de le voir avec la nouvelle station à Capstan! Cette station était prévue quand j’ai habité dans le quartier, mais il y avait des rumeurs qu’elle ne serait jamais construite. Mes voisin·e·s ont dit que l’ensemble de l’argent que les acheteurs de condo ont payé comme contribution a été volé par le promoteur et que la station a été annulée! 
À l’epoque, le quartier était en transition, avec très peu d’appartements. Il y avait trois concessionnaires automobiles au coin de Number 3 Road et Capstan Way, ainsi qu’une stationnement Canadian Tire et quelques sites désaffectés. L’idée qu’une station était nécessaire à cette endroit semblait folle! Mais bien sûr maintenant il y a un douzaine de projets immobiliers de 8 à 12 étages à côté de la station, et le côté sud de Capstan Way n’a même pas encore été touché!
Je n’ai pas filmé l’autre branche, mais j’ai des photos de Capstan.
Les textes du défunt Bureau de transport métropolitain (lequel avait pris la relève du “Bureau du métro” en 1969) utilisaient “tranchée ouverte” ou simplement “tranchée” mais il est vrai qu’à Montréal, s’agissant du métro, tout finit par être couvert !
Des abribus chauffés à Winnipeg
Winnipeg plans new heated bus shelters with shatter-resistant panels
The City of Winnipeg is looking to install new heated bus shelters after years of funding cuts and widespread vandalism.
De manière ponctuelle et ciblée (parce que ça doit coûter cher) c’est une bonne idée.
Psychologiquement, je pense même que c’est surtout utile dans des quartiers où l’auto est reine, et où l’argument du “je ne veux pas attendre mon bus dans le froid” est fréquent.
Pour moi, l’idée du “confort” est primordial pour que les personnes fassent réellement ce transfert modal et abandonnent leur auto… C’est certain que la qualité et la fréquence du service de bus sont aussi importantes. Mais dans les villes où il n’y a pas de mode de transport lourd (ex. : St. John’s) ce genre d’équipement/abri est un must. Il faut aussi qu’ils demeurent sécuritaires et bien entretenus (propreté et maintenance).
It’s Tuesday, so Ottawa public servants are back in the office, and the short bus LRT trains can’t handle the volume. Trains leaving Parliament station jammed to the gills.
Journaliste Glenn McGregor
Réduction de portée et étirement de l’échéancier du projet d’extension de service de GO
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Metrolinx’s promise of two-way, all-day GO service has been delayed, internal documents from the provincial transit agency show.
Meanwhile, under the reframed vision for what’s known as GO Expansion, some riders on the province’s train system could find their trips getting slower, not faster.
Announced in 2018 and originally meant to be done by 2032, the $27-billion GO Expansion plan would have effectively transformed GO from a commuter railway into a European-style rapid rail system boasting 15 minutes-or-better service on core parts of the network.
However, the documents — obtained via a freedom of information (FOI) request made by the Ontario NDP and provided to the Star — show a new, proposed 10-year plan for GO Expansion that seemingly acknowledges a decade delay in electrifying and modernizing the network.
The 10-year plan drafted in March 2025 is a proposed plan for GO Expansion created to update the Metrolinx board of directors. It outlines an electrified network with faster travel times on the Lakeshore West and East lines, but no electrification on the Stouffville, Kitchener and Barrie lines.
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Rick Leary sera le nouveau chef d’OC Transpo à Ottawa 
Ancien chef de la TTC à Toronto et de la MBTA à Boston, il était, selon moi, largement responsable du manque d’entretien des rails dans ces deux villes. Cela a entraîné de nombreuses « slow zones » (zones à vitesse réduite) et des fermetures prolongées.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rick-leary-transit-ottawa-toronto-boston-9.7144348
Il n’était pas un très bon patron non plus
In interviews last fall, some former TTC managers and executives characterized Leary as a boss with a ferocious temper who often berated staff. His behaviour, they said, created a toxic culture at the transit agency that prompted many high-ranking employees to leave. Other employees, however, spoke positively about Leary, pinning his occasional outbursts on his passion for the job.
Leary allegedly lambasted, swore at and threatened to fire an employee during an August 2020 video call in front of about 60 staff members when he thought he was on mute, according to one employee on the call.
In another heated incident from 2018, Leary reportedly slammed a door so hard in a meeting with two employees that a glass clock fell off the wall and shattered, according to sources.
Aura Carreño Rosas · CBC News · Posted: Mar 30, 2026 1:57 PM EDT | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago
A train derailment in St. Catharines, Ont., has caused a service disruption on the Lakeshore West trains in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines.
GO trains, Welland Canal impacted
Niagara police said Monday morning there was a train blocking Glendale Avenue near Keele Street. Later in the morning, police said the road blockage had been cleared.
Metrolinx said midday Monday GO train services are suspended between Confederation GO in Stoney Creek and Niagara Falls GO “due to a freight train issue.” That means service to St. Catharines GO is also suspended.
People can board the route 12 GO bus to Burlington GO for the train connection, Metrolinx said.
“It is strongly encouraged that non-essential travel is reconsidered, as bus service is limited.”
Nicole Giroux, spokesperson with the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, said there was “limited delays to vessel traffic” Monday afternoon as a result of the derailment. The rail bridge at lock four at the canal was affected.
“We anticipate one-way vessel traffic to resume shortly,” Giroux said. “We will continue to monitor the situation, with a return to normal operations as conditions allow.”
Article complet : Train derails in St. Catharines, Ont., CN Railway investigating | CBC News
Dans d’autres photos, les dommages sont graves :
Pendant que la CAQ est incapable de s’entendre avec le gouvernement fédéral pour avoir le financement pour des projets de transport collectif
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After decades of being stuck in limbo, a major Toronto transit project could finally be moving ahead.
The federal, provincial and municipal governments have agreed to each provide $1 billion for the Waterfront East LRT, a long-planned line that would serve rapidly growing neighbourhoods along the East Bayfront and the Port Lands.
Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Monday at a joint news conference in Toronto with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mayor Olivia Chow, where the trio touted their co-operation on housing and infrastructure projects.
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Toronto’s long-planned waterfront transit line is getting funding
Toronto is one (big) step closer to building a light-rail train that would connect the developed Port Lands to downtown. CBC’s Dale Manucdoc breaks down what we know.
Un service d’autobus à Iqaluit dans le Nunavut
A new bus service arrives in Iqaluit for the first time in decades
There’s a new bus service in Iqaluit. It’s the first time the city has had a bus transit system in decades.
Reportage de CBC News
TTC has higher costs and fewer riders than in 2019. Winning them back won’t fix financial woes, staff warn
The Toronto Transit Commission is dealing with a triple threat of existential issues: compared to 2019, fewer people are riding the system, it’s earning less revenue and its costs are significantly higher.
According to the TTC’s 2026-28 ridership growth strategy, the number of riders hovers around 82 per cent of 2019 levels. Meanwhile, revenue has dipped to 92 per cent and operating costs have gone up to 137 per cent of where they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The numbers were included in a report to the TTC’s strategic planning committee Tuesday, where members of the TTC board heard about efforts to fix lagging ridership.
Solutions to getting more riders on the felt red seats come with a central tension, however: the committee also heard early projections which show the transit service could be facing a budget shortfall of half a billion dollars in 2027.
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