Construction is under way at the Timmins-Porcupine Station in Ontario, Canada, part of the Northlander passenger-rail revival project. Also, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) posts ridership, performance and safety improvements in first-half 2025; and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recognizes two members’ outstanding sustainability achievements.
The Ontario government on Dec. 6 announced a platform reconstruction contract and revealed an updated trainset design as part of its plan to reinstate Northlander passenger rail service between Timmons and Toronto with a rail connection to Cochrane.
The City of Edmonton, Alberta’s, long-awaited 8.1-mile Valley Line Southeast LRT opened Nov. 4. Connecting the Mill Woods neighborhood to the heart of downtown, it includes 11 street-level stops; an elevated station with a
The proposal will compete with a planned hyperloop line between the cities.
