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		<title>Metrolinx overspeed incident demonstrates urgent need for Enhanced Train Control, requires independent investigation </title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Revelations in the Toronto Star on March 13, 2026 alerted the public of a potentially catastrophic near-miss incident on January 5, 2026 involving a GO train traversing a 15 mph crossover at almost 70 mph, narrowly avoiding a derailment. This incident had not been publicly and independently investigated. In response, Transport Action Ontario wrote to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Comments from ALTO Consultation Sessions</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Transport Action Ontario and Transport Action Canada members have been actively participating in ALTO&#8217;s stakeholder roundtables and public consultation sessions, being held in central/eastern Ontario and western Quebec during January &#8211; March, 2026. We have also been monitoring social and conventional media coverage and reviewing issues internally. We have submitted a letter to ALTO summarizing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Open Letter on ALTO HSR Route Options in Eastern Ontario</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There have been intensive discussions and concerns in Eastern Ontario about route selection for the ALTO High-Speed Rail proposal. Transport Action Canada has written an open letter to the media summarizing the various route and speed options that have been considered in the past, and identifying other key considerations like maintaining good conventional service and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Petitions to Fund the &#8220;Bear Train&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains, along with other stakeholders, have initiated petitions to the federal and Ontario governments to each fund 50% of the cost to restore passenger train service between Sault Ste. Marie and Oba Lake, in the form of the Mask-wa Oo-ta-ban (Cree for &#8220;Bear Train&#8221;. Here are the details of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Southwestern Ontario Forgotten in Transportation Upgrades</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 18:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Transport Action Ontario (TAO) board member Ken Westcar recently published an op-ed about transportation in southwestern Ontario (SWO) in the London Free Press. Although the article expresses his personal opinions, they do mirror the opinions of Transport Action Ontario: TAO will continue to urge completion of the SWO Transportation Plan and for investment in public [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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