Promises to bring back Northlander train met with skepticism
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- What the loss of the Northlander train means to the people of northern Ontario as the province's main parties make election pledges to bring the train back on track.
#OntarioElection #Train #Northlander
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People who've never lived there have no idea how important the train was. Anyone who says "just maintain the roads and take your car" has never tried to drive in the north in the winter, let alone live there.
The Ford name has tainted Ontario, haven’t they
why is this not a VIA service?
I think about home too..its our history there that the gov got rid of. Then started tearing down stations that was our heritage as well. Ive nevwr understood them doing that! I cried in my home town qhen they dud that and we had one of the biggest stations, a restaurant and round table and shops to fix engines. .those big steam engines going in and out of the round house left a mark in a childs heart forever.
But they tore it all out.
Brike my heart. It would have been a tourist attraction for a town built on being a rail town
Its hard to bring a cancelled provincial rail service cancelled by the Liberals-NDP Coalition (Ontario) in 2010s. Since you need to negotiate with CN/CP and federal government for signal priority and operating agreements.
pffft north bay is wayyyy south. how bout james bay?
Apparently they’re testing the train…there’s a few videos online. Fresh coat of paint and it looks nice….hope the train is restarted. Would rather take the train to Huntsville/Algonquin than drive.
Ontario is ordering 3 new trains similar model to the new train sets to what Via Rail has ordered to restart the service.
We all feel like politicians don't listen anymore and they don't. And one day it's going to be hell to pay for that if they don't smarten up. :/
Agree, so Never trust Politician who makes words to win our vote only
So sorry to hear of this car accident and injuries
just take it this is the aftermath of selling CN. CN used to have rails cover remote areas similar with what Air Canada did before privatization.
After privatization they all cut those remote services that can't generate profits. And taxpayers just pay extra to maintain the service.
I thought the line from North Bay to Cochrane (and Moosonee) is owned by ONR not CN.
Ontario and Canada are ruled by the auto industries...
Every commercial break on every channel includes ads for cars...
Even on this youtube video... car commercials.
Yep, I rather live in *2011A where cars are outlawed (*the last chase)
Rail across canada is a joke. a bad one.
And I have had it, I have got to do something
I took it once. It was horrible. It was like I got teleported to 1980s Romania (where I was born and grew up). I could not believe this was Canada in the 2000s but with all that said, at least there was a train. Now, there's @#$% all. We are absolutely terrible in this country with infrastructure. I want to go do a trail in Northwest Territories and I gotta get to Norman Wells from Toronto. So, good @#$%ing luck to me getting there! We're so behind in infrastructure compared to other "1st world countries" that it is really shameful.
It's embarrassing, really. We call ourselves a 'developed' nation here, but we don't even have sufficient inter-city transit across Canada in general - let alone trains.
It’s the 2020s
Have you heard Ontario government is buying new Siemens Charger sets (similar to the new ones for Via Rail) to return the service.
@@TheRandCrews Well, I do appreciate good news - thanks for sharing!
It should never evwr have been stopped!!!
I rode the Northlander (Toronto to Cochrane) and the Polar Bear Express (Cochrane to Moosonee) in 2010. I am a Brit living in London England. I was told the anti-rail, anti-subsidy Ontario Government made the decision to withdraw the Northlander because "we are not in the business of funding tourism" !!! Their decision failed to take into account the needs of the local people. The Polar Bear Express was only retained because there is no road access from Fraserdale to Moosonee (250 miles). However, because there is a road on the southern section, they withdraw the Northlander and made everyone go by bus. The Northlander used to take 12 hours. It was safe, comfy, reliable, and had a dining car. The bus takes 15-16 hours subject to snow. It is less safe, less environmentally friendly, less comfy, less reliable has no dining car. You get the picture.
I think the chap who said one train a day is hardly a luxury, but the nail on the head. Well said.
Canadians deserve better !
there is always gonna be Skepticism, but the Northlander is an eye in service by 2025, so I stick with the PC plan.
Why not bring back the original train to Cochrane, then there would be that connection to the Polar Bear Express?
Imagine blaming the train because YOU decided to live where you live...
I mean, yes, inter city train travel in my country Croatia isn't good enough, some part of the tracks are in bad shape and you ride about 2 hours longer than if you'd take car through the highway. VIA looks superficially better, because you can reach Toronto from Montreal in a less time than if you would drive. But at least we have railway tracks to many rural and remote areas and inland towns. On the other hand, bigger cities in Quebec and Ontario like Trois Riviers, Sherbrooke, Granby, St Thomas and so on don't have railway option at all. Now when I put it all together, I think this is way more important.
The Northwest doesn't even have a train.
Northwestern Ontario, make your own province or join Manitoba
With what income? They may as well stay put.
@@titusmccarthyMinning. All those new electric batteries comes from our soil.
sorry this happened to your family, but why are you not just as pissed about the roads not being maintained, that should be just as important. maybe your daughter wouldn't have been hurt if they kept them up better.
It's tough because the further away from a city the less return on investment you get on road maintenance. Suburbs are already a massive drain since there's nothing generated from their existence.
Worst of all, owning a car has the most brutal grievance during the summer (it gets superheated inside) the driver has to fan out any residual heat in the car compartment
NDP and the Liberals who were in power got ride of that train and the north keeps on voting them in.
It's the CONS who make the most cuts and have a fetish with privatization.
@@titusmccarthy Well The liberals cut the train and Ambros voted yes to it. You can make up things all you want but these are the facts.
@@gary5807 Okay. The federal Liberals. I thought you meant when the provincial Liberals when they were in power. I don't like/support either one and sometimes they are just as bad as the CONS as far as cuts and privatization go.
Ugh, this is the worst kind of manipulative story. The discontinuation of a train isn't responsible for a car accident.
LIES.
It 100% could have been avoided with a train. Trains are a far safer mode of transportation.
These Nick Purdon pieces are such sappy factually-vacuous waste. Why was the line taken away? How much does it cost to operate. How many people did it service? You can interview somr people too but what the hell is this car accident counter-factual nonsense. Highschool newspaper level garbage.
Agree, Never trust Politician who makes words to win our vote only
Transportation is like education and healthcare, the benefits are to the whole community and the economy. It's hard to understand this if you look only at the costs of the services themselves. If the people interviewed here were the only people affected, you might have a point, but they're just a couple examples of a much bigger systemic problem. This topic is not covered in very many high school newspapers or classes, but it should be.
How much do roadways cost to maintain?