An environmentally friendly hydrogen powered passenger train connecting the Pattullo Bridge in Surrey to Chilliwack
Full Press Release: 2 February 2023 – Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, in partnership with the Government of Quebec, Chemin de fer Charlevoix, Train de Charlevoix, Harnois Énergies and HTEC, has announced a passenger service demonstration project for its Coradia iLint hydrogen-powered train. During summer 2023, the Coradia iLint will carry passengers on the …
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In the online survey of a representative sample of residents of six provincial communities, 88% of respondents say they support the South Fraser Community Rail project.
South Fraser Community Rail Society recently premiered a new series on the proposal to bring passenger rail back to the South of Fraser. The 4 part interview series, hosted by chillTV News Director, Don Lehn, examines the veracity of reactivating an existing 100 year old community rail line, with hydrogen powered trains, and features interviews …
Tell Translink what we already know: An Express Bus is not the real Inter-regional transit solution.
TransLink is once again asking the Provincial Government for more of your public dollars. For what? We break down the costly model and ask the Provincial Government to step in to ensure TransLink spends wisely for the future.
While the widening is inevitable, and it will happen over time, it WILL take multiple decades. By the time we are finished, we will be worse off than we are today. That is, unless we initiate an affordable and effective public transit option spanning our region, such as Passenger Rail.
Reactivating the Interurban Corridor with state-of-the-art Hydrogen Rail CleanBC for the Fraser Valley Airshed; fast to reactivate & very cost effective! It is long past time that our Transit Providers, TransLink, and BC Transit focus on the reality of Post COVID-19, regarding costs, affordable transit expansion solutions, and the practical transit and affordable housing needs South of …
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To our Rail supporters: Our activity has been low key publicly during COVID-19; however, we have been extremely active on a number of fronts behind the scenes. Your have been receiving our weekly newsletter focusing on on activities and the issues that we feel are important to our supporters and ALL elected politicians, Municipal, Provincial and Federal, …
Latest article in the Delta Optimist: https://www.delta-optimist.com/news/former-delta-councillor-blasts-skytrain-plan-1.24151714 The facts are not good at all for taxpayers. That’s what former Delta councillor and Langley mayor Rick Green is saying in a letter to the current Delta council regarding Metro Vancouver mayors’ decision to move forward with a SkyTrain extension in Surrey, saying there’s far more cost-effective …
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SFCR supports CleanBC and the health of the Lower Mainland This is the latest edition of our regular South Fraser Community Rail Newsletter. Please subscribe to stay in the loop of the latest updates! Our BC Provincial Government has led the way with their signature environmental legislation, CleanBC. CleanBC, as stated on the provincial government website, …
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