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There is mounting fear and frustration that Kingstonians aren’t getting enough information in advance of crucial decisions to potentially build a high-speed rail (HSR) line in the region. Alto, the Crown Corporation overseeing the estimated $60 billion to $90 billion project linking Quebec City and Toronto, announced in late June

A group of provincial leaders from eastern Ontario have expressed unease about the largest federal transportation infrastructure project in many decades. An assemblage of Ontario Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) produced a joint statement raising concerns about the federal government’s proposed high-speed rail project. The 11 MPPs, all Progressive Conservative

Two eastern Ontario MPs say concerns remain about the proposed Alto high-speed rail project, even as officials signal a preference for a route that could avoid parts of Lanark County and serve many more residents than originally thought with a “hub” stop in Kingston. At an announcement in Kingston on

It increasingly appears that, Alto, the proposed high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City, will take the southern route of the two proposed. At a media event in Kingston on the morning of Monday, June 22, officials, including Canada’s Minister of Transport Steve McKinnon and Alto President and CEO

A citizen’s group based in Eastern Ontario is pushing back against the current Alto high-speed rail (HSR) proposal and challenging the federal government to come up with what they view as a more reliable plan for a new passenger rail system. The Coalition for Better Rail, as the group calls