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ALL ABOARD THE WEEKEND TRAIN

On Nov. 23, the GO Train service will expand its service along the Kitchener line, adding four weekend trips to the area.  

The Ontario government reached an agreement with CN Rail on Oct. 16 to purchase the land needed to build GO Transit tracks along the Kitchener line. This deal was billed as a breakthrough in the province’s long-promised plan to deliver a two-way, all-day service between Toronto and Kitchener.  

“I’m thrilled that the new weekend GO Train service is now connecting the Waterloo Region with Toronto,” Karen Redman, Regional Chair of the Waterloo Region, said. “This expansion will make a real difference for our residents and businesses—reducing traffic congestion, cutting carbon emissions, and improving access to jobs and opportunities.”  

Redman said the region has long advocated for more GO Train service, and it is an important step toward achieving full two-way, all-day service.  

“As Waterloo Region grows to one million people, investing in reliable and sustainable transportation is vital to supporting our community’s future,” she said.  

The agreement coincides with the new GO Train services beginning on Nov. 23, which includes 18 additional weekend trips between Bramalea and Union Station.  

The Ontario government says the new agreement clears the way to build 40 km of dedicated GO tracks, along with track realignments, signal upgrades, bridge work, and expanded platforms.  

“Expanding service along the Kitchener Line is part of Ontario’s $70-billion investment in the largest transit expansion,” a statement from Metrolinx Media Relations reads. “Ontario now offers new rail, subway, and transit lines across the province from Barrie to Niagara, Kitchener, Oshawa, Toronto and more.”  

Metrolinx continues to work on the Kitchener Line, where GO Trains currently operate primarily on a single track between Bramalea and Kitchener GO stations, limiting service capacity. The agency has begun installing a second track between the stations to enable two-way train operations.  

“We will also be adding weekday service enhancements, such as two weekday trips between Bramalea Go and Union Station,” David Jang, Chief Communications & Community Engagement Officer at Metrolinx said.  

“We’ll also extend one evening trip that previously ended at Guelph Central to Kitchener GO and add two trips that previously ended at Malton GO to Bramalea GO,” Jang said.  

Commuters can expect two trains on Saturdays and two on Sundays once service begins. The trains will depart Kitchener in the afternoon and return in the evening, aligning with major events in Toronto.  

Schedule times are expected to be confirmed on the GO Transit website in the coming weeks. 

#bramaleaGo #cnRail #davidJang #GOTrain #goTrainService #KarenRedman #maltonGo #metrolinx #OntarioGovernment #SangjunHan #Transportation #waterlooRegion

The Rail Corporations got what they wanted. The Government asked the Labour Board to impose binding arbitration which is exactly what the Unions were fighting against because it will very likely mean further erosion of workers safety and work conditions.

Canada: 21st century home of 19th century rail tycoon monopolies.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Unions #WorkersRights #CNRail #CPKC #Teamsters

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cirb-decision-railway-dispute-1.7304194

OK, I take it back, the CBC’s is still a poorly written article that unfairly makes it sound like the workers were on strike. Compare the first two paragraphs from the current CBC article versus the current BBC article on the issue.

BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy586pwk2ko

"Employees at one of Canada's two largest railways will return to work on Friday, partially ending an unprecedented work stoppage after intervention by the federal government.

Canada moved on Thursday to end the brief stoppage, which saw Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) lock out some 9,300 workers after failing to clinch a deal with the Teamsters union.

The Canadian labour minister asked the federal industrial relations board to impose binding arbitration on the parties
CN said operations would resume on Friday. CPKC said it was preparing to restart operations but that timing was pending.”

CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cn-rail-stoppage-resuming-service-cpkc-1.7302978

"The Teamsters union has served Canadian National Railway (CN) with a 72-hour strike notice, hours after saying it was taking down picket lines and its workers were returning to the job.

The strike notice was issued Friday morning just after 11 a.m.

The work stoppage at Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) also continues pending an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB).

Following months of increasingly fraught contract talks, Canada's two biggest railways both locked out workers after failing to reach deals with the union by a Thursday deadline.”

#Teamsters #CNRail #CPKC #CanPoli #RailStrike #Labour #Solidarity #Unions

A better article on the stoppage than CBC had before.

The previous made it sound like the workers had stopped the trains, when it was actually the two companies in tandem locking out the employees at the same time. That has never been done before.

Only now are the #Teamsters at #CNRail putting in their 72hr strike notice. The Teamsters at #CPKC already have done that but have not actually launched a strike.

#CanPoli #RailStrike #Labour #Solidarity #Unions
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cn-rail-stoppage-resuming-service-cpkc-1.7302978

Solidarity ✊ with Teamsters Canada. The government of Canada has effectively sided with the companies who want to make the rail industry even less safe. Lac Mégantic, Lytton, how many more disasters will it take before workers and communities come before corporate profit?
#CanPoli #cdnpoli #cnRail #CPKC #rail #solidarity #teamsters #unionstrong

Global News BC: Veteran and retired CN employee celebrates 100th birthday touring Canada by train https://globalnews.ca/news/9913552/this-is-bc-veteran-100th-birthday/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #veteran100thbirthday #BritishColumbia #Goodnewsstories #SecondWorldWar #100thbirthday #BCCommunity #BCstories #JayDurant #WorldWar2 #ThisisBC #Veteran #Canada #CNRail

Just a reminder that #CNRail had built rail lines on #unceded #NativeLand in #BritishColumbia (and likely elsewhere but I only speak on areas I'm knowledgeable about). None of the #BC #FirstNations have received proper apologies, much less proper #reparations to this day. Yet, #Canada #FederalGovernment & #BCgovernment has allowed CN Rail to obtain injunctions to stop activists from protesting without being immediately arrested. #LANDBACK #Indigenous #StolenLand #JusticeOverdue #NoConsent