Go Train
From the Niagara Falls Review:
More than 43,000 passengers used GO Transit’s “excursion train” to travel between Niagara Falls and Toronto, according to figures released by the provincial transit agency. The summer weekend and holiday service ended on the Thanksgiving holiday Monday, considered the end of the traditional tourism season. There were 833 passengers on Saturday, [...]
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From a PR Web press release seen on Yahoo! News:
Niagara Helicopters has launched a special offer for their Niagara Falls sightseeing tours when visitors use the new GO Train service from Toronto to Niagara Falls. Effective July 11th, 2009, Niagara Helicopters is happy to offer all riders utilizing the GO Train to Niagara Falls a [...]
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Mayor Ted Salci said he’s impressed with the response to GO Transit’s new weekend and holiday train service between Niagara Falls and Toronto. More than 3,800 passengers travelled on the train on its first three days, which included last weekend and Canada Day, according to numbers GO provided the mayor’s office [...]
From the Niagara Falls Review:
There’s a new way to get to Toronto.
Shoes off. Feet up. Head back. Eyes closed.
“It’s the only way to travel,” said Bernie Kurek, a plumber at the casino, who was one of the first Niagara Falls residents to travel on a GO Transit train to Toronto.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
After years of clamouring to get on the GO train, Niagara finally gets on board Saturday morning, though with 36 hours before the first train’s arrival there aren’t many signs of the debut of a much-anticipated service.
On Thursday, there weren’t many signs at the Bridge Street station indicating the debut of [...]
This isn’t directly related to Niagara Falls tourism, but there is a connection. Apparently the province of Ontario is working on a plan to improve transportation services in the country. The politicians in the Niagara Region have been pushing for an extension of the GO train service to come to the region. It appears this [...]
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