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News

April 6 , 2010
Inside Toronto - Candidates get on the electric train debate

March 27, 2010
The Toronto Sun - Think long term Metrolinx, don’t use dirty diesel engines

March 24, 2010
NOW Magazine - Dumb like diesel: Resident's eco concerns take a back seat to Pan Am Games in great train debate

March 23, 2010
The Toronto Observer - Forum attempts to clear the air on Georgetown rail expansion

March 23, 2010
Inside Toronto - Metrolinx meeting brings questions around electrification

March 22, 2010
The Toronto Star - Diesel rail a health hazard, forum told: Metrolinx vice-president grilled over expansion plans

February 23, 2010
Inside Toronto - Party planned for railbenders: Clean Train Coalition celebrates one-year anniversary

December 8, 2009
Inside Toronto - Coalition gets award for diesel train fight

December 2, 2009
The Toronto Observer - Pan Am Games could provide the spark for GO Transit electrification

September 26, 2009
The Toronto Star - Diesel Fumes Unhealthy, MD tells Protest

September 27, 2009
The Toronto Star - Rally Backs Electrification | Electric trains deemed cleaner option: MOH

September 27, 2009
The Toronto Sun - Planned Diesel Trains a 'Threat to Public Health'

September 27, 2009
CTV - Opponents of T.O. Metrolinx plan square off

September 27, 2009
680 News Radio – Public protesting planned diesel trains

September 28, 2009
NOW Online – Human Train Protest – West-Enders Link Together to Stop Nearby Diesel Train

September 18, 2009
The Toronto Star - GO rail plan not as risky as once feared, says doctor

September 17, 2009
The Globe and Mail - Expanding Train Traffic Worries Health Officer

September 16, 2009
The Globe and Mail - GO expansion, proposed rail link still seen as health risk

August 20, 2009
The Toronto Star - Health risks feared in GO plans

August 5, 2009
The Torontoist - Smog on the Horizon

July 21, 2009
Metro News - Province gets electrifying reminder

July 21, 2009
Toronto Sun - Residents want train derailed

July 21, 2009
NOW Magazine - Kids demand clean air

July 14, 2009
The National Post - Pushing up the Downtown Relief Line

June 20, 2009
Global News - Metrolinx and the Toronto Board of Health

June 18, 2009
The Toronto Sun - Eco-study needed to approve electric trains

June 17, 2009

The Toronto Star - Parkdale aims to derail diesel plan

June 16, 2009
CBC News - Electrify west end GO line, say health officials and residents

Jun 16, 2009

The Toronto Sun - Train Plans Zapped

Jun 03, 2009
The Toronto Star Op Ed - On the wrong track, but still time to change trains

May 28, 2009
Now Magazine - Electric Circus

May 27, 2009
The Globe and Mail - Metrolinx to study all-electric GO trains

May 26, 2009
The Toronto Star - GO to study electrifying its rail lines

May 26, 2009
Metro News - GO could go electric
May 19, 2009
The Toronto Sun - TDSB: Train Plan Off Track
May 14, 2009
Torontoist - Bubbles to Clear the Air of Diesel Exhaust?
May 4, 2009
City News - GO Transit Pile Driving Still A Noisy Nuisance For Junction Residents

May 4, 2009
The Toronto Star - Shaken residents give GO ultimatum

April 30, 2009

The Globe and Mail - Playing games with public transit

April 30, 2009
The Toronto Star - Bad vibes compel GO to replace piledriver

April 30, 2009
Eye Weekly - A Bridge Too High

April 23, 2009
Olivia Chow urges Metrolinx to cooperate with Toronto and its communities

April 22, 2009
The Toronto Star - GO Plans Anger Residents
April 21, 2009
The National Post - Health concerns could derail high-speed transit link to Pearson airport
April 18, 2009
Steve Munro - Staging the Electrification of GO Transit

The Clean Train Coalition represents communities along the rail corridor. We believe that a healthy environment
and vibrant neighbourhoods depend on smart investment in public transit infrastructure. Build it once, build it right!

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