Letsgomoose is a proposed commuter rail system for the Ottawa Capital Region of Canada. The driving force is the Moose Consortium, consisting of currently 10 businesses.[1] It is intended not to rely on public subsidies but on a model called "Property-Powered Railway Open Market Development".[2] Earlier studies were done in 2007.[3]


The proposal looked at six commuter rail lines in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec running to Ottawa from Alexandria, Ontario, Smith Falls, Ontario, Arnprior, Ontario, Bristol, Quebec (Pontiac Regional County Municipality), Wakefield, Quebec (La Pêche), and Montebello, Quebec.[4][5] A key stone of the service to Wakefield and Montebello would have been the Chief William Commanda Bridge (formerly Prince of Wales Bridge) between Ottawa with its neighbouring city, Gatineau, Quebec. However the railway track leading to the bridge was abandoned.[6] The bridge and nearby track is being converted into a pedestrian and bike trail, however Moose Corporation has said the track can run alongside a rehabilitated railway.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Consortium Members - Moose Consortium Inc". Moose Consortium Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Business Model - Moose Consortium Inc". Moose Consortium Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ottawa's rural commuters should get a train: study". CBC News. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ Crawford, Blair (July 19, 2017). "Ambitious regional railway plan attracts investor attention". Ottawa Citizen. Postmedia Network. p. A6. ProQuest 1920220030. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. ↑ Curry, Bill (July 17, 2017). "China-focused firm backs Ottawa rail plan". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A4. ProQuest 2459948933. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ Hogue, Amy (July 14, 2016). "Moose commuter train threatened by track issues at an Ottawa bridge". Smiths Falls Record News. Smith Falls, Ontario. p. A1. ProQuest 1898685061. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  7. ↑ Buckshon, Mark (December 17, 2020). "Ottawa clears environmental, planning studies for Prince of Wales Bridge pedestrian/cycling link — but MOOSE is waiting in the bushes". Ontario Construction News. Ottawa: 2650547 Ontario Ltd. Retrieved April 30, 2023.


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