Mar 05
Tales from the Rails (sootoday.com)
By SooToday.com Staff
SooToday.com
Thursday, March 04, 2010
NEWS RELEASE
DAN NYSTEDT
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Tales from the Rails: Part 1
SAULT STE. MARIE – (March 3, 2010) – Local documentary filmmaker Dan Nystedt hit the rails this morning as he began the first leg of his national tour by train.
His upcoming documentary, DeRailed: The National Dream is slated to be released in the spring/ summer of 2010.
This locally produced film will highlight the success stories, struggles, policies and politics of independent, short-line passenger rail services in Canada.
Featured lines in Northern Ontario – the Algoma Central Railway and Ontario Northland Railway – will serve as a microcosm for the larger story development.
In the face of peak-oil, green alternatives and an ever-expanding policy that supports highway development, Nystedt’s film will speak to the need for sustainable infrastructure building and community resiliency.
Nystedt intends to interview policymakers, passengers, politicians and those involved with operations along the rail journey.
The first part of his trip will consist of a 15-day journey east from March 3 to March 17.
During this portion of his research, Nystedt will shoot footage of the Algoma Central Railway, Ontario Northland Railway, the Guelph Junction Railway, the previously independent Chemain de Fer de la Matapedia du Golfe (purchased by CN in 2008), and Tshiuetin Rail Transportation running from Quebec to Newfoundland.
The westbound leg of Nystedt’s journey will run from March 24 to April 10 and will see him travel through Winnipeg, the Pas, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo.
This film is being produced in coordination with the efforts of Dr. Linda Savory-Gordon of the Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains, Ashleigh Sauve of the NORDIK Research Institute and Emily Colombo of Algoma University’s Community Economic and Social Development program.
Nystedt’s previous work in film includes a role as assistant editor with the visiting Longfellow feature-film production, director and writer of Ken MacDougall: the enjoyment of form, and a number of short interviews on the Group of Seven’s painting experience in Algoma.
Internet users can follow Dan’s process through periodic postings on www.sootoday.com, and as he posts to the Facebook group DeRailed: The National Dream and the Colaition for Algoma Passenger Trains website www.captrains.ca
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Mar 03
De-Railed: The National Dream, A Story of Short Line Rail in Canada
Local filmmaker Dan Nystedt boarded the Algoma Central Railway this morning to launch the filming of his upcoming documentary De-Railed: The National Dream.
The documentary, DeRailed: The National Dream is slated to be released in the spring/summer of 2010. This locally produced film will highlight the success stories, struggles, policies and politics of independent, short line, passenger rail services in Canada. Featured lines in Northern Ontario; the Algoma Central Railway and Ontario Northland Railway will serve as a microcosm for the larger story development.
The first part of this trip will consist of a fifteen day voyage East from March 3 to March 17. During this portion of his research Dan intends to shoot footage of the Algoma Central Railway, Ontario Northland Railway, the Guelph Junction Railway, the previously independent Chemain de Fer de la Matapedia at du Golfe (purchased by CN in 2008), and Tshiuetin Rail Transportation running from Quebec to Newfoundland. Additionally, Dan intends to interview policy makers, politicians and those involved with operations along the rail journey.
The West-bound leg of Dan’s journey will run from March 24 to April 10 and will see him travel through Winnipeg, the Pas, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo.
This documentary project is being produced by an ad-hoc production team made up of Linda Savory-Gordon and Ashleigh Sauve of CAPT along with Emily Colombo and Dan Nysteadt .
There should also be a story in tomorrow’s Sault Star. Interested facebookers can join a group that will follow Dan on his cross-Canada journey “DeRailed: The National Dream”.
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Feb 08
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Feb 06
Christian Provenzano Supports Short Line Rail Working Group
By SooToday.com Staff
SooToday.com
Monday, February 01, 2010
NEWS RELEASE
CHRISTIAN PROVENZANO
FEDERAL LIBERAL CANDIDATE
SAULT STE. MARIE & AREA
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Provenzano supports short line rail working group
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – On January 28, 2010, the working group responsible for finding short- and long-term solutions to maintain the operation of the short line rail link between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury announced it had reached an agreement in principle with Huron Central Railway Inc…
Jan 30
Orazietti statement on Huron Central Railway – SooToday.com
Please see the link below for MPP David Orazietti’s news release on the Huron Central Railway.
Jan 29
Huron Central on track for long-term solution – Sault Star
Please see the link below from the Sault Star about an investment into rail infrastructure for the Sault-Sudbury corridor.