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Rail Fans Canada is dedicated to the exploration and discovery of rail public transit across Canada. Our platform provides a wealth of engaging content, from captivating photos and informative videos and articles, all designed to take our viewers and readers along for the ride. Join us in our journey as we interview the experts to bring you first-hand knowledge and informed-based commentary on rail transit in Canada. Whether you're a lifelong rail enthusiast or simply curious about Canada's impressive transit systems, Rail Fans Canada is the perfect destination for discovering and learning about the history, operations, and latest developments in rail transit.

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Rail Fans Canada featured in the news

We are proud to have been featured in the local news and media, recognizing our interest in rail transit and helping to spark and promote public interest on this important major infrastructure project.

Contact us

Our goal is to have accurate information. If there is anything we got wrong, or needs to be clarified, please let us know and we would be happy to fix it. For comments, suggestions or letting us know of an error, you can reach us via email at webmaster@railfans.ca

  • Media Requests or Interviews, please contact Shane Seguin at media@railfans.ca
  • All other inquiries, please email webmaster@railfans.ca

Support Rail Fans Canada

We hope that you are enjoying all the content Rail Fans Canada has to offer. If you are interested in supporting our efforts to document and explore rail public transit throughout Canada, we invite you to consider the following ways by which you can support our ever-growing content library and our ability to expand it.

Regardless of how you choose to support us, we are very thankful that you are taking the time to explore rail public transit with us.

Why is your support important?
Rail Fans Canada is organized primarily for informational and educational purposes. 

We are dedicated to the exploration and discovery of rail public transit across Canada. Our platform provides a wealth of engaging content, from captivating photos, informative videos and articles, all designed to take our viewers and readers along for the ride. We interview the experts to bring you first-hand knowledge and information-based commentary on rail transit throughout Canada. Whether you're a lifelong rail enthusiast or simply curious about Canada's impressive transit systems, we want to make Rail Fans Canada the perfect destination for discovering and learning about the history, operations, and latest developments in rail transit.

What are donations used for?
Donations help us pay for the activities in which we engage to pursue our purpose such as hosting and web development, program organization and archiving, research and editing, travel costs and investments in our video / audio production capabilities. But most importantly, your donation will help to build an inclusive community where people within and outside the industry come together and share their knowledge.

Interac E-Transfer.

You can make a donation by sending an Interac e-transfer to support@railfans.ca

You can also support us in various other ways.

  • Follow-Us Online - Subscribe to our Youtube channel, Follow us on Twitter.
  • Join our Online Community - Chat, discuss and debate all things Rail on our Discord Server. You are also welcome to boost the server if you desire so.
  • Spread the word - Let your friends, relatives and colleagues know about Rail Fans Canada! We are always happy to engage with an ever growing community.

Thank you for your support!  

About - OLD

About

Rail Fans Canada is a railfan operated enthusiast website, with the aim of providing information on the Ottawa O-Train, Montreal Metro and Toronto Subway rail transit networks operated in Canada. The Rail Fans Canada website was born out of a desire to highlight these unique transit networks. These transit systems represent significant milestones in a city's history, and recognizing this fact we felt it was important to provide information and insight into these transit systems, so that others can learn more about what makes them special and unique.

Rail Fans Canada is not affiliated, nor connected to any transit agency or city. Customer related inquiries should be directed to the respective transit agency and not this website.

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Keep it civil aka don't be a jerk

We're going to get into the thick of a lot of heated discussions and that's okay. These discussions often entail topics that we all personally care a lot about and will passionately defend. But in order for discussions to thrive here, we need to remember to criticize ideas, not people.

So, remember to avoid:

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Comments that we find to be hateful, inflammatory, or harassing may be removed. If you don't have something nice to say about another user, don't say it. Treat others the way you'd like to be treated.

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Thank you and happy commenting.

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