VIA Rail Canada will restore most of its trains to normal schedules by March 7, following protest blockades that prompted system-wide service cancellations for several weeks. Between Feb. 13 and March ...

VIA Rail Canada Inc. has acquired the Brockville Subdivision, which spans 28 miles of single track between Smiths Falls and Brockville, Ont. Canadian Pacific previously owned the subdivision, local ...

MONTRÉAL, June 20, 2025 /CNW/ - VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) has reached tentative agreements with Unifor's Council 4000 and Local 100, the union representing approximately 2,400 VIA Rail employees ...

Bob Johnston, who has covered Amtrak for Trains for 35 years and has ridden trains all over the world, is not easily ...

The new fleet aims to minimise rail travel's environmental impact while connecting communities across Canada. Credit: Jacqui Martin/Shutterstock. · Railway Technology · Jacqui Martin/Shutterstock. VIA ...

Dozens of Via Rail passengers travelling from Toronto to Ottawa were stranded for 12 hours overnight after an earlier train broke down near Brockville, Ont. Via said Train 669 from Montreal to Toronto ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A preliminary rendering of new VIA Rail Canada long-distance equipment. Alstom will build the Ca$4.7 billion, 313-car order in ...

At 6:15 PM Eastern time on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, I achieved a milestone in my “career” of riding trains. As VIA Rail Train 601 rolled into Jonquiere, Quebec, I completed the adventure of riding the ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. I recently traveled by train in business class in two countries to see how they compared: a Via Rail train in Canada and ...

In 2023, 4.1 million passengers rode VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) trains, an increase of 815,000, or 24.7%, compared to 2022, marking the agency’s highest ridership since 2019, VIA Rail reported on May ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. I recently traveled in business class on a Via Rail train in Canada and an Amtrak train in the US. In August, I took a ...