Passenger Train

• Via Rail ‘mechanical failure’ triggers overnight delays, some 300 riders stranded

  A mechanical failure on a Via Rail passenger train from Montreal to Toronto caused major overnight delays and left riders stranded in eastern Ontario.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2025
  
• Saskatchewan communities looking to alter VIA Rail route to boost ridership

  Saskatchewan communities are looking to alter VIA Rail's route in Saskatchewan and Alberta to help make it a more reliable means of transportation.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2023
  
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• Amtrak Cascades restores daily Vancouver-Portland rail service

  Amtrak Cascades announced Monday that it had restored pre-pandemic service levels on the rail line which serves a dozen stations along the I-5 corridor, including Seattle.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2023
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• Via Rail’s high-frequency rail project takes another step forward

  Via Rail's high-frequency line would connect Toronto to Quebec City, through cities including Peterborough, Ottawa and Montreal. The project has inched closer to becoming reality.

  Economy

  Nov 1, 2022
• Amtrak resumes Cascades train service between Vancouver and Seattle

  After a break of more than two years, Amtrak resumed its Cascades service between Vancouver and Seattle on Monday.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2022
• Amtrak train from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C. postponed

  Amtrak doesn’t have enough conductors, mechanics and onboard service staff yet to operate the trains, though new classes of conductors are in training.

  Canada

  May 14, 2022
• Alberta Regional Rail proposes passenger train line across province

  'A good example would be the GO Train in the Toronto region, as well as the West Coast Express. Their ridership has always been strong, even during COVID.'

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2022
• Officials tout Peterborough as key part of new Toronto-Quebec City high-frequency rail line

  Peterborough last had a passenger rail service in 1990 but will now be a focal part of the new Toronto-Quebec City high-frequency rail line.

  Economy

  Jul 8, 2021
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• Manitoba passenger train derailment caused by track defects, safety board says

  Safety board investigators examined more than two metres of CN track that were recovered from the scene near the community of MacGregor, about 120 kilometres west of Winnipeg.

  Aug 13, 2020
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• Woman injured in collision with Via Rail train dies: Chatham-Kent police

  A 54-year-old Chatham woman has died after the vehicle she was driving collided with a Via Rail passenger train.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2019