The train became stranded after it got stuck when it hit a tree that fell on the tracks.

It was a Christmas the Shiels family from Saskatoon won't soon forget. They were a few of the 98 passengers on a VIA rail train plagued by delays and then a mechanical failure which stalled the train for several hours.

A train travelling between Vancouver and Toronto had to stop at Spy Hill after suffering mechanical problems due to extremely cold weather.