VIA Rail

• Proposed Toronto-Chicago rail corridor draws attention, as Via tempers expectations

  Amtrak is making a sales pitch to connect its lines in Detroit to Via Rail tracks across the border, hoping to lay the ground for passenger service between Toronto and Chicago.

  Canada

  Nov 14
  
• Ottawa should consider train passenger bill of rights, Via Rail CEO says 

  In an interview, CEO Mario Peloquin says the federal government should move toward a charter that would ensure train passengers receive compensation for long delays.

  Canada

  Oct 23
  
• Advertisement
• Metrolinx slowly resumes GO, UP transit service amid CN network-wide system failure

  Metrolinx is slowly resuming GO train services following a CN network-wide system failure affecting all GO and UP Express rail corridors Tuesday afternoon. 

  Traffic

  Oct 3
• Advertisement
• Via Rail ramps up service in Ontario, returning it to pre-pandemic levels

  Via Rail is increasing service in Ontario, returning the passenger railway to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Sep 7
• Toronto’s Union Station to reopen after suspicious package deemed safe: police

  Toronto police said they were called to Union Station just after 2:30 p.m. for reports a suspicious package had been found.

  Crime

  Aug 28
• Winnipeg’s Union Station to receive multi-million-dollar investment, VIA Rail says

  Winnipeg's Union Station is getting a facelift through a multi-million-dollar investment from VIA Rail, with the goal of renovating the city's train station.

  Canada

  Aug 24
• Winnipeg man charged with theft, mischief after disturbance on Via Rail train

  A man, 35, is facing a charge of theft under $5,000 and two counts of mischief, and will appear in a Portage courtroom in October.

  Crime

  Aug 4
• Nova Scotia floods cut off sole rail link connecting Halifax to rest of Canada

  Canadian National said its crews were working to repair the rail line. VIA Rail said it would not be serving any stops between Moncton, N.B., and Halifax.

  Canada

  Jul 24
• Advertisement
• Pedestrian struck by CN train in Cobourg, Ont.

  Emergency crews early Friday responded to the VIA Rail train station on Division Street for a 'critical incident' involving a pedestrian being struck by a train.

  Crime

  Jul 14
• Advertisement
• Negotiations continue for resumption of early morning London-Toronto daily train

  Officials from Via Rail said Tuesday that negotiations between infrastructure partners CN Railway and Metrolinx continue toward reinstating commuter service with trains 82 and 83.

  Canada

  Jul 11