VIA RAIL CELEBRATES 70 YEARS OF THE CANADIAN AND LOOKS TO THE FUTURE OF PASSENGER RAIL IN CANADA

CNW/ - VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) marked a major milestone today at Vancouver's Pacific Central Station: the celebration of the 70th anniversary of The Canadian, the legendary train that has connected ...
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VIA's Canadian turns 70, operating with equipment from when it began

TORONTO - April 24,1955, was what Canadian Pacific publicity mavens characterized as a "Red Letter Day," because that was when its new silver flagship, the Canadian, debuted with daily departures from ...

I spent 6 hours in business class on a Canadian train for $200. It was more luxurious than Amtrak trains in the US.

I took Canada's Via Rail from Toronto to Montreal in business class for $200. The train had comfy seats and served meals ...
Duluth News Tribune

So much to see, so much to do aboard Canada’s Via Rail

TORONTO — It was a bucket list trip, but not in the way you might think. The Via Rail train journey across Canada was not about my do-before-dying list, but about the Earth’s, about seeing the natural ...
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Travel Across Canada By Train: How Long A Cross-Country VIA Trip Will Take, And How Much It Costs

Canada is the second-largest country in the world, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With landscapes that shift dramatically from region to region, from bustling city skylines to alpine ...
Railway Age

Transit Briefs: DART, Metrolinx, VIA Rail Canada

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) in Texas launches a Clean Team Initiative pilot program. Also, VIA Rail Canada awards contracts to upgrade its Toronto and Montréal maintenance centers; and the ...

MEDIA ADVISORY - VIA Rail celebrates 70 years of The Canadian in Vancouver on November 21 and 22

Media are invited to join VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) at Pacific Central Station for two special moments, on November 21 and ...
The Washington Post

It’s Canada’s 150th anniversary. What’s the best way to celebrate? All the way. On the railway.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. A few minutes past 11 p.m., a Via Rail Canada train pulled into a film ...
Railway Age

VIA Rail Adventures: Atlantic Canada’s Only Passenger Train

Sixth and final of a series: During August and early September of 2023, I spent much of a five-week period on VIA Rail, riding that railroad’s obscure “Adventure” routes. I had made it as far west as ...
Cleveland.com

Passenger rail service across Canada halted by strike

TORONTO -- The majority of Canada's national passenger rail service across Canada effectively shut down on Friday after locomotive engineers at Via Rail Canada went on strike. Teamsters Canada Rail ...
Wall Street Journal

VIA Rail Canada Train Hits Derailed Canadian National Railway Train

Canada's government-owned rail-passenger service, VIA Rail Canada, said one of its trains struck a derailed Canadian National Railway Co. train in eastern Ontario on Friday afternoon, causing one ...