Via Rail train collides with snowplow causing major GO delays in the east end

A Via Rail train collided with a snowplow between Eglinton and Guildwood GO stations, causing 'significant delays' for train ...
Railway Age

Meet VIA Rail’s One-Off Lumi Trainset

Lumi is a one-of-a-kind livery for this particular Siemens Venture trainset being delivered to VIA. Meaning “luminosity,” Lumi was designed to stand out, according to VIA Rail, which said it “wanted ...
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Via train hits two truck trailers in Quebec

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada and CN police are investigating after a passenger train with more than 100 people ...
Railway Age

VIA Rail Plots a Path for Transformation

Canada’s passenger operator Via Rail launched a strategic plan earlier this summer. Mark Simmons, Deputy Editor of IRJ, a Railway Age sister publication, talks exclusively to president and CEO Mario ...
The New York Times

With Freight Off the Rails, Rare Open Tracks for Passenger Trains

The brief lockout of freight railway workers gave Via Rail Canada trains a temporary reprieve from their second-class status. By Ian Austen If anyone benefited from the short lockout at the Canadian ...
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Via Rail could go on strike. Here's what we know about where things stand

Approximately 2,500 Via Rail workers represented by Unifor have voted overwhelmingly (97.5 per cent) in favour of a strike mandate. This group includes staff in administration, customer service, ...