Railway Age

VIA Rail’s Existential Problem? It Never Existed

Cynthia Garneau on May 20 gave up VIA Rail Canada leadership with two years remaining in her nominal tenure. The former VIA Rail CEO quit, according to informed speculation, because Transport Canada ...
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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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 ...
The Boston Globe

Two nights, three provinces, and 1,600 miles. A sleeper train through Maritime Canada is slow travel at its best.

Via Rail’s sleepy eastern route brings travelers through rural villages and towns in Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. CHARLO, New Brunswick — I woke up with the sun peeking through the curtains ...
eturbonews

VIA Rail Canada to Renew its Locomotives and Car Fleet

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) has officially initiated the Requests for Qualification (RFQ) process for the procurement of locomotives and railcars intended to replace its Long-Distance, Regional, and ...
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Romance of the rails: Train from Edmonton to Vancouver a winter wonderland

Exiting Alberta on a snowy evening can be an affordable yuletide adventure when riding Via Rail’s The Canadian to Vancouver. The romance of the rails isn’t just a thing of the art deco travel posters ...
Yahoo Finance

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

VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 21, 2025 /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 ...
Business Insider

I compared the best business-class trains I've ever taken in Canada and Italy, and my favorite cost half the price

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Railway Age

Canada: Tough Traveling Without a Car

Aside from metropolitan areas with established local or regional public transportation, it’s difficult for a non-motorist, non-flyer to get around the United States these days. I rarely fly, but I ...
Railway Technology

Buttcon and Pomerleau to modernise VIA Rail Canada’s maintenance centres

Buttcon and Pomerleau will modernise maintenance centres in Toronto and Montréal. Credit: Steve Winters from Pixabay. Buttcon and Pomerleau have secured contracts from VIA Rail Canada to upgrade its ...
Business Insider

I've traveled over 950 miles on business-class trains in the US, Canada, and Europe. Here's how they rank from best to worst.

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