August 20, 2009 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(CBC News circulated the following on August 19, 2009.) OTTAWA — The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages has received a complaint concerning the Via rail evacuation in eastern Ontario following an engine fire Sunday evening. The office confirmed it has...
August 18, 2009 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(United Press International issued the following on August 17, 2009.) OTTAWA — An engine fire aboard a Canadian passenger train resulted in chaos and riders forced to walk through mosquito-infested bush, witnesses say. A fire aboard VIA Rail’s Train 46 from...
August 17, 2009 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on August 17, 2009.) OTTAWA — About 300 people have to trek through the bush Sunday night when a fire broke out on a Via Rail passenger train near Ottawa. Police and firefighters were called to where the train stopped near...
July 29, 2009 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following story by Michelle Ruby appeared on the Brantford Expositor website on July 28, 2009.) ONTARIO — Via Rail is back on track after a two-day strike that complicated travel plans over the weekend. Trains were running as usual Monday morning at the Brantford...
July 28, 2009 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(CBC News circulated the following story by Pattie Phillips on July 27, 2009.) TORONTO — Long lines stretched out from the ticket windows at Toronto’s Union Station Monday morning as Via Rail train service resumed normal operation after a two-day, Canada-wide...
July 27, 2009 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following story by Jason Magder appeared on the Montreal Gazette website on July 26, 2009.) MONTREAL — Via Rail ticket counters were getting back to normal Sunday as service began to resume on the nation’s passenger rail service after a two-day strike ended. The...
July 27, 2009 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and Via Rail issued the following joint press release on July 26, 2009.) MONTREAL —VIA Rail Canada and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) have reached an agreement to go into binding arbitration. The parties have also...
July 24, 2009 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following story by Joe Matyas appeared on the London Free Press website on July 23, 2009.) LONDON, Ontario — It could be high noon for Via Rail Friday, with the country pushed to the brink of a national rail passenger strike and no trains running. Thousands of...
July 24, 2009 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Alexandre Deslongchamps on July 23, 2009.) OTTAWA — Canadian Minister of State for Transport Rob Merrifield urged VIA Rail Canada, the country’s passenger train service, and its workers to reach an agreement that will...
July 24, 2009 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 24, 2009.) TORONTO — Locomotive engineers at Via Rail Canada are on strike, shutting down the bulk of the national passenger-rail service across Canada. The union representing 340 engineers say workers walked off...
