February 12, 2008 | Canada, Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following story appeared on the Montreal Gazette website on February 12.) MONTREAL — Via Rail is forging ahead with Phase 2 of its $692-million federally funded modernization program by seeking tenders for the upgrade of its 98 LRC-type passenger cars used mainly...
January 11, 2008 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on January 11.) MONTREAL — Via Rail Canada got an unexpected Christmas present when record snowfalls in Ontario and Quebec created a significant spike in its ridership. Via says 21,000 more passengers took the train in the...
January 10, 2008 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on January 9.) OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeals has upheld the former Liberal government’s second attempt to fire Via Rail chairman Jean Pelletier. The decision overturned a lower-court ruling last March which sided...
January 9, 2008 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Steve Rennie on January 8.) OTTAWA — Trains in northern Manitoba should never have rolled along sections of track deemed “impassable” by federal transport standards, says a newly released report. Rail...
December 19, 2007 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following story by Greg Gormick appeared on the Toronto Star website on December 19.) TORONTO — Could there be anything more Canadian than going home for Christmas by train and whiling away the snowy miles with a traditional dining car meal served on heavy china...
December 17, 2007 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on December 16.) OTTAWA — A death threat by an angry cook, shards of broken glass in the fruit salad and drunk or disorderly passengers are just a few of the notable incidents on Via Rail trains cited in this year’s...
December 12, 2007 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story by Jonathan Montpetit on December 12.) MONTREAL — Via Rail has signed a $101.5-million deal to overhaul its fleet of aging F40 locomotives and transform the rusting dinosaurs into efficient workhorses for its...
December 5, 2007 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following story by Joe Belanger appeared on the London Free Press website on December 5.) LONDON — A Via Rail engineer who suffered serious eye injuries when he was hit by a rock near Dorchester is out of the hospital. Middlesex OPP are urging the public to help...
November 27, 2007 | Canada, Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on November 23.) MONTREAL — The federal government and Via Rail have been ordered to pay Jean Pelletier, a former head of the Crown corporation and longtime confidant of Jean Chretien, more than $335,000 for improperly...
October 15, 2007 | Canada, Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on October 15.) OTTAWA — The benefits of high-speed rail service in the Toronto-Montreal corridor have been demonstrated repeatedly and it’s time to stop studying the concept and make some decisions, says a new report...
