August 11, 2004 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following article by Allan Swift on August 11.) MONTREAL — Via Rail’s on-time performance last year was its worst in 16 years, and the Crown corporation blames mainly Canadian National Railway Co., which provides most of...
August 6, 2004 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(VIA Rail issued the following on August 6.) OTTAWA — Last night, VIA Rail Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) negotiated a tentative agreement, for new 3-year collective agreements covering more than 2,400 station, on-train, maintenance and clerical...
July 22, 2004 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on July 22.) MONTREAL — Unionized Via Rail employees have given a strike mandate to the Canadian Auto Workers union by a majority of nearly 83 per cent, the union said on Wednesday. A CAW official said employees...
July 12, 2004 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(Bloomberg News distributed the following article on July 12.) TORONTO — Via Rail Canada Inc.’s 3,000 workers may strike this month if a contract dispute with the country’s government-owned passenger rail service isn’t resolved, the Toronto...
June 17, 2004 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(VIA Rail issued the following news release on June 17.) MONTREAL — VIA Rail Canada will be a major sponsor of the first French adaptation of the musical comedy RENT. The original American version, by Jonathan Larson, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and is...
June 8, 2004 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(VIA Rail issued the following news release on June 7.) MONTREAL — Entering its fifth year, VIA Rail Canada’s seasonal service to Cape Breton Island attracts passengers from across Canada and around the globe. The Bras d’Or operates one round-trip...
June 8, 2004 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(Via Rail issued the following news release on June 7.) MONTREAL — On July 3, 2004, VIA Rail Canada will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Ocean, VIA’s Atlantic Canada overnight train. For this historic moment, VIA is initiating a pricing...
May 13, 2004 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(VIA Rail issued the following news release on May 12.) VANCOUVER — VIA Rail Canada’s Skeena service just moved a notch up the totem pole. From mid-May through mid-October, the most stunning time to travel through this region, passengers can choose from...
May 6, 2004 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(VIA Rail issued the following news release on May 6.) TORONTO — This is one web you will want to be caught in. This summer, parents from coast to coast will be bombarded with pleading cries from their children “but, I just gotta see it!” and they...
April 16, 2004 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on April 16.) TORONTO — Via Rail has been ordered to apologize in writing to a blind Ottawa man for mistreating him — including pointing out directions — during a trip to Quebec City. As a result of...
