VIA Rail’s newest train sets are finally here, and they bring a host of innovations to Canada’s passenger rail service. This ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

VIA Rail planned the extension of the project to assess the application in real train operations Credit: Julita from Pixabay. VIA Rail Canada has expanded its pilot project, which aims to lower fuel ...

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 ...

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 ...