CASSELMAN, Ontario — The Village of Casselman, a community of about 3,500 some 34 miles southeast of Ottawa, is in talks with VIA Rail Canada to increase rail service to and from the Canadian capital during the morning and evening rush hours. The CBC reports that Casselman Mayor Daniel Lafleur would like to see a […]
A VIA crew member offers food-cart service on a Montreal-Toronto train in 2012. VIA is planning to eliminate cash payments on its eastern corridor trains and the long-distance Ocean. Bob Johnston MONTREAL — Starting Oct. 29, only regular and prepaid credit cards and VIA Rail gift cards will be accepted to pay for food on […]
OTTAWA, Ontario — Ottawa’s recently opened light rail Confederation Line experienced major operating issues because of jammed doors on Wednesday, with some passengers reportedly walking more than two miles to reach work as they abandoned the backed-up rail system. It was the second straight day the rail line was plagued by jammed doors on the […]
An hour early, westbound Canadian No. 1 approaches Kamloops, B.C., on Sept. 7, 2019. Russ Grycan A VIA Rail Canada crew member prepares to unload baggage from eastbound train No. 2 at Melville, Sask., on Oct. 14, 2018. Bob Johnston VANCOUVER, British Columbia — VIA Rail Canada will again run only two Canadian round trips […]
CN steam locomotive No. 6167 faces a move from its current display site next to Guelph (Ontario) Central Station. Stephen C. Host A Canadian National steam locomotive on display in Guelph, Ontario, must be moved — for the second time. CNR No. 6167, which was moved in 2010 to its current location next to Guelph […]
Following a freewheeling “flying switch” maneuver to change ends, No. 46 couples to its train at Dorval, Que., and departs with morning commuters bound for Montreal. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
TORONTO — Ontario transit agency Metrolinx has announced it will buy 36 new bilevel railcars from Bombardier for GO Transit. The order will include 31 standard coaches and five accessible cars, and will add more than 6,000 new seats for GO Transit operations. The cars will be built at Bombardier’s Thunder Bay, Ont., plant, which […]
OTTAWA, Ontario – With Parliament elections looming on Oct. 21, the Liberal government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will spend nearly $35 million to fix the east end of the former Canadian National branch line that hosted VIA Rail Canada’s Montreal-Gaspe Train (once known as the Chaleur) until December 2011. That is when inspections […]
Central Maine & Quebec train No. 2 heads east near Long Pond, Maine, in November 2017. Justin Franz LAC-MÉGANTIC, Quebec – The Canadian government has ordered the Central Maine & Quebec Railway to make repairs to its rail line between Farnham and Lac-Mégantic after an inspection revealed numerous track issues. CM&Q took over the rail […]
MONTREAL — With the approaching two-year closure of the Mount Royal tunnel, a key commuter rail route, Montreal transit and traffic planners are making plans to offset the resulting issues and warning commuters to do the same. On Monday, they announced free transit in an effort to minimize the number of displaced rail commuters who […]
BARONS, Alberta — An evacuation order has been lifted after a Monday derailment of a Canadian Pacific train led to an octane leak. The Calgary Herarld reports that one locomotive and 21 cars of the CP derailed about 7:40 a.m. Monday near Barons, a village of 350 residents approximately 28 miles (45 kilometers) north of […]
Vossloh Tie Technologies has opened a new plant in British Columbia. Vossloh North America MONTE LAKE, British Columbia — Vossloh North America’s Tie Technologies division has opened a new plant in Monte Lake to produced prestressed concrete ties for Canadian customers. The facility near Kamloops, B.C., uses an automated production system and can produced 100,000 […]
