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VIA RAIL UNVEILS ITS PLAN TO TRANSFORM PASSENGER RAIL IN …
May 23, 2024 · Through this ambitious plan based on concrete objectives, VIA Rail aims to become a best-in-class operator in North America and a leader in integrated mobility at the heart of the passenger journey in Canada.
VIA RAIL CONTINUES TO IMPROVE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE …
London, July 11, 2023 – VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) today announced over $25 million in upgrades to its London, Ontario station. Once completed in 2025, these investments will make the station – one of the busiest in VIA Rail’s network – a more comfortable, more accessible, and more efficient station and will improve the passenger ...
VIA RAIL REPORTS IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IN Q2 2021
Aug 31, 2021 · During the second quarter, VIA Rail reached important milestones in its modernization program which includes, amongst others, its High Frequency Rail (HFR) project and its new Corridor fleet.
STRIKE AVERTED: VIA RAIL REACHES TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS
Jul 12, 2022 · STRIKE AVERTED: VIA RAIL REACHES TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS. Montréal, July 12, 2022 – VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) has reached tentative agreements with Unifor’s Council 4000 and Local 100, the union representing some 2,400 VIA Rail employees working in its stations, on board its trains, in its maintenance centres, the VIA Customer Centre, and ...
VIA RAIL ENHANCES SERVICES BETWEEN OTTAWA AND TORONTO
Apr 29, 2024 · The new 641 early-morning frequency will be launched Monday to Thursday between Ottawa and Toronto, for passengers wishing to arrive in Toronto before 9 a.m. Train 644, currently offering 3 departures a week between Toronto and …
VIA RAIL REACHES OVER 100,000 BOOKINGS WITH ITS NEW …
MONTRÉAL, December 6, 2023 — VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) recently reached its 100,000th booking with its new reservation system which offers passengers an easy and intuitive booking process and a wide range of new functionalities.
STATEMENT FROM VIA RAIL ON THE DECEMBER 2022 TRAVEL …
Jan 10, 2023 · “A severe winter storm along with the derailment of a freight train disrupted VIA Rail’s operations from December 23 to 26. Unfortunately, a number of trains, particularly along the Québec City–Windsor corridor and elsewhere in Eastern Canada, were cancelled or delayed for extended periods.
50 YOUNG HACK CLUB CODERS CHAMPION A SUSTAINABLE …
VANCOUVER, July 22, 2024 – VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) is collaborating this summer with Hack Club, a global non-profit network of young coders, makers and builders for a cross-country train adventure from Vancouver to Toronto and then on to Montreal.