Local politicians ready to fight to prioritize Via passenger rail over freight in southwestern Ontario

Officials from the city and several neighbouring counties will push the Ford government for improved passenger rail service ...
Trains

VIA’s Ocean hits parked trucks, derails

No injuries have been reported onboard after VIA Rail Canada’s Ocean derailed early this morning after striking two parked ...

Passenger train crashes into 2 semi-trailer trucks in Lower St. Lawrence region, no one injured

The Sûreté du Québec says no one was injured when a Via passenger train struck the trailers of two transport trucks that had ...
The Kingston Whig-Standard

Kingston residents urged to comment about high-speed rail project

The high-speed rail proposal, which supplanted a high-frequency rail proposal from Via Rail, is meant to improve train travel ...
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Via Rail 'mechanical failure' triggers overnight delays, some 300 riders stranded

The Via passenger rail service faced significant overnight disruptions across eastern Ontario after one of its trains suffered a mechanical failure near Brockville. Passengers aboard Train 669 were ...
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Investigation after Via train hits two truck trailers in Quebec, no injuries reported

MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada and CN police are investigating after a passenger train with more than ...