VIA please come back to Revelstoke, British Columbia

Opinion By Sharon Kurtz, Revelstoke Review; March 6, 2018 Can Revelstoke ever really be a world-class resort town without reliable,…

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Canada: CN donates $500,000 to University of Alberta’s Canadian Rail Research Laboratory to advance efficiency, safety studies

A press release from Canadian National Railway: EDMONTON, Alberta, March 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CN (TSX:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) and the…

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Cunard Partners With Rocky Mountaineer to Offer Guests Luxury by Rail

A press release from Cunard Line: VALENCIA, Calif., Feb. 27, 2018 /CNW/ — Luxury cruise brand Cunard has announced its…

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Stadler is building 10 Goldleaf carriages for Rocky Mountaineer

By Ferry Lissenberg, Rail Color News; February 25, 2018 Stadler Rail is building 10 new double deck glass domed carriages…

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Rail Crunch Leaves Oil, Wheat Stranded on Canada’s Prairies

By Jen Skerritt and Robert Tuttle, Bloomberg; February 15, 2018 A shortage of rail cars in Canada is leaving grain…

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Jasper, Alberta is Canada’s winter wanderland

By Margo Pfeiff, Los Angeles Times; January 21, 2018 Snowflakes tumbled lazily in the light of the train as it…

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Bitter cold disrupts VIA Rail service to northern Manitoba communities

By The Canadian Press; Canadian Business; December 28, 2017 WINNIPEG _ Equipment issues related to extremely cold weather have forced…

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Canada by rail: Cross-country trip involves fine food

By Janet Podolak, The News-Herald; December 5, 2017 The distant call of train whistles has been an almost unconscious part…

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VIA Rail’s silence on 22-hour delay angers passengers on Edmonton-Vancouver run

From CBC News, Edmonton; October 31, 2017 For five years Tracy Goodwin planned to ride Via Rail through the Rocky…

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Winds tip over Canadian National rail cars in Central Alberta

By Staff, Red Deer Advocate; October 18, 2017 Winds gusted more than 100 kilometres an hour across Alberta, causing two…

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Alberta: Insomniac moose takes midnight ramble across Calgary Transit station pedestrian overpass

By The Canadian Press, Red Deer News Now; October 4, 2017 CALGARY — An antlered midnight-rambler is a bit of…

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Trains: Canadian bears could get early warning system

By Spencer Van Dyk, Crag & Canyon; October 4, 2017 A professor at the University of Alberta is wrapping up…

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