Canada: Update On VIA Rail’s Services

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; February 26, 2020: MONTREAL, Feb. 26, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – VIA Rail Canada (VIA…

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Off the beaten path – discovering VIA Rail Canada’s adventure routes

From Travelweek Group; June 3, 2019 Canada has so much to offer when it comes to experiencing nature and VIA…

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Canada: Ottawa budgets $117 million to reconnect Churchill, Manitoba

By Glacier Farm Media; Manitoba Co-Operator; September 15, 2018 The federal government’s latest commitment to restore and maintain rail service…

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VIA Rail Canada services between Winnipeg and Gillam remain suspended

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; July 10, 2018: MONTREAL, July 10, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Heavy rains in recent…

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Canadian Transportation Safety Board releases image of VIA Rail derailment that injured 2

By Jennifer Francis, CBC News; July 6, 2018 A photo released by the Transportation Safety Board today confirms details of…

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VIA Rail Canada Train 693 derails near Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan; all passengers and crew members are safe

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; July 5, 2018: Montréal, July 5 2018 – Train 693 that runs between…

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Northern Manitobans feel the bite as rail company OmniTRAX cuts service, charges new fees

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News, November 5, 2017 Omnitrax is raising fees, cutting service and moving equipment out of Manitoba, prompting…

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VIA Rail temporarily changes its schedule in Northern Manitoba

A press release from VIA Rail Canada: WINNIPEG, Oct. 4, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ – Due to operational imperatives, VIA Rail Canada…

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VIA Rail to ship stranded rail cars out of Churchill, reduce service to northern Manitoba

By Bryce Hoye, CBC News; October 04, 2017 After months stranded in Churchill due to a rail line damaged by spring…

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