Contract talks between VIA Rail Canada and Unifor have broken off, the union reported June 2. The federal conciliation period ended May 31; under Canadian labor law, following a 21-day cooling-off ...

Canadian train trips attract travelers who want steady views, long stretches of quiet travel, and a simpler way to cross distant regions. Many passengers arrive expecting systems similar to Europe or ...

The brief lockout of freight railway workers gave Via Rail Canada trains a temporary reprieve from their second-class status. By Ian Austen If anyone benefited from the short lockout at the Canadian ...

Canada’s passenger operator Via Rail launched a strategic plan earlier this summer. Mark Simmons, Deputy Editor of IRJ, a Railway Age sister publication, talks exclusively to president and CEO Mario ...

The new fleet aims to minimise rail travel’s environmental impact while connecting communities across Canada. Credit: Jacqui Martin/Shutterstock. VIA Rail Canada has launched a Request for ...

TORONTO (AP) — The union representing customer and on-board service workers at Canada’s national passenger rail service says it’s expecting to go on strike tomorrow, following the latest offer from ...

If you've ever traveled to Canada, you know just how vast it is. It is the second-largest country in the world, after all. Driving coast-to-coast across Canada can be daunting, and flying can be ...

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) expresses its appreciation for the Government of Canada’s announcement regarding the appointment of Jonathan Goldbloom as Chairperson of the Board, effective April 12, 2025.

An interesting nugget of public-opinion research arrives from McGill’s public-transit lab, with respect to the federal government’s high-speed rail (HSR) plan — perhaps the flashiest project so far ...