The revived Canada Strong Pass makes train travel, national parks, museums, and campgrounds more affordable through September 2026-offering one of the best opportunities to explore the country by rail ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New passenger trains sit on the tracks at the Via Rail Canada Maintenance Centre in Montreal on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. I recently traveled by train in business class in two countries to see how they compared: a Via Rail ...

At 6:15 PM Eastern time on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, I achieved a milestone in my “career” of riding trains. As VIA Rail Train 601 rolled into Jonquiere, Quebec, I completed the adventure of riding the ...

Via Rail’s sleepy eastern route brings travelers through rural villages and towns in Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. CHARLO, New Brunswick — I woke up with the sun peeking through the curtains ...

The chief executive officer for Via Rail said he was “deeply sorry” for the “unacceptable” incident in late August that saw passengers stranded onboard a train for about 10 hours in between Montreal ...

Carmel Tanaka’s trip from Montreal to Quebec City was supposed to take around 3½ hours but it was 14 hours before she finally arrived at the station. Ms. Tanaka was one of 214 passengers stranded for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Via Rail workers have voted for a strike mandate. A strike could come on June 22 if negotiations fails to achieve a settlement.

Fourth in a Series: There was something special about the Rail Diesel Cars (RDCs) built by the Budd Company in the middle of the past century. They were self-contained passenger cars (and some baggage ...

Via Rail passengers are speaking out after their train from Montreal to Quebec City broke down, leaving them stranded for about 10 hours over the long weekend with a lack of food, water and access to ...

Some Via Rail passengers are frustrated they will have to spend the night in Winnipeg after their Vancouver-bound train was ...