VIA Rail Canada
VIA Rail system map
Reporting marks	VIA
Locale	Canada
Dates of operation	1978–present
Track gauge	1435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) (standard gauge)
Headquarters	3, Place Ville-MarieMontreal, Quebec

VIA Rail's trains travelling by Highway 401 near Brockville, Ontario. A reporting mark is an identification assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR to rail carriers and other companies operating in North America. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge. Place Ville-Marie or 1 Place Ville-Marie (abbreviated as PVM; also previously called Royal Bank Tower due to its principal tenant is a Cruciform Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk

VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; pronounced /ˈviːə/ 'vee-ah') is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. In the Commonwealth realms a Crown corporation is a State-controlled company or enterprise "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

VIA Rail Canada operates 480 trains in eight Canadian provinces (exceptions are Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island) over a network of 14,000 km (8,700 mi) of track spanning the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. VIA Rail carries approximately four million passengers annually. ^[1] It sees the majority of its traffic between Windsor, Ontario and Quebec City, Quebec on the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor commonly known as The Corridor. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The Corridor is a VIA Rail passenger train service area in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario.

History

Early Canadian intercity passenger rail

A VIA train at VIA station in London, Ontario

The post-war era saw two developments which would eventually prove disastrous to previously profitable passenger rail transport offered by Canadian National Railways (CNR), the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), and smaller lines: long-distance Canadian intercity passenger trains began to be replaced with air travel, and short- and middle-distance passenger trains underwent dramatic restructuring with many being eliminated outright following increased use of personal cars on highways such as the Trans-Canada Highway. London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Canadian Pacific Railway ( The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial Highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. Critics of this shift point out that all these new services were subsidized by taxpayers, from construction of highways to construction of airports, making it difficult for rail to compete; opponents of rail point out that the construction of the railways themselves was similarly subsidized. (Ironically, both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific themselves contributed to the growth of air travel through Air Canada and CP Air, which were the two largest airlines in Canada at one time). Air Canada () is Canada 's largest Airline and Flag carrier. The airline founded in 1937 has had its corporate headquarters in Montreal Canadian Pacific Airlines, also called CP Air, was a Canadian airline that operated from 1942 to 1987

By the 1960s it was obvious to both Canadian National (known as CN after 1960) and CPR that passenger trains were no longer economically viable under traditional market manifestations. CPR sought to rid itself of the burden of operating passenger trains, but federal government regulators and politicians balked, forcing CPR to continue running a minimal service through the 1970s. CN on the other hand, being a Crown corporation, was encouraged by the federal government and political interests to invest in passenger trains. In the Commonwealth realms a Crown corporation is a State-controlled company or enterprise Innovative marketing schemes such as Red, White, and Blue fares, new equipment such as scenic dome cars and rail diesel cars, and services such as Rapido and Turbo trains saw substantial increases in ridership, reversing previous declines. A dome car is a type of Railway passenger car that has a glass Dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around For other meanings of RDC, see RDC (disambiguation. The Budd Rail Diesel Car or RDC is a self-propelled diesel-hydraulic Rapido was the name of the Canadian National Railway 's express Passenger train service on the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. The UAC TurboTrain was an early high-speed train manufactured by United Aircraft Corporation that operated in Canada between 1968 and 1982 and in the United

By the 1970s CN sought to rid itself of passenger trains. The decline of passenger rail became a federal election issue in 1974 when the government of Pierre Trudeau promised to implement a nation-wide carrier similar to Amtrak in the United States. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The bilingual name VIA or VIA CN originated in 1976 as a marketing term for Canadian National's passenger train services and the VIA logo began to appear on CN passenger locomotives and cars, while still carrying CN logos as well. That September, VIA published a single timetable with information on both CN and CP trains, marking the first time that Canadians could find all major passenger trains in one publication. In 1977, CN underwent a dramatic restructuring when it placed various non-core freight railway activities into separate subsidiaries such as ferries under CN Marine and passenger trains under VIA Rail which was subsequently renamed VIA Rail Canada. CN Marine was a Canadian Ferry company headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick.

The formation of VIA Rail Canada

A VIA LRC disembarking at Ottawa VIA Station

On April 1, 1978, Canadian National's passenger subsidiary VIA Rail became a separate Crown corporation, taking with it possession of former CN passenger cars and locomotives. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Following several months of negotiation, on October 29, 1978, VIA took over operation of CP passenger train services, along with similar possession of cars and locomotives. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Passenger train services which were not included in the creation of VIA Rail included those offered by BC Rail, Algoma Central Railway, Ontario Northland Railway, Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway, various urban commuter train services operated by CN and CP, and remaining CN passenger services in Newfoundland. The Algoma Central Railway ( AAR Reporting marks AC, ACIS) was a Railway in Northern Ontario that ran between Sault The Ontario Northland Railway is The Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (AAR reporting mark QNSL is a Canadian regional railway that stretches 414 kilometres (261 miles through the wilderness Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation At this time, VIA did not own any trackage and had to pay right-of-way fees to CN and CP, sometimes being the only user of rural branch lines.

VIA initially had a tremendous variety of equipment, with much of it in need of replacement, and operated routes stretching from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Prince Rupert, British Columbia and north to Churchill, Manitoba. See also Sidney Sydney (2001 population 24115 is an urban community in Nova Scotia, Canada 's Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Churchill ( 2006 Population 923 is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada, situated at the Estuary of the Churchill In excess of 150 scheduled trains per week were in operation, including transcontinental services, regional trains, and corridor services.

While VIA Rail is an independent federal Crown corporation mandated to operate as a business, it is hindered by the fact that it was created by an Order-in-Council of the Privy Council, and not from an actual legislation passed by Parliament. An Order-in-Council is a type of legislation in Commonwealth Realms. The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. If VIA were enabled by actual legislation, the company could be permitted to seek funding on the open money markets as other Crown corporations such as CN have done in the past. It is largely for this reason that VIA is vulnerable to federal budget cuts and continues to answer first to its political masters, as opposed to the business decisions needed to ensure the viability of intercity passenger rail service.

First round of cuts

However, increased ridership would not be VIA's saviour. In 1981, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's government endorsed Minister of Transport Jean-Luc Pépin's plan which cut VIA Rail's budget, leading to a 40% reduction in the company's operations. The Minister of Transport (Ministre des Transports is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's Jean-Luc Pépin, PC, CC ( November 1 1924 - September 30 1995) was a Canadian academic politician and Cabinet Gone in an instant were frequently sold-out trains such as the Super Continental (which reduced VIA to operating only one transcontinental train, The Canadian) and the popular Atlantic, among others. The Super Continental was a transcontinental Canadian Passenger train operated originally by the Canadian National Railway beginning in 1955 The Canadian is a Canadian transcontinental Passenger train originally operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway The Atlantic was a Passenger train operated by VIA Rail, serving both Canadian and U

VIA also sought to reduce its reliance on over 30-year-old second-hand equipment and placed a significant order with Bombardier Transportation for new high-speed locomotives and cars which would be used in its corridor trains. Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group The LRC (Light, Rapid, Comfortable) locomotives and cars utilised advanced technology such as active tilt to increase speed, but proved troublesome and would take several years to work out problems (by 1990 only a handful of LRC locomotives remained in service which were subsequently retired by the arrival of the GE Genesis locomotives in 2001). LRC is a bilingual acronym for Light Rapid Comfortable or Léger Rapide et Confortable, the name of a series of lightweight diesel-powered Passenger trains GE Genesis (officially Trademarked GENESIS) is a series of passenger Locomotives produced by GE Transportation Systems, a subsidiary of General

Restoration of service

The election of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's government in 1984 brought a friend to VIA, initially, when several of Mulroney's commitments included rescinding the VIA cuts of 1981 by restoring the Super Continental (under pressure from his western caucus), and the Atlantic (under pressure from his eastern caucus and the formidable then-Saint John mayor Elsie Wayne). Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (predominantly known as Brian Mulroney) (born March 20, 1939) was the eighteenth The Super Continental was a transcontinental Canadian Passenger train operated originally by the Canadian National Railway beginning in 1955 The Atlantic was a Passenger train operated by VIA Rail, serving both Canadian and U Saint John is the largest city in the Province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. Elsie Eleanore Wayne (née Fairweather (born April 20, 1932 in Shediac New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician and a former Progressive Mulroney's government gave VIA funding to refurbish some of its cars, and purchase new locomotives, this time a more reliable model from General Motors Diesel Division. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States.

It was during this time on February 8, 1986, that VIA's eastbound Super Continental collided with a CN freight train near Hinton, Alberta as a result of the freight train crew missing a signal light. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Hinton train collision was a railway accident that occurred on February 8, 1986. Hinton is a Town in west- Central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Yellowhead County, The resulting derailment killed 23 people and remains the worst accident in modern Canadian railway history in terms of loss of life.

Second round of cuts

The Ocean Limited leaves the station at Amherst, Nova Scotia in July 2006 en route to Halifax. The image shows a vintage stainless steel "Park" observation car at the rear of the train. The other cars are newer Renaissance cars introduced by VIA in 2003.

By the late 1980s, inflation and other rising costs were taking their toll on federal budgets and in the Mulroney government's infamous 1989 budget, VIA again saw its budget slashed, surpassing even the 1981 cuts under Trudeau. Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (predominantly known as Brian Mulroney) (born March 20, 1939) was the eighteenth Minister of Transport Benoit Bouchard oversaw the reduction in service on January 15, 1990, when VIA's operations were reduced by 55%. Benoît Bouchard, PC (born April 16, 1940 in Roberval Quebec) is a Canadian public official and former politician Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

Services such as the Super Continental were cut again, along with numerous disparate rural services such as in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley and Cape Breton Island, western Canada, and in the corridor. The Super Continental was a transcontinental Canadian Passenger train operated originally by the Canadian National Railway beginning in 1955 Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's The Annapolis Valley is a valley in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Cape Breton Island ( French: île du Cap-Breton - formerly île Royale, Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Cheap Breatuinn, Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West, is a region of Canada normally including all parts of Canada west of the province The Canadian was also moved from its 'home' rails on CP to the northerly CN route (which the Super Continental had used). The Canadian is a Canadian transcontinental Passenger train originally operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway The shift to the less-populated (and less scenic) route between Toronto and Vancouver severed major western cities such as Regina and Calgary from the passenger rail network and flared deep-rooted western bitterness toward Ottawa. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Regina (rɨˈdʒaɪnə is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality.

The official justification for the rerouting was that the trains would serve more remote communities, but the concentration of Conservative-held ridings along the CN route attracted the charge that the move was chiefly political.

It was also notable that Harvie André, one of Alberta's federal cabinet ministers who represented Calgary, was fairly public about the fact that he did not care if he never saw a passenger train again in his life. Harvie Andre, PC (born July 27 1940) is a former Canadian politician and federal Cabinet minister

Emerging out of these disastrous cuts, VIA was a much smaller company and immediately took to rationalizing its fleet of cars and locomotives, resulting in a fleet of refurbished stainless steel (HEP-1 and HEP-2 rebuilds, defined as 'Head End Power') and LRC cars, as well as rationalizing its locomotive fleet with GM and Bombardier (LRC) units.

Third round of cuts

VIA was not spared from further cutbacks in Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's government elected in 1993. Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, (generally known as Jean Chrétien) (born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian politician who was the twentieth Prime Minister of Finance Paul Martin's first budget in 1994 saw further VIA cuts which saw the popular Atlantic dropped from the schedule, focusing the eastern transcontinental service on the Ocean. Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr The Atlantic was a Passenger train operated by VIA Rail, serving both Canadian and U The Ocean is a Canadian Passenger train operated by VIA Rail between Montreal Quebec and Halifax, Nova Scotia

This move was seen as somewhat controversial and politically motivated as the principal cities benefiting from the Atlantic's service were Sherbrooke, Quebec and Saint John, New Brunswick, where coincidentally the only two Progressive Conservative Party Members of Parliament in Canada were elected in the 1993 federal election which saw Chrétien's Liberal Party take power. Saint John is the largest city in the Province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Ocean service which was preserved operates on trackage between Montreal and Halifax running through the lower St. Lawrence River valley and northern New Brunswick. The Minister of Transport in Chrétien's government at the time, Douglas Young, was elected from a district that included Bathurst, New Brunswick, on the Ocean's route. Douglas Young may refer to Professor Douglas Young (classicist (1913-1973 Scottish poet scholar and translator leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP from Bathurst ( 2006 population 12714 UA 18154 CA population 31424 is a Canadian city in Gloucester Interestingly, a remote VIA service to Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula, the Chaleur was also spared from being cut at this time, despite having less ridership than the Atlantic. The Gaspésie (official name or also Gaspé Peninsula or the Gaspé is a Peninsula constituting part of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence The Chaleur is a tri-weekly passenger Train operated by VIA Rail between Montreal and Gaspé Quebec.

Renaissance

New VIA Rail P42DC pulling a train towards Montreal

By the late 1990s, rising environmental concerns focusing on reducing dependence on automobiles and airplanes (see Kyoto Accord), as well as rail-friendly Minister of Transport David Collenette, saw modest funding increases to VIA. The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the international Framework Convention on Climate Change with the objective of reducing Greenhouse gases in an effort David Michael Collenette, PC (born June 24 1946 in London) was a Canadian Politician representing the Liberal Party Corridor services were improved with new and faster trains, a weekly tourist train The Bras d'Or returned VIA service to Cape Breton Island for the first time since the 1990 cuts, and a commitment was made to continue operating on Vancouver Island, but western Canada continued to languish with the only service provided by the Canadian and a few remote service trains in northern BC and Manitoba. Cape Breton Island ( French: île du Cap-Breton - formerly île Royale, Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Cheap Breatuinn, Vancouver Island is a large Island in British Columbia, Canada, one of several North American regions named after George Vancouver, the British The Canadian is a Canadian transcontinental Passenger train originally operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway

In a significant new funding program dubbed 'Renaissance', a fleet of unused passenger cars which had been built for planned Nightstar sleeper services between locations in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe, via the Channel Tunnel, were purchased and adapted following the cancellation of the Nightstar project. The Nightstar was a proposed overnight sleeper service from various parts of the United Kingdom to continental Europe, via the Channel Tunnel. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the Continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche also known as the Chunnel, is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with The new Renaissance cars were swiftly nicknamed déplaisance ('displeasure') by French-speaking employees and customers, due to early problems adapting the equipment for Canadian use. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Doors and toilets froze in cold Atlantic Canada temperatures, resulting in delays and service interruptions. New diesel-electric locomotives purchased from General Electric allowed the withdrawal of older locomotives, including the remaining LRC locomotives. The LRC passenger cars were retained and continued to provide much of the Corridor service. This expansion to VIA's fleet has permitted scheduling flexibility, particularly in the corridor. Additionally, many passenger stations have been remodelled into rider-friendly destinations, with several hosting co-located transit and regional bus hubs for various municipalities.

On October 24, 2003, federal Minister of Transport David Collenette announced $700 million (CAD) in new funding over the next 5 years. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. This funding was far below the $3 billion (CAD) needed to implement a high-speed rail proposal in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor nicknamed VIA-Fast, however the funding was intended to 'provide for faster, more frequent and more reliable passenger service across Canada. . . . [preserving] the option for higher speed rail, such as the Via Fast proposal' said Collenette. This new project was to be called 'Renaissance II'. ^[2] Critics of 'Renaissance II' noted that the majority of spending would take place in the corridor services and not add new trains or improved scheduling to Atlantic and Western Canada.

Fourth round of cuts

On December 18, 2003, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced a freeze in federal spending on all major capital projects, including VIA's five-year $700 million capital investment 'Renaissance II' program announced just six weeks earlier by outgoing Prime Minister Chrétien's administration. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr Critics of Martin's cuts claimed that he was in a distinct conflict of interest as his family through Canada Steamship Lines and various subsidiary and affiliated companies had once had a significant investment in the Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines, an intercity bus line in Quebec and eastern Ontario that is a key competitor of VIA Rail. Canada Steamship Lines ( CSL) is a Canadian Shipping company with headquarters in Montreal Quebec. Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines (Voyageur (legal name 2599970 Canada Ltd)

Route cuts under the Martin government included the withdrawal of the seasonal Bras d'Or tourist train, which ran for the last time in September 2004, the Montreal-Toronto overnight Enterprise, which was discontinued in September 2005, and the Sarnia-Chicago International Limited. This article refers to the named passenger train jointly-operated the Canadian National Railway and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad

VIA's role in the Sponsorship Scandal

The federal Auditor General's report released publicly on February 10, 2004, showed what appeared to be a criminal misdirection of government funds intended for advertising to key Quebec-based supporters of the Liberal Party of Canada. The role of the Auditor General of Canada is to aid Accountability by conducting independent audits of federal Government operations Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political (See Sponsorship scandal). The sponsorship scandal, "AdScam", "Sponsorship" or Sponsorgate, is a Scandal that came as a result of a Canadian Included in the Auditor General's report was the fact that VIA Rail Canada was used as one of several federal government departments, agencies, and Crown corporations to funnel these illicit funds. Forced to act on the Auditor General's report due to its political implications, Prime Minister Paul Martin's government suspended VIA Rail President Marc LeFrançois on February 24, 2004, giving him an ultimatum of several days to defend himself against allegations in the report or face further disciplinary action. Marc LeFrançois was the president of VIA Rail until March 5, 2004, when he was fired in connection with the Sponsorship Scandal. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Several days later, during LeFrançois's suspension, a former VIA Rail marketing department employee, Myriam Bédard, claimed she was fired several years earlier when she questioned company billing practices in dealing with advertising companies. Myriam Bédard (born December 22, 1969) is a Canadian biathlete (retired winner of two Olympic gold medals (According to CBC News, an arbitrator's report later concluded that Bédard had voluntarily left VIA Rail. ) She was publicly belittled by VIA Rail Chief Executive Officer Jean Pelletier in national media on February 27, 2004. Jean Pelletier (born February 21, 1935, in Chicoutimi Quebec) is a Canadian politician who was formerly mayor of Quebec City, Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Pelletier retracted his statements but on March 1, 2004, Pelletier was fired. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " On March 5, 2004, after failing to adequately defend himself against the allegations in the Auditor General's report, LeFrançois was fired as well. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Increasing problems and reinstated funding

The reversal of funding in 2003 lead to a backlog of deferred maintenance and left VIA unable to replace or refurbish life-expired locomotives and rolling stock. Regardless, VIA ridership increased from 3. 8 million in 2005 to 4. 1 million in 2006. ^[3]

On October 11, 2007, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced federal government funding of $691. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The finance minister is a Cabinet position in a Government. A minister of Finance (also called financial affairs the treasury the economy or economic James Michael "Jim" Flaherty, PC, MP (born December 30, 1949 in Montreal, Quebec) is Canada's Minister 9 million over five years, of which $519 million is capital funding, and the remainder additional operating funding. The capital funding is earmarked to refurbish VIA's fleet of 54 F40 locomotives to meet new emissions standards and extend their service lives by 15–20 years, refurbish the interiors of the LRC coaches, reduce track capacity bottlenecks and speed restrictions in the Windsor-Quebec City Corridor, and make repairs to a number of stations across the network. The General Motors Electro-Motive Division model F40PH is a 3000 Horsepower (2 LRC is a bilingual acronym for Light Rapid Comfortable or Léger Rapide et Confortable, the name of a series of lightweight diesel-powered Passenger trains ^[4] This announcement is similar in content to the previous Renaissance II package, and once again can be criticized for not including any new equipment or funding for services outside the Corridor. Shortly after this announcement was made, documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act revealed that delays due to equipment failures had risen by 60% since the previous year. The Canadian Press (often abbreviated as CP) is Canada 's national News agency established in 1917 as a vehicle to permit Canadian newspapers of the day Access to Information Act 1983 or Information Act is a Canadian act providing the right of Access to information under the control of a government The company attributed this to problems with the aging F40 locomotive fleet. ^[5]

Routes and connections

Routes in summary:^[6]

VIA Corridor Train 73 arriving into Windsor, August 5, 2007

Weekend services are reduced on some of the daily routes, and may operate at different times, in which case they operate under different train numbers. The Canadian is a Canadian transcontinental Passenger train originally operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River, with a Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Jasper is a specialized municipality in western Alberta, Canada. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal The Ocean is a Canadian Passenger train operated by VIA Rail between Montreal Quebec and Halifax, Nova Scotia See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital Truro (2006 population 11765; Urban area population 22777, conglomeration area population 45777 is a Town in Moncton ( is a Canadian city located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Campbellton (2006 population 7384 is a Canadian city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The Chaleur is a tri-weekly passenger Train operated by VIA Rail between Montreal and Gaspé Quebec. Gaspé is a town at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec, Canada. Percé ( 2006 Population 3419 is a small touristic village on the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The Abitibi is a Canadian Passenger train operated by VIA Rail between Montreal and Senneterre in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Senneterre is a Town on Bell River in northwestern Quebec, Canada. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The Saguenay is a Canadian Passenger train operated by VIA Rail between Montreal and Saguenay (borough of Jonquière Jonquière (2001 population 54842 (ʒɒnˈkjɛr in English ʒɔ̃kjɛʁ in French was a city on the Saguenay River in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Saint-Hyacinthe Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec North Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry. 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The Municipality of Chatham-Kent ( 2006 Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Aldershot (Population ( 2001) 3868 is a community in south-central Ontario on the Burlington Bay, Lake Ontario. Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in south-western Ontario, Canada. Woodstock (2006 population 35480 is a City and the county seat of Oxford County in southwestern Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Brampton (pronounced bramton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. The City of Kitchener (ˈkɪtʃɨnɚ is a City in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada with London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Brampton (pronounced bramton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. The City of Kitchener (ˈkɪtʃɨnɚ is a City in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada with London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper Sarnia is a City in Southwestern Ontario, Canada (city population 71419 census area population Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Oakville ( 2006 population 165613, was auctioned off to William Chisholm in 1827 Aldershot GO Station is a train and bus station in used by VIA Rail and GO Transit, located at Highway 403 and Waterdown Road in the Aldershot Grimsby ( Canada 2006 Census population 24240 is a Town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. Niagara Falls is a Canadian City of 82184 residents Geography and Climate Niagara Falls Ontario The Lake Superior is a Canadian passenger train operated by VIA Rail Canada serving communities between Sudbury, Ontario and Greater Sudbury (2006 Census population 157857 is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. White River (population 841 is a township located in Ontario, Canada, on the intersection of The Hudson Bay is a tri-weekly passenger Train operated by VIA Rail between Winnipeg and Churchill, Manitoba. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population The Pas (ðəˈpɑː is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located in Division No Pukatawagan Manitoba is a town about 400 kilometres north of The Pas it can be reached by train from Lynn Lake by a branch of the Hudson Bay Railway, a passenger The City of Thompson, "Hub of the North" is the regional trade and service centre of Northern Manitoba. Churchill ( 2006 Population 923 is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada, situated at the Estuary of the Churchill The Skeena is a passenger train service operated by Via Rail between Jasper, Prince George and Prince Rupert. Jasper is a specialized municipality in western Alberta, Canada. Prince George, with a population of 70981 ( census agglomeration of 83225 is the largest city in northern British Columbia Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The Malahat is a passenger train service operated by Via Rail between Victoria, Nanaimo and Courtenay. Victoria (vɪkˈtɔɹiə is the capital city of British Columbia. Courtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

International connections are provided by agreement with Amtrak and include the Maple Leaf, operating between New York's Pennsylvania Station and Toronto's Union Station via Albany and Buffalo. The Maple Leaf is a 875-kilometre (544 mi Passenger train route operated jointly by VIA Rail and Amtrak from New York City 's The City of New York Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as “Penn Station”) is the major intercity rail station and a major Commuter rail hub in New York City Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. The Adirondack is an exclusive Amtrak train operating between Montreal's Gare Centrale (Central Station) and New York City's Penn Station. The Adirondack is a Passenger train operated daily by Amtrak between New York City and Montreal. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Central Station (Gare Centrale ( IATA: YMY is the major Inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Montreal, Quebec The City of New York Amtrak Cascades offers service between Vancouver and Seattle, Washington. The Amtrak Cascades (originally named Cascadia) is a Passenger train route operated by Amtrak in partnership with the states of Washington Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal

Classes of service

Canada-wide

VIA 1 LRC interior

Comfort Class interior

• Comfort — Economy class seating in the coach cars. __FORCETOC__ Economy class, (also called coach class, is the lowest class of seating in Air travel and rail travel Depending on the train number, seats are assigned or first-come-first-serve. If the latter, passengers are often segregated into specific train cars according to passenger destination. All trains that operate on the "Corridor" offer pay-per-use 802.11b WiFi access. IEEE 80211b-1999 or 80211b, is an amendment to the IEEE 80211 specification that extended throughput to up to 11 Mbit/s using the same 2 Wi-Fi (ˈwaɪfaɪ is the trade name for the popular wireless technology used Snacks, beverages and sandwiches are sold cash and carry.
• VIA 1 — First class seating in the club car. VIA 1 passengers are given more spacious seating, window blinds, inclusive hot three-course meals complete with complimentary boutique chocolate, wine and liqueurs and in-seat AC power outlets along with pay-per-use WiFi access. An alternating current ( AC) is an Electric current whose direction reverses cyclically as opposed to Direct current, whose direction remains constant VIA 1 passengers are also granted priority boarding and access to the Panorama Lounges at major urban stations.
• Sleeper (also known as Comfort Sleeper) — As a class provided to late night passengers on lengthy routes, the sleeper class provides berth sections and single, double and triple bedrooms which feature bunkbeds, electrical outlet, chairs and a private washroom. Each sleeper car is equipped with a public shower.

Route-specific

• Silver & Blue — A deluxe inclusive travel package onboard the Canadian, which features Sleeper Class accommodation, first-class meals in the Dining car, and access to the Skyline car and viewing salons in the glass-domed Park car. Passengers are also given priority boarding over Comfort Class and access to the Silver & Blue Lounge in Toronto Union Station.
• Easterly — All-inclusive tour package onboard the Ocean with access to a tour guide (known as the "Learning Coordinator"), Sleeper accommodation, first-class meals and access to the Park car. Passengers also receive priority boarding and access to the Panorama Lounge in Montreal station.
• Totem — Access to the Park car onboard the Skeena. The Skeena is a passenger train service operated by Via Rail between Jasper, Prince George and Prince Rupert. A sub-class called Totem Deluxe provides its passengers with seating in the Panorama car. Totem and Totem Deluxe operates from May to September.

Types of railcar

Dining car interior — the Canadian

• Coach car — Seating for use by Comfort Class passengers. A dining car (American English or restaurant car (British English also diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a All seats face in the direction the train is travelling, with the exception of family and group seating at each end of the car. Any row of seats can be rotated to create a 4-seat area. AC power outlets are found in LRC coaches in the row of seats directly adjacent to the washroom area. LRC cars seat 68 while Renaissance cars seat 50.
• Club car — Seating for use by VIA 1 Class passengers. All seats face forward with the exception of two on the left forward bulkhead and two in the rear, forming 4-seat communal areas. The rear area features a large fold-top table. All seating is equipped with AC power outlets.
• Transcontinental Coach car — Coach cars of the Canadian with fully-reclining chairs with extending leg rests.
• Sleeper car — Consists of open berth sections and single, double and triple bedrooms. Bedrooms feature bunkbeds, seating, and private toilets. The car is equipped with public shower facilities.
• Park car — What VIA Rail calls its "flagship car", this two-level railcar is situated in the very rear of the rolling stock. Its amenities include a bar, lounge, three double bedrooms and one triple bedroom, and the panoramic glass dome on its upper level.
• Dining car — Restaurant on rails, complete with tablecloth and reservations. A Renaissance dining car holds 48 places in eight tables for four and eight tables for two.
• Skyline car — Features a coffee shop, lounge, and panoramic dome seating.
• Panorama car — A fully glass-enclosed seating car of the Skeena.
• Baggage car — Non-passenger car designed for carrying checked baggage.

Rolling Stock

This list includes those vehicles currently in use by VIA and those that have been retired.

Locomotives

The Canadian, Spring 2005

• General Motors Diesel F40PH-2
• 21 General Electric / GE Transportation Systems P42 Genesis
• 15 General Motors Diesel FP9ARM Ex CN and CP. General Motors Diesel was a Canadian Railway Diesel locomotive manufacturer The General Motors Electro-Motive Division model F40PH is a 3000 Horsepower (2 GE Transportation, formerly known as GE Rail, is a division of General Electric GE Technology Infrastructure (which also includes GE Aircraft Engine GE Genesis (officially Trademarked GENESIS) is a series of passenger Locomotives produced by GE Transportation Systems, a subsidiary of General General Motors Diesel was a Canadian Railway Diesel locomotive manufacturer The VIA Rail FP9ARM was a remanufactured GMDD FP9A. History In the early-to-mid- 1980s VIA needed units equipped with Rebuilt by CN for Via in the early 1980s. Only 1 unit number 6300 is left on the roster. Used as the shop switcher at Via's Vancouver Maintenance Centre.
• Montreal Locomotive Works SW1000
• United Aircraft Turbo
• Bombardier Transportation LRC-2 (Light, Rapid, Comfortable)
• Bombardier Transportation LRC-3
• Montreal Locomotive Works FPA-4 Ex. Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW was a Canadian Railway Locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883 - 1985 The United Aircraft and Transport Corporation was formed in 1929, when William E The UAC TurboTrain was an early high-speed train manufactured by United Aircraft Corporation that operated in Canada between 1968 and 1982 and in the United Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group LRC is a bilingual acronym for Light Rapid Comfortable or Léger Rapide et Confortable, the name of a series of lightweight diesel-powered Passenger trains Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW was a Canadian Railway Locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883 - 1985 The ALCO FA was a family of B-B Diesel locomotives designed to haul Freight trains The locomotives were built by a partnership of ALCO and GE CN (retired)
• Montreal Locomotive Works FPB-4 Ex. Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW was a Canadian Railway Locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883 - 1985 CN (retired)
• Montreal Locomotive Works FPA-2 Ex. Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW was a Canadian Railway Locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883 - 1985 CN (retired)
• Montreal Locomotive Works FPB-2 Ex. Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW was a Canadian Railway Locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883 - 1985 CN (retired)
• Montreal Locomotive Works FPA-2u Ex. Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW was a Canadian Railway Locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883 - 1985 CN (retired)
• Montreal Locomotive Works FPB-2u Ex. Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW was a Canadian Railway Locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883 - 1985 CN (retired)
• General Motors Diesel FP9 Ex. General Motors Diesel was a Canadian Railway Diesel locomotive manufacturer The EMD FP9 was a, B-B dual-service passenger and freight-hauling Diesel locomotive produced between February 1954 and December 1959 by CN and CP (retired)
• General Motors Diesel F9B Ex. General Motors Diesel was a Canadian Railway Diesel locomotive manufacturer The EMD F9 was a 1750hp B-B Freight -hauling Diesel locomotive built between February 1953 and May 1960 by General Motors CN (retired)
• General Motors Diesel FP7A Ex. General Motors Diesel was a Canadian Railway Diesel locomotive manufacturer The EMD FP7 was a, B-B dual-service passenger and freight-hauling Diesel locomotive produced between June 1949 and December 1953 by General Motors ' CP (retired)
• Montreal Locomotive Works RS-10 — ex-CP Rail (retired)
• General Motors Electro-Motive Division E8A — ex-CP Rail
• Budd Company Rail Diesel Car. Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW was a Canadian Railway Locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883 - 1985 Electro-Motive Diesel Inc (formerly the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corporation is currently the world's second largest builder of Railroad The EMD E8 was a, A1A-A1A passenger train locomotive manufactured by General Motors ' Electro-Motive Division (EMD of La Grange Illinois. The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry For other meanings of RDC, see RDC (disambiguation. The Budd Rail Diesel Car or RDC is a self-propelled diesel-hydraulic A few are still in service on Vancouver Island and in Ontario on the White River-Sudbury Run. / Ex. -CP and CN

Passenger carriages

• Alstom second-hand "Renaissance" coaches, sleepers, and service cars (originally manufactured for Nightstar sleeper services through the Channel Tunnel)
• Bombardier Transportation LRC passenger carriages
• Budd Company streamline coach car — ex-CP Rail
• Budd Company streamline dome car — ex-CP Rail
• Budd Company streamline dining room car — ex-CP Rail
• Budd Company streamline baggage car — ex-CP Rail
• Budd Company coach — ex-CP Rail
• Pullman Standard coach
• Pullman Standard observation car
• Pullman Standard RPO car
• Pullman Standard sleeper car
• Budd Company 46-seat coach
• Budd Company Rail Diesel Car. Alstom ( is a large French multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and Transport markets The Nightstar was a proposed overnight sleeper service from various parts of the United Kingdom to continental Europe, via the Channel Tunnel. The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche also known as the Chunnel, is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group LRC is a bilingual acronym for Light Rapid Comfortable or Léger Rapide et Confortable, the name of a series of lightweight diesel-powered Passenger trains The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry Pullman Porter redirects here For the 1919 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see The Pullman Porter The Pullman Palace Car Company, founded Pullman Porter redirects here For the 1919 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see The Pullman Porter The Pullman Palace Car Company, founded Pullman Porter redirects here For the 1919 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see The Pullman Porter The Pullman Palace Car Company, founded Pullman Porter redirects here For the 1919 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see The Pullman Porter The Pullman Palace Car Company, founded The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry For other meanings of RDC, see RDC (disambiguation. The Budd Rail Diesel Car or RDC is a self-propelled diesel-hydraulic A few are still in service/ ex-CP and CN
• Budd Company grill and diner car
• Budd Company 10–6 sleeper car
• Budd Company 73 ft baggage car
• Budd Company lounge car
• Budd Company baggage and dormitory
• Budd Company tavern observation car
• Budd Company dome car
• Colorado Railcar low-level "glasstops" passenger car

Demo units

See also

Railway companies that used to carry passengers include:

• Canadian National Railway — former Crown corporation
• Canadian Pacific Railway

Other publicly owned regional passenger carriers:

• Ontario Northland Railway
• British Columbia Railway
• GO Transit
• Agence métropolitaine de transport
• West Coast Express

VIA may maintain the railcars for some of these services, such as West coast Express. The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the Automobile industry Colorado Railcar is a manufacturer of Railroad rolling stock. Colorado Railcar is a manufacturer of Railroad rolling stock. The United Aircraft and Transport Corporation was formed in 1929, when William E Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is an American Aircraft manufacturer The UAC TurboTrain was an early high-speed train manufactured by United Aircraft Corporation that operated in Canada between 1968 and 1982 and in the United Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW was a Canadian Railway Locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883 - 1985 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The UAC TurboTrain was an early high-speed train manufactured by United Aircraft Corporation that operated in Canada between 1968 and 1982 and in the United The Canadian Pacific Railway ( The Ontario Northland Railway is GO Transit is the interregional public transit system serving the Conurbation in Ontario, Canada referred to by Metrolinx as the The Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT or (Metropolitan Transportation Agency is the Umbrella organization that plans integrates and coordinates Public transportation West Coast Express is the interregional commuter railway in British Columbia, Canada.

Privately owned Canadian VIA Rail competitors and connecting lines:

• Rocky Mountaineer: Daylight operations through scenic areas specifically for tourist travel
• Royal Canadian Pacific: Luxury tourist service operated by Canadian Pacific
• Algoma Central Railway: Passenger and tourist services between Sault Saint Marie and Hearst, Ontario. Rocky Mountaineer Vacations (RMV is a tour company founded in 1990 based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada who operate vintage trains over numerous The Royal Canadian Pacific is a luxury excursion passenger train operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR inaugurated on June 7, 2000, The Algoma Central Railway ( AAR Reporting marks AC, ACIS) was a Railway in Northern Ontario that ran between Sault Owned by CN.

References

• Renaissance for passenger cars
• VIA Rail locomotive roster

Further reading

• Allen, Tom (2001). Rolling Home: A Cross-Canada Railroad Memoir. Toronto: Penguin. Penguin Books is a British Publisher founded in 1935 by Allen Lane. ISBN 0-670-88473-1.  

External links

• VIA Rail Corporate Web Site
• VIA Rail Corporate Web Site targeted at students
• CBC News Indepth: Via Rail