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Advocacy for better public transport across Canada. Bringing people together by bus, train, ferry, and bicycle.
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VIA Rail will be hosting an event in Vancouver to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the "Canadian" train service. It's free but registration is required.
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70 years of The Canadian: Celebrate the Legacy | VIA Rail
From its first trip in 1955 to today, this iconic train has connected people, places and stories across nearly 4,500 km of breathtaking landscapes. As VIA Rail’s flagship long-distance service and a…
corpo.viarail.ca
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Excellent local initiative to support tourism and passenger rail in northern Manitoba. 👏
www.trains.com/trn/railroad...
Dauphin Rail Museum shelters VIA Rail passengers - Trains
DAUPHIN, Manitoba, Canada — At 101 First Ave., N., stands the former Canadian Northern Railway station built in 1912. Often called “Manitoba’s most beautiful station,” the building is of the Château…
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November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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65 or over? Get 20% off train travel in the Québec City–Windsor corridor until December 11, 2025.
See VIA Rail site for promo code and terms, must book five days in advance.
(We prefer affordable fares every day, but this is a good offer.)
www.viarail.ca/en/offers/se...
Train travel and savings for seniors | VIA Rail
Enjoy train comfort, on-board services and a stress-free travel experience for seniors aged 65+ with VIA Rail! Travel with complete peace of mind!
www.viarail.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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A number of Metrolinx track projects that were deferred to keep trains moving during the Blue Jays Word Series run will be taking place over the next few weeks, in addition to already planned upgrade projects. Check the VIA Rail site for schedule modification details:
www.viarail.ca/en/plan/plan...
Train service status | VIA Rail
Restez au courant des dernières mises à jour et de l'état du service des trains sur l'ensemble de notre réseau.
www.viarail.ca
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Book your Christmas holiday travel now, because with Canada's limited network of train and bus services seats will fill up quickly. If you're traveling with children, the Canada Strong Pass is back, giving them free rail travel, plus 25% discounts for youth 18-24.
chatelaine.com/living/via-r...
Kids Ride Free On VIA Rail From Coast To Coast This Winter. Here’s How It Works - Chatelaine
After a record summer in Canadian tourism, the Canada Strong pass is making a winter return.
chatelaine.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Train stations are a link with our past as well as the present day, so its important to maintain these historic buildings at the same time as carefully adding modern accessibility features.
www.standard-freeholder.com/news/alexand...
Alexandria train station to receive heritage status from North Glengarry
Council agrees to designate the passenger railway station in the village under its heritage structure bylaw.
www.standard-freeholder.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Ces licenciements sont inacceptables ! Le Québec et le Canada doivent financer les transports en commun. Les alternatives sont la congestion routière et l’exclusion sociale, deux conséquences plus coûteuses pour les contribuables et qui nuisent au niveau de vie.
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/220...
La STM annonce l’abolition de 300 postes
La STM abolit 300 postes, alors que deux grèves s’annoncent en novembre, de la part des employés d’entretien et de la part des chauffeurs d’autobus.
ici.radio-canada.ca
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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The Mount Denis station is opening, but Crosstown LRT won't be ready to receive connecting passengers.
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/23/m...
Mount Dennis GO Transit and UP Express train station set to open on Nov. 16
The attached Eglinton Crosstown LRT station won't be open in time for the launch of the Mount Dennis GO Transit and UP Express station.
toronto.citynews.ca
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Dedicated lanes could soon be speeding up trips for Saskatoon bus passengers: 😀 👏
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Big changes set for downtown Saskatoon in Link bus plan | CBC News
The most significant changes are planned for First Avenue, where bus-only lanes are planned for the centre of the street, according to information and renderings on the city’s website.
www.cbc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Here's an example of how a transit system can miss the mark by ending service too early in the evening. Students, shift workers, and people enjoying a night out all need to get home later in the evening:
www.theargus.ca/current-issu...
Education Inequality Via Transit? — The Argus
Lakehead Orillia is facing a serious transportation issue. Poorly optimised scheduling, and ineffective planning have led to a situation that can only be solved with serious consideration and reform.…
www.theargus.ca
October 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Canada needs to move swiftly to introduce Enhanced Train Control. As well as providing necessary safety improvements, it could also have capacity benefits.
www.transportaction.ca/topics/inter...
CN collision with Exo train attributed to lack of Enhanced Train Control
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigation report (R23D0108), released on September 16, 2025, highlighted the lack of fail-safe engineering controls ensure to trains follow signal…
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October 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Updating heritage stations is a lot of work, to provide accessible and modern facilities while protecting history, but it is well worth it.
www.notllocal.com/local-news/h...
Historic Niagara Falls train station gets major upgrade
With digital displays, updated amenities and preserved Gothic Revival architecture, the newly unveiled renovations mark a new chapter for one of Ontario’s oldest railway stations
www.notllocal.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Brockville needs more service not less, including a train to Montreal before 3pm!
Growing ridership between intermediate cities is crucial to the long term future of VIA Rail corridor services once Alto HSR starts serving end-to-end trips.
www.recorder.ca/news/embarra...
"Embarrassing": Brockville councillors slam Via cuts
Brockville councillors will vote next week on a motion urging Via Rail to maintain and possibly improve passenger rail service in the area.
www.recorder.ca
October 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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The Transportation Safety Board shouldn't have to make a video like this to get something done about Enhanced Train Control in Canada. After years of consultations, we expect new regulations in early 2026, and we demand a rapid rollout of ETC.
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Not Following Signal Indications – TSB Watchlist
The TSB just launched its latest TSB Watchlist! Shaped by investigations, industry input and safety trends, it highlights where action can prevent accidents. Learn more about this issue:…
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October 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Proper compensation for passengers is good, but the underlying issue with CN's grade crossings still needs to be resolved, and we urge the federal government to expedite this.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Via Rail pays out $31M in travel vouchers because of delays | CBC News
Via Rail has offered $31 million in travel vouchers to hundreds of thousands of passengers whose trains were more than one hour late since last fall, mostly as a result of new speed limits at rail crossings...
www.cbc.ca
October 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Good news for Toronto commuters:
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/09/t...
TTC boosts subway, bus service to pre-pandemic levels
As office towers across Toronto welcome more workers, TTC CEO Mandeep Lali said the agency is responding to shifting ridership patterns.
toronto.citynews.ca
October 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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VIA Rail's big fall sale is on: Up to 30% off trips on the Ocean and the Canadian from January to March.
The train is a great way to cross Canada in winter, chatting with other passengers in the cosy Park car while watching the snowy landscape roll by!
www.viarail.ca/en/offers/bl...
Black Friday Sale | VIA Rail
Take advantage of Via Rail's exceptional Canadian Black Friday offers! Discover exclusive discounts for train travel across Canada.
www.viarail.ca
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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This evening Transport Action met with the Alto High Speed Rail team in Toronto, with members from BC to Nova Scotia also joining online. We appreciate Alto's willingness to engage with us and enjoyed a candid discussion ranging from community impacts to systems engineering.
October 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Like any major city, St. John’s needs its transit network to keep up, and enable more people to move with less traffic congestion:
theindependent.ca/commentary/m...
The business case for public transit in St. John's – The Independent
Expanding public transit in the St. John’s Metro region may seem unrealistic, but when you look at the facts and figures, it’s both reasonable and doable
theindependent.ca
October 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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This kind of public input gathering is good, but revealed preferences are more reliable than survey responses. We must also look to see where people are going but choosing not to use transit bus networks.
www.sasktoday.ca/saskatoon-to...
Your Ride. Your Voice. Saskatoon Transit needs your input
Saskatoon residentsare encouraged to help shape the future of public transit by participating in a bus network redesign survey
www.sasktoday.ca
October 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Extending the transfer window is a helpful improvement, but getting across a city by transit shouldn't take hours!
#transit #bus #publictransit #winnipeg
winnipeg.citynews.ca/2025/10/02/w...
Winnipeg Transit adds 15 minutes to transfer window
Winnipeg Transit is extending its transfer window by a quarter of an hour – beginning Monday. Transfers will now be valid for 90 minutes instead of 75. The change is being made following feedback…
winnipeg.citynews.ca
October 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Lakeshore West GO track work DEFERRED for Blue Jays playoffs this weekend (Oct. 4-5).

Apparently last weekend was a disaster.

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Service Updates Lakeshore West Good Service 79 Aug. Punctuality: 98% Metrolinx is deferring Lakeshore West track work (Oct 4-5) to support the Blue Jays' ALDS home games. GO service will run as scheduled this weekend to get fans to and from the game. We're updating our earlier messages to reflect this change. Updated schedules will be available shortly.
October 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Niagara GO trains will call at Confederation from October 27th onwards, and some services to West Harbour will also be extended.
www.chch.com/chch-news/on...
Ontario gov't announces end-October opening of Confederation GO Station in Hamilton
The Ontario government has completed construction of the new Confederation GO Station in Hamilton and has set an opening day for the end of October.
www.chch.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Eglinton Crosstown will begin its revenue service demonstration this week, hot on the heels of Finch West. If no major issues are found, both lines could be in service before the end of the year.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Long-delayed Eglinton LRT to begin month-long final test, Metrolinx CEO says
Transit agency boss declines to give opening date, says planning needed before any ramp up of passenger service
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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We are pleased to see this pilot project paused. Hopefully this gives time for a rethink so that services to lakeshore communities are maintained and enhanced, as promised by the "Kingston Hub" strategy for the future of lakeshore service alongside HFR/Alto.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Via Rail hits the brakes on nonstop Montreal-Toronto service pilot project
Via Rail has hit the brakes on nonstop service on some trains travelling between Montréal–Toronto due to “operational constraints” with CN, according to the Crown corporation.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM