Category Archives for "Intercity Rail and Bus"

VIA Rail SCV-42 locomotive 2200 at Ottawa station for the official unveiling of the new corridor fleet.
Sep 17

House of Commons Transportation Committee to investigate VIA Rail disruption

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus

Following the 10-hour delay to VIA Rail train 622 from Montreal to Quebec City of August 31, 2024, caused by an equipment failure on the train, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Communities (TRAN) has launched an investigation. The committee called both VIA Rail and Minister of Transport to testify. Transport […]

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Jenica Atwin MP, Ginette Petitpas Taylor MP, Minister of Transport Pablo Rodriguez, Rita Toporowski - VIA Rail's Chief Service Delivery Officer, Jonathan Goldbloom - VIA Rail board member, at Moncton station to announce the replacement of VIA Rail's long-distance fleet.
Jul 17

Minister of Transport Pablo Rodriguez confirms long-distance fleet renewal

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus

The Government of Canada made the announcement of funding to replace VIA Rail’s long-distance train fleet at Moncton station on July 11, 2024. This vital investment, which Transport Action has been campaigning for, was included in federal budget 2024. Minister of Transport Pablo Rodriguez was accompanied by local MPs Jenica Atwin and Ginette Petitpas Taylor, […]

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