Category Archives for "Intercity Rail and Bus"

CN freight train with grain hoppers heading west through the Rockies in winter.
Nov 20

Transport Action Highlights the Need for Increased Scrutiny of Canadian Freight Railroads

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , Letters

Amidst VIA Rail’s long-overdue and drawn out negotiations of its legislatively-required Train Service Agreement, CN has restricted the use of VIA Rail’s new fleet for safety concerns and is unwilling to share any details into its decision to do so, something VIA is challenging in court. We request government attention into the matter to ensure that CN is operating in good faith on this critical safety issue.

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Railway grade crossing at control point Jasper, near Ottawa, seen from the rear end of the train.
Oct 24

CN imposes speed restriction on Venture trains at grade crossings

By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus

CN suddenly announced new speed restrictions for VIA Rail’s new Siemens Venture trains on October 11, 2024, at 80 grade crossings in the Quebec-Windsor corridor equipped with constant warning time systems, asserting that unless the trains are lengthened to seven cars—32 axles—they might not correctly activate those crossings. These speed restrictions are causing delays of […]

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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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