Local politicians ready to fight to prioritize Via passenger rail over freight in southwestern Ontario

Officials from the city and several neighbouring counties will push the Ford government for improved passenger rail service ...

Tangled cars and billowing smoke: Hinton remembers deadly rail disaster 40 years later

Colin Hanington followed a plume of smoke to reach one of the deadliest railway crashes in Canadian history, and almost 40 ...

Passenger train crashes into 2 semi-trailer trucks in Lower St. Lawrence region

The Sûreté du Québec says no one was injured when a Via passenger train struck the trailers of two transport trucks that had ...
Vancouver Is Awesome

Lower Mainland regional rail advocates outline path back to passenger trains in the Sea to Sky

The Mountain Valley Institute envisions connecting the Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver and the Sea to Sky with 350 kilometres ...
Railway Age

RAC Releases Rail Trends 2025 Report

The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) on Jan. 8 released Rail Trends 2025—a rolling, 10-year review of financial and ...

Rail crews clearing tracks after 9 train cars derail in Winnipeg, CN says

CN Rail crews were clearing tracks early Sunday morning after nine train cars derailed near Jubilee Station in Winnipeg.
Penticton Herald

Northlander’s return reignites calls for passenger rail stop in Beaverton

As Ontario prepares to welcome back the Northlander passenger train, the release of the revived service’s proposed schedule has reignited calls in Beaverton for a long-sought return to the passenger ...