#viarail — Public Fediverse posts

VIA Rail considering a station at Montréal Metropolitan Airport (CYHU), at the latter’s request.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/saint-lambert-via-rail-train-station-met-saint-hubert-airport-9.7329901
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VIA Rail considère une station à l’aéroport métropolitain de Montréal (CYHU), à la demande de ce-dernier.

// Article en anglais //

#SaintLambert #StLambert #Longueuil #Montréal #YHU #CYHU #VIARail

VIA Rail considering a station at Montréal Metropolitan Airport (CYHU), at the latter’s request.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/saint-lambert-via-rail-train-station-met-saint-hubert-airport-9.7329901
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VIA Rail considère une station à l’aéroport métropolitain de Montréal (CYHU), à la demande de ce-dernier.

// Article en anglais //

#SaintLambert #StLambert #Longueuil #Montréal #YHU #CYHU #VIARail

VIA Rail considering a station at Montréal Metropolitan Airport (CYHU), at the latter’s request.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/saint-lambert-via-rail-train-station-met-saint-hubert-airport-9.7329901
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VIA Rail considère une station à l’aéroport métropolitain de Montréal (CYHU), à la demande de ce-dernier.

// Article en anglais //

#SaintLambert #StLambert #Longueuil #Montréal #YHU #CYHU #VIARail

VIA Rail considering a station at Montréal Metropolitan Airport (CYHU), at the latter’s request.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/saint-lambert-via-rail-train-station-met-saint-hubert-airport-9.7329901
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VIA Rail considère une station à l’aéroport métropolitain de Montréal (CYHU), à la demande de ce-dernier.

// Article en anglais //

#SaintLambert #StLambert #Longueuil #Montréal #YHU #CYHU #VIARail

VIA Rail considering a station at Montréal Metropolitan Airport (CYHU), at the latter’s request.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/saint-lambert-via-rail-train-station-met-saint-hubert-airport-9.7329901
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VIA Rail considère une station à l’aéroport métropolitain de Montréal (CYHU), à la demande de ce-dernier.

// Article en anglais //

#SaintLambert #StLambert #Longueuil #Montréal #YHU #CYHU #VIARail

Sunday NewsHawk: Ukraine Diplomacy, Iran Escalation, Canadian Tariffs and Northern Ontario Priorities

Image: depositphotos.com THUNDER BAY – NEWS – International security, Canada’s approaching tariff deadline and several major Northern Ontario…
#Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #Alstom #canadanews #CanadianTariffs #forestfires #Iran #LabourDay2026 #Newshawk #northernontario #northwesternontario #thunderbaynews #ViaRail #Worldnews
https://www.europesays.com/ukraine/38171/

Feds announce $4.7B for new Via Rail passenger cars to be build in Ontario, Quebec

The federal government is investing more than $4.7 billion for VIA Rail to acquire and maintain 313 new passenger…
#Canada #AlstomCanada #passengerrail #Pomerleau #VIARailCanada #VIARail'sFleetReplacementProgram
https://www.europesays.com/canada/196005/

The C$4.7B is the largest investment in #ViaRail history. For the 1st time in 40 yrs Via’s 313 new passenger cars will be built entirely on #Canada 's soil. Roughly 700 #jobs across Ontario & Quebec. Ottawa figures north of C$1.6B in economic spinoff.

Here is the part that matters, the part that made America’s Rapist-in-Chief snap like a child with Dementia.

Those cars used to be built in the USA.

Not anymore.

https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-king-carney-just-yanked #tariffs #US #TradeWar

The C$4.7B is the largest investment in #ViaRail history. For the 1st time in 40 yrs Via’s 313 new passenger cars will be built entirely on #Canada 's soil. Roughly 700 #jobs across Ontario & Quebec. Ottawa figures north of C$1.6B in economic spinoff.

Here is the part that matters, the part that made America’s Rapist-in-Chief snap like a child with Dementia.

Those cars used to be built in the USA.

Not anymore.

https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-king-carney-just-yanked #tariffs #US #TradeWar

The C$4.7B is the largest investment in #ViaRail history. For the 1st time in 40 yrs Via’s 313 new passenger cars will be built entirely on #Canada 's soil. Roughly 700 #jobs across Ontario & Quebec. Ottawa figures north of C$1.6B in economic spinoff.

Here is the part that matters, the part that made America’s Rapist-in-Chief snap like a child with Dementia.

Those cars used to be built in the USA.

Not anymore.

https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-king-carney-just-yanked #tariffs #US #TradeWar

The C$4.7B is the largest investment in #ViaRail history. For the 1st time in 40 yrs Via’s 313 new passenger cars will be built entirely on #Canada 's soil. Roughly 700 #jobs across Ontario & Quebec. Ottawa figures north of C$1.6B in economic spinoff.

Here is the part that matters, the part that made America’s Rapist-in-Chief snap like a child with Dementia.

Those cars used to be built in the USA.

Not anymore.

https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-king-carney-just-yanked #tariffs #US #TradeWar

The C$4.7B is the largest investment in #ViaRail history. For the 1st time in 40 yrs Via’s 313 new passenger cars will be built entirely on #Canada 's soil. Roughly 700 #jobs across Ontario & Quebec. Ottawa figures north of C$1.6B in economic spinoff.

Here is the part that matters, the part that made America’s Rapist-in-Chief snap like a child with Dementia.

Those cars used to be built in the USA.

Not anymore.

https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-king-carney-just-yanked #tariffs #US #TradeWar

Ok! I'm starting to save money now so I can travel in one of the luxurious cabins aboard The Canadian when the new cars will be delivered! 🤩🚆

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#canada #train #travel #viarail

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cxsbjrer3xb5adavm4wua52a/post/3mumzqwwcqs2m

Prime Minister #Carney announces the largest investment in #VIARail ’s history to bring passenger rail car manufacturing back to Canada | Prime Minister of Canada

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/09/03/prime-minister-carney-announces-largest-investment-rails-history

VIA Rail to buy 313 passenger rail cars for $4.7B from Alstom Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/mark-carney-via-rail-cars-9.7331310
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VIA Rail achètera 313 voitures de passagers sur rails pour 4,7G$ de la part d’Alstom Canada

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2280244/alstom-via-rail-construction-lapocatiere-contrat

#Canada #VIARail #Alstom #AlstomCanada #Trains

Alstom press release on the big #VIARAIL contract.

https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2026/9/alstom-wins-landmark-contract-renew-rail-canadas-long-distance-fleet

First question on the #VIARAIL announcement: "Can we expect service to return to Thunder Bay ? (service cut in 1989 when transcontinental was cut - The Super Continental passes on CN lines way north of Thunder Bay).

Answer from VIA chair: With added fleet we gain new flexibility.

I can't criticize the #VIARAIL announcement. But...

Carney mentions steel, so they will be 1950s heavy cars.

Also, Carney mentions everything will be made in Canada when there are no builders of train parts in Canada with experience. What he should have mentioned is that Alstom will be able to leverage its European suppliers so that the project has greater chances of actually working reliably. Last train built in Canada was in early 1980s by MLW shut down by Bombardier after last LRC built

Official #VIARAIL Announcement from Thunder Bay:

CPAC: 54 minutes
https://www.cpac.ca/headline-politics/episode/pm-carney-makes-an-announcement?id=54532140-4265-4094-9937-d1c3f251e94d

Prime Minister Mark Carney has issued press released confirming the #VIARail purchase.

Press Release: (devoid of content)
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/09/03/prime-minister-carney-announces-largest-investment-rails-history

Backgrounder:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/rail-transportation/backgrounder-prime-minister-carney-announces-largest-investment-via-rail-s-history-bring-passenger-rail-car-manufacturing-back-canada

$4.7billion
313 cars

Sleeper: 78
Accessible sleeper: 26
Coach: 58
Panorama: 38
Baggage: 29
Dome Cars: 25
Dining Cars: 20
Prestige Sleepers: 20
Berth Cars: 19
Total 313

Preserves exlcusivity of Prestige.
Entry in service 2031-2035
Compatible with the old cars (mixed consists).

“The federal govt will spend $4.7-billion to build and maintain more than 300 #ViaRail passenger rail cars in #Canada, using facilities in #Quebec and Thunder Bay, PM Mark Carney announced Thursday.

Mr. Carney said the move represents a shift away from importing #trains from the USA.

In July, the PM announced $1.6-billion for the production of 45 new locomotives for VIA Rail as well as a new assembly and maintenance facility in #Montreal.”

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-spending-47-billion-on-300-made-in-canada-via-rail-cars/

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/09/03/prime-minister-carney-announces-largest-investment-rails-history

#trains #viarail #canada

"The 313-car fleet will include different types of passenger cars, including dining cars, panorama cars, and sleepers."

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/09/03/prime-minister-carney-announces-largest-investment-rails-history

#VIArail #Canada #rail #transport

Wow, huge announcement for VIA rail. Big fleet refresh, with all 313 of the new passenger cars made in Canada and European locomotives. Now if we could just fix the rail ownership and priority problem…

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/09/03/prime-minister-carney-announces-largest-investment-rails-history

#viarail #canada #BuyCanadian #transit #trains

La plupart de ses trains de longs parcours ont été construits entre 1946 et 1955 ; ils ont déjà accumulé entre 71 et 80 années d’existence.

https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/entreprises/2026-09-03/trains-de-long-parcours/via-rail-fera-construire-ses-nouvelles-voitures-en-partie-a-la-pocatiere.php

#viarail #via #trains

HEADS UP !!!! #VIARAIL announcement on non-corridor fleet this Thursday.

As expected, Alstom, with no experience in such cars, will be confirmed as winner with work done at La Pocatière and Thunderbay.

Source: La Presse

313 cars expected to be ordered. Significant.

Half of VIA original fleet came from CP which had:
Park: 18
Manor: 42
Chateau: 29
Skyline: 18
Dining: 18
Coach: 30
Baggage: 18
Total: 173

After 1989 cuts, VIA abandonned full CN fleet and part of CP's. So 313 is big.

Did you know Via Rail has a fleet of British Rail Gauge train cars?

They obtained them from a failed sleeper service through the Chunnel in the 90s. I rode with them on the Montréal to Halifax rail service called The Ocean. Part of a big rail journey I took this summer across eastern Canada and Europe.

@rail #trains #railways #viarail #halifax

Just got in to Jasper. Pretty close to on-time even!

Had a terrible sleep but pretty much expected that. Looks smokier out than it smells at least.

#Jasper #ViaRail

Takin' the midnight train (and pulling a goofy face, I don't know what happened I'm tired ok).

#yeg #ViaRail

Via Rail charging $7 fee if I want to face forward. Seems like I'm paying a penalty for suffering from (occasional) motion sickness?

No charge for the backwards facing seats...

#trains #travel #capitalism #viarail #canada

VIA Rail will build a multimodal transfer station in Dorval, Québec on the site of the current Dorval exo train station

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/08/12/new-transit-hub-dorval/
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VIA Rail construira une station de transfert multimodal à Dorval, Québec sur le site de l'actuelle gare Dorval d'exo

https://media.viarail.ca/fr/communiques/2026/new-integrated-station-dorval-rail-launches-project-better-connect-rail-public-transit-and-airport

#Dorval #Montréal #VIARail #exo #ARTM

Stadler und VIA Rail Canada schließen Vertrag über Hybridlokomotiven
#Bahnindustrie #Eisenbahn #Hybridlok #Kanada #Lokomotive #Stadler #VIARail
https://bahnblogstelle.com/259308/stadler-und-via-rail-canada-schliessen-vertrag-ueber-hybridlokomotiven/

This is cool.
But a new train sitting on the siding for 4 hours to wait for a freight train when the entire journey is supposed to take 4 hours is the actual problem no one in government wants to solve.

VIA Rail remains a national embarrassment because of successive Liberal and Conservative policy. Now they’ll just be a national embarrassment with new rolling stock.

Oh and people can barely afford to take it across the country. It is mostly an embarrassing tourist fraud with spectacular views.

Ask me how I really feel. 😆 🚂

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/via-rail-newbattery-diesel-locomotives-9.7288814?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

#viaRail #canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #transportation #tourism

This was to experience modern-day VIA Rail. Last time I took them was in 2016.

And to Ottawa, it was like 2000!
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C'était pour faire l'expérience de VIA Rail contemporain. La dernière fois que je les ai pris, c'était en 2016.

Et vers Ottawa, c'était comme 2000!

#VIARail #YMY #XDS #Montréal #Ottawa

Looking at going to Ottawa using VIA Rail…

The schedules are horrible. Like, departures at 6:20, 9:00, 11:54. And to return: 14:15, 16:05 and 17:55.

I was look at something like 10-10:30 to go, and 19:30-20:00 to return 😢
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Je regarder pour aller à Ottawa en utilisant VIA Rail...

Les horaires sont horribles. Comme, départs à 6h20, 9h00, 11h54. Et pour revenir : 14h15, 16h05 et 17h55.

Je regardais quelque chose comme 10-10h30 pour aller, et 19h30-20h00 pour revenir 😢

#VIARail #YMY #XDS

Sunset over a Siemens Venture VIA Rail trainset stopped to load/unload passengers at Kitchener Station.

#trains #trainspotting #bahn #bahnbilder #rail #railway #viarail #sunsets #clouds #skyscrapers #redskyatnightshepardsdelight

VIA Rail starts allowing bikes on some Ottawa—Québec trains starting today.

It costs $25/bike

https://www.viarail.ca/en/plan/baggages/sports-equipment
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VIA Rail commence à accepter les vélos sur certains trains entre Ottawa et Québec à compter d’aujourd’hui

Il en coûte 25$/vélo

https://www.viarail.ca/fr/planifier/bagages/equipements-sport

via: https://forum.agoramtl.com/t/via-rail-discussion-generale/272/1365?u=edwing

#Ontario #Québec #VIARail

Why is Via Rail using a legitimate, owned domain name as part of their example email!!!

Domain Name: company.com
Registry Domain ID: 5202_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Registrar URL: https://www.godaddy.com
Updated Date: 2025-05-27T17:21:37Z
Creation Date: 1994-07-07T23:00:00Z

AAAAAAAAAA

#viarail #canada #email #iana #cira

Finding it amusing that I had to use a #VPN to post gourmet #Beer review to #BeerAdvocate on the #Train (#VIARail) due to their filter not liking any alcohol content.