Background
Yearly passenger levels on Canada's passenger trains peaked at 60 million during World War II. Following the war, the growth of air travel … See more

Travel on Via varies by region as much as class. Many of Via's policies and protocols are the product of running a national train system with varying pressures and needs of different passengers, communities, and contexts. The results are wide-ranging travel experiences … See more

Via owns 74 locomotives and 501 passenger cars. Examples include the GMD F40PH-2 diesel locomotive and the famed "Park"-class sleeper-dome-lounge cars found … See more

In addition to using commercial logos, Via Rail is one of several Crown corporations that has been granted heraldic symbols by the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
The coat of arms was granted on May 15, 2020, and presented by Canada's Chief Herald. See more

Via is operated as an independent crown corporation and receives a subsidy from the Minister of Transport to provide service to remote … See more

Via operates in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. The only province or territory connected to … See more

• On 8 February 1986, a Via train collided with a CN freight train near Hinton, Alberta, killing 23 people and injuring 71.
• On 20 November 1994, at approximately 18:20, Via train No. 66 travelling eastward at approximately 96 mph, struck a piece of rail intentionally … See more