With VIA routes that can last several days across Canada, it's important to know what to expect before committing to such an ambitious trip.

In October, VIA Rail Canada will complete the refurbishment of all 26 of its new business class cars. The rollout is just part of a larger upgrade of VIA Rail Canada's (VRC) business class service, ...

VIA Rail Canada President CEO Mario Peloquin is a featured speaker at Next-Gen Rail Systems, the communications, signaling ...

VIA Rail Canada unveiled a $19.5 million program for the reconfiguration of 12 of the stainless-steel passenger cars used on its western transcontinental train, the Canadian, to increase its ...

MONTREAL, Sept. 3, 2025 /CNW/ – As summer draws to a close, VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) is proud to celebrate the success of the Canada Strong Pass. Between June 20 and September 2, more than ...

I recently traveled by train in business class in two countries to see how they compared: a Via Rail train in Canada and a Trenitalia train in Italy. I've spent more than 150 hours on train rides over ...

The officials at VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) announced that the company has reached tentative deals with Unifor‘s Council 4000 and Local 100, the union representing about 2,400 VIA Rail employees ...

When you arrive in Jasper via rail, you see a quaint downtown on one side, and stunning mountain scenery on the other. With shops and restaurants right across the street, there’s an immediate ...

At 6:15 PM Eastern time on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, I achieved a milestone in my “career” of riding trains. As VIA Rail Train 601 rolled into Jonquiere, Quebec, I completed the adventure of riding the ...

VIA Rail Canada is taking Wi-Fi mobile, kicking off a four-month test of high-speed Internet service on selected passenger trains in the Montreal-Toronto corridor in partnership with Bell Canada ...