Via Rail looking to P3s to build dedicated track network

MONTREAL — Via Rail Canada’s President/CEO Yves Desjardins-Siciliano discussed the agency’s plan to build its own set of dedicated tracks using private equity with the Financial Post.

Currently, 90% of the track VIA uses is owned by Canadian National Railway Co. Via’s first priority is acquiring track in the busy corridor between Quebec City and Windsor, Ont., which accounts for 90% of the railway’s volume. For the full story, click here.