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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.
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AccesRail offers an easy way for passenger rail carriers to sell tickets through IATA certified travel agents, by using their established airline booking systems.
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A double decker OC Transpo bus collided with a derailed VIA Rail Canada train on Wednesday, killing six bus passengers and injuring at least 34 others.
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New measures may include greater scrutiny of checked baggage, more inspections by bomb-sniffing dogs and security checks on passengers.
Read More →Part of an effort to enhance security after an alleged terrorist plot to derail one of its trains. VIA Rail does not typically check IDs.
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Two men who were arrested in Montreal and Toronto were targeting an Amtrak passenger train heading north to Canada out of New York's Penn Station. Once the train had passed into Canada, the attack was to commence
Read More →Partnered with CBC/Radio-Canada, the National Film Board of Canada, and The Historica-Dominion Institute to provide passengers on its trains free access to TV shows and documentaries.
Read More →Agency and global travel search site Skyscanner integrated major intercity rail search into its existing flight search capability. Travelers searching for flights on the Skyscanner site between Toronto and Montreal, for example, will see the air and rail travel alternatives in the search results.
Read More →Deal will give the agency’s customers access to Expedia’s Chameleon platform, a customizable retail tool that provides customers with the most relevant hotels through an intuitive user interface and fast search process.
Read More →By Oct. 24, the agency plans to lay off Kitchener train station ticket agents, who often control portable lifts used to help wheelchair-bound passengers board trains.
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