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A route map of Via Rail frequencies from 2013. Via Rail operates 497 trains per week over nineteen routes. Via groups these routes into three broad categories: [1] "Rapid Intercity Travel": daytime services over the Corridor between Ontario and Quebec. The vast majority of Via's trains–429 per week–operate here.
3 tour routes operating over CN tracks, 1 tour route operating over CP tracks Via Rail: VIA: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia: Federally owned: Operates 9 routes (the most major of which has 7 variations), mainly along CP and CN tracks West Coast Express: BCVX: Mission to Vancouver
The Intercity Electric Railway Industry in Canada University of Toronto Press 1966; Eagle J. A., The Canadian Pacific Railway and the Development of Western Canada, 1896–1914. McGill-Queen's University Press 1989; R. B. Fleming; The Railway King of Canada: Sir William Mackenzie, 1849–1923 University of British Columbia Press, 1991
The Canadian National Railway Company then evolved through the following steps: the "railways, works and undertakings of the Companies comprised in the Canadian Northern System" were vested in the newly incorporated Company in June 1919, with provision for the later inclusion of any of the Government Railways [11]
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP NYSE: CP) is a Canadian railway transportation company that operates the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was created in 2001 when the CPR's former parent company, Canadian Pacific Limited , spun off its railway operations.
The Montreal section (also serving Ottawa) was known as train 1 westbound and train 2 eastbound, while the Toronto section was known as train 11 westbound and train 12 eastbound. Matching its streamlined appearance, The Canadian ' s 71-hour westbound schedule was 16 hours faster than that of The Dominion .
The Corridor service area has the heaviest passenger train frequency in Canada, with 36 Via trains traversing the route daily. [4] About 67% of Via's revenue comes from Corridor routes. Via trains that start and end within the geographic region of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor are branded as a part of the Corridor service.
Toronto also operates a streetcar system. Unlike light rail, the majority of the ten routes operate in mixed traffic and all make frequent stops. Three routes operate in a dedicated right-of-way: 510 Spadina running between Spadina station and Union station. 509 Harbourfront running between Union station and Exhibition Place via Queens Quay ...