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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.
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 .
A map of Via Rail routes, showing the frequency of Via trains on it. 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 the continental railway network and not served by Via is the Northwest Territories.
The Canadian National Railway Company [a] (French: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) (reporting mark CN) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.
This is a list of stations with services provided by Via Rail. [1] Stations Province Service(s) Connections Abbotsford: BC The Canadian. Agassiz: BC
The Rocky Mountaineer and Royal Canadian Pacific provide luxury rail tours for viewing scenery in the Canadian Rockies as well as other mountainous areas of British Columbia and Alberta. Canada has 49,422 kilometres (30,709 mi) total trackage, of which only 129 kilometres (80 mi) is electrified (all urban rail transit networks).
Canadian National Railway: Ridership: 192 weekly (FY 2019) [1] Annual ridership: 21,129 (FY 2019) [1] Website: Winnipeg - Churchill: Route; Termini: Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Pas, Manitoba Churchill, Manitoba: Distance travelled: 1,710 km (1,063 mi) Average journey time: 44 h 55 m to Churchill, 45 h 15 m to Winnipeg: Service frequency: 3 trains ...
Via Rail reconfigured these routes, making the Canadian a Toronto–Vancouver train and the Super Continental a Montreal–Vancouver train. [15] Sleeping cars were exchanged in Winnipeg between the two trains. [15] The Canadian became the company's premier transcontinental train and the Super Continental was relegated to secondary status ...