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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 .
Via Rail: Toronto, ON – Niagara Falls, ON [1994] 1992-1997 Great Laker: Via Rail: Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON [1982] 1982 Great Lakes Special: Canadian National: Winnipeg, MB – Port Arthur, ON [1935] 1935-1936, 1940 Great West: Canadian Pacific: Winnipeg, MB – Edmonton, AB [1940] 1939-1960 Green Mountain Flyer: Boston & Maine, New York ...
Ottawa, Ontario O-Train [a] 76,600 Light rail: Line 1 Line 2 Line 4. 25: 35.5 km (22.1 mi) 16 27 km (17 mi) Greater Toronto Area, Ontario GO Transit rail services: 218,100 Commuter rail: Lakeshore West Lakeshore East Milton Kitchener Barrie Richmond Hill Stouffville. 68: 526.1 km (326.9 mi) 3 – Union Pearson Express: 11,500 (April 2019) [3 ...
Seattle, Washington - Vancouver, British Columbia [1930] 1919-1946 Canadian: Canadian Pacific, Via Rail (from 1977) Toronto, Ontario - Vancouver, British Columbia [1955] 1955-1997; 2017 Canadian: Michigan Central, later, New York Central, Canadian Pacific Railway: Chicago, Illinois - Montreal, Quebec [1921], from 1934: to Toronto, Ontario: 1914 ...
VIAs Toronto-Ottawa trains runs along the line to Brockville, where it splits off and heads north. The Toronto-Montreal train runs along the whole line. In fact, many say that VIA trains run along the line more than CN freight trains. The most used station on the line is Kingston, due to Montreal, and Toronto stations being on their own ...
Three Canadian cities have commuter train services: in the Montreal area by Exo, in the Toronto area by GO Transit, and in the Vancouver area by West Coast Express. These cities and several others are also served by light rail or metro systems. Only one (Toronto) has an extensive streetcar (tram) system.
On 26 February 2012, Via Train No. 92 en route to Toronto, derailed in Burlington, Ontario, killing all three railroad engineers and injuring 46 (three seriously). The cause of the derailment is attributed to the excessive speed of the train travelling through a switch from track 2 to track 3.