Return trip on #ViaRail from Montreal to Toronto and we are on an old train again. I wasn’t surprised, as this morning I took the REM to Brossard and counted 8 parked new trains in the yard — 25% of the new fleet. And that’s just the ones here not in use, never mind Ottawa’s or Toronto’s storage tracks.
Also the drinks are smaller and weaker in business class now. Never gonna attract people to trains THAT way. 😜
Disappointed to find my #ViaRail corridor train using ancient equipment from 1981, despite the new trains all being delivered long ago. I should have done my research - the #Siemens Ventures are having nonstop problems, and a third of the fleet or more is out of service: https://www.reddit.com/r/ViaRail/s/kjcGkIfBJL
I was excited for new train with clean air. Guess I’ll be sick next week.
Canada’s auditor-general says VIA Rail needs to improve its service. Trains were on-time 30% of the time during the first quarter of 2025.
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/03/16/via-rail-needs-to-improve-its-service-despite-solid-management-auditor-general/
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La vérificatrice générale du Canada dit que VIA Rail doit améliorer son service. Les trains étaient à l’heure 30% du temps pendant le premier trimestre de 2025.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2239654/train-via-rail-ponctualite-verificatrice-generale
Via Rail needs to improve its service — punctuality, in particular — according to Canada’s auditor general, who nonetheless gave solid marks to the Crown corporation’s management practices. In a report, Karen Hogan said that over the past decade Via has failed to improve its on-time performance, which sank to a dismal 30 per cent […]
A hazy sunset last Wednesday, brought to you by the train promotion department.
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