All aboard the Canadian train torontosun.com, 27 June 2010
Canada: Fast trains, Let's get project on track windsorstar.com, 22 June 2010
Canada: Ontario and Quebec push for high-speed rail thestar.com, 16 June 2010
VIA Offers Free Rides for Canadian Vets netnewsledger.com, 02 June 2010
Via Rail gives free summer travel to soldiers, families torontosun.com, 30 May 2010
VIA Rail route features 18 of country's best gardens canadaeast.com, 22 May 2010
VIA's Canadian Summertime Enhancements digitaljournal.com, 12 May 2010
Toronto: GO launches 'bike train' service to Niagara Falls ctv.cax, 11 May 2010
VIA introduces schedule improvements between Montreal and Ottawa newswire.ca, 10 May 2010
Petition calls for train to Nunavik canada.com, 03 May 2010
Toronto: The Lost Station torontolife.com, 28 April 2010
Gap year students should reap the benefits of travelling by train yearoutgroup.org, 26 April 2010
Wine or golf? Either works on Rocky Mountaineer gadling.com, 22 April 2010
Getting there the green way wellandtribune.ca, 22 April 2010
Visit Canada this summer at low cost with Via Rail newswire.ca, 19 April 2010
Faster trips, more convenient times between Quebec City, Montreal newswire.ca, 06 April 2010
GO trains return to Niagara niagarafallsreview.ca, 03 April 2010
VIA's Ocean Limited ridership climbing slowly canadaeast.com, 30 March 2010
Schedule improvements between Québec City and Montréal newswire.ca, 26 March 2010
Return of year-round hot meals on board the Montréal - Gaspé newswire.ca, 23 March 2010
The VIA Rail Garden Route - Canada's only garden tourism initiative newswire.ca, 22 March 2010
Montreal: Fast train to New York is an enticing proposal montrealgazette.com, 23 February 2010
Canada: Avoid the turbulence: take the train thechronicleherald.ca, 31 December 2009
VIA Rail shows its support for Canadian Athletes newswire.ca, 22 December 2009
Take the train for a Rocky Mountain high nzherald.co.nz, 05 December 2009
Toronto's Spa Train Provides The Road To Relaxation ny1.com, 12 November 2009
Sleep in resort on the train in Quebec snowboardclub.co.uk, 05 November 2009
Quebec-Windsor train corridor populated enough for fast train canada.com, 02 October 2009
New Bike Train between Montreal and Toronto istockanalyst.com, 28 August 2009
Off the rails in Northern Ontario theglobeandmail.com, 24 August 2009
Take the Bike Train to Montreal torontoist.com, 19 August 2009
Travelling by train as much about the journey as the destination canadaeast.com, 04 August 2009
Canada's Bike Train expands to north Ontario jamblemag.com, 24 July 2009
Canada: A case for the Calgary-Edmonton high-speed train westernstandard.ca, 20 July 2009
Canada: VIA Rail's Ocean: A Maritime Learning Experience to Treasure newswire.ca, 22 June 2009
Vacationing Alone Is Never Quite The Same... with VIA Rail Canada etravelblackboard.com, 12 June 2009
A great Canadian train adventure amherstdaily.com, 08 June 2009
Riding the rails across Canada ottawacitizen.com, 06 June 2009
Real rapid rail bclocalnews.com, 15 May 2009
Riding the rails from Jasper to Prince Rupert metronews.ca, 06 May 2009
Canada: High-speed train to nowhere nationalpost.com, 01 May 2009
Canada: High-speed trains needed now canada.com, 16 January 2009
Canada: In No Hurry journalnow.com, 07 December 2008
A case for high-speed rail canada.com, 29 November 2008
Why not a bullet train for Vancouver-Seattle? canada.com, 17 November 2008
Eastern Canada: On a train ride, you can lose track of the destination projo.com, 16 November 2008
Canada: Time is right for high-speed trains therecord.com, 14 November 2008
Ontario and Quebec push speedy train link thestar.com, 11 November 2008
Train travel is all about the journey, not journey's end canada.com, 09 November 2008
Train trip offers lots of plusses toledoblade.com, 05 October 2008
It's a fast train macleans.ca, 22 September 2008
Riding the rails helps save the planet - and some cash thestar.com, 11 September 2008
Sprung in the Rockies smh.com.au, 04 September 2008
Canada: All aboard for a train trip to togetherness straight.com, 10 July 2008
A uniquely B.C. rail experience canada.com, 09 July 2008
Riding The Canadian brings back memories canada.com, 30 June 2008
The Skeena - A spectacular rail journey in the heart of the Rockies tumblerridgenews.com, 11 June 2008
Green Canada: Train - A sustainable train of thought travelvideo.tv, 04 June 2008
Canada: Take a bike -- take a train! canada.com, 01 June 2008
Coast-to-coast by rail canada.com, 25 March 2008
Wine-tasting class in the dome car canada.com, 14 March 2008
A lifeline on the rails to the north canada.com, 26 February 2008
Coast-to-coast by rail canada.com, 18 June 2007
Top 10 reasons to take the train canada.com, 29 April 2007
Journey to the polar bear capital of the world newswire.ca, 30 August 2006
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Guide to Railways and Rail Services Across Canada
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Rail Services
VIA Rail Canada Montréal, QC Click here for more about VIA Rail Canada VIA's far-reaching service stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific; and from the 49th parallel to the sub-Arctic Territories. Frequent trains ply VIA's bustling Windsor-Québec Corridor, a stretch that includes Toronto, Ottawa, Niagara Falls and Montréal. Alternatively, VIA Rail's Toronto-Vancouver "Canadian" crosses Prairie fields and Rocky Mountain peaks on its transcontinental run. Other services include the Victoria-Courtenay route along Vancouver Island's coast; Jasper-Prince Rupert across the northern reaches of the Canadian Rockies; Winnipeg-Churchill linking Manitoba's capital to the "The Polar Bear Capital" on Hudson Bay; and the Montréal-Halifax Ocean connecting French Canada with Atlantic Canada's maritime coast.
Algoma Central Railway Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Otherwise inaccessible settlements and outposts rely on this Lake Superior-based railway for year-round access to the outside world. Scenic highlights along its its 296 miles/476 km run to Hearst, Ontario include Agawa Canyon, boreal forests and Canada's mountainous Shield.
Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Sept-Illes & Schefferville, Québec A trio of First Nations (Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam, Kawawachikamach and Matimekush Lac John) jointly operate this 356 mi/588 km line. Twice weekly service travels via Emeril Junction, Labrador.
White Pass & Yukon Route Skagway, Alaska and Carcross, Yukon Territory World-class engineering marvel scales 2885 ft/879 m White Pass summit-- onetime crosspoint of Alaskan stampeeders bound for the gold-rich Canadian Klondike. 67 mi/108 km narrow-gauge railway travels via Lake Bennett, British Columbia.
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Major Rail Hubs
Central Station/Gare Centrale Montrèal, Québec VIA Services Corridor services to Ottawa, Toronto and Québec City. Long-distance services to Gaspé; Halifax; Jonquiére; and Tuque-Senneterre.
Amtrak International Service Adirondack international service to Albany, Plattsburgh and New York, New York.
AMT -- Commuter Rail Agence métropolitaine de transport Central Station services operate two suburban lines to Deux-Montagnes and Saint-Hilaire.
Gare Lucien-L'Allier Station Montrèal, Québec AMT -- Commuter Rail Agence métropolitaine de transport Lucien-L'Allier Station services operate three suburban lines to Dorion-Rigaud, Blainville and Delson-Candiac.
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Toronto Union Station Toronto, Ontario
VIA Services Corridor services to Ottawa, Montrèal, Niagara Falls, Sarnia and Windsor. Transcontinental Canadian service to Vancouver via Winnipeg, Edmonton and Jasper.
Amtrak International Service Maple Leaf international service to Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany and New York, New York.
GTTA/GO Trains Greater Toronto Transit Authority trains operate on seven suburban lines to Barrie via York University; Georgetown via Brampton; Oshawa via Scarborough; Hamilton via Oakville; and to Milton, Richmond Hill and Stouffville. to Barrie via York University; Georgetown via Brampton; Oshawa via Scarborough and Guildwood; Hamilton via Oakville; and to Milton, Richmond Hill and Stouffville.
Ontario Northland -- Toronto Northlander trains to Gravenhurst, Huntsville, North Bay, Cobalt and Cochrane. Connct at Cochrane for Little Bear flag-stop freight/passenger service and seasonal Polar Bear Express trains to James Bay.
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Pacific Central Station Vancouver, British Columbia VIA Rail Service Transcontinental Canadian service to Toronto via Jasper, Edmonton and Winnipeg.
Amtrak International Service CascadesCanadian trains to Seattle and Tacoma, Washington; Portland, Salem and Eugene, Oregon.
Waterfront Station Vancouver, British Columbia West Coast Express Commuter service between downtown and Mission via Coquitlam.
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