 Passenger Trains
Toronto: Union Station makeover finally a GO thestar.com, 25 July 2009
Canada's Bike Train expands to north Ontario jamblemag.com, 24 July 2009
Canada: Windsor-Quebec high speed rail? canoe.ca, 20 July 2009
Canada: A case for the Calgary-Edmonton high-speed train westernstandard.ca, 20 July 2009
Canada: Accelerate the corridor theglobeandmail.com, 14 July 2009
Canada: Trains like Spain's won't come without pains theglobeandmail.com, 11 July 2009
Amtrak cleared for 2nd daily train to Vancouver, B.C. nwsource.com, 03 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
Toronto: GO Trains set to roll into Niagara Falls this summer newswire.ca, 09 June 2009
Canada's First Nations railroad obtains federal capital improvement funds progressiverailroading.com, 08 June 2009
A great Canadian train adventure amherstdaily.com, 08 June 2009
Canada: Via Rail ready for high-speed trains: CEO calgaryherald.com, 07 June 2009
Riding the rails across Canada ottawacitizen.com, 06 June 2009
Toronto: $640M Union Station reno moving along thestar.com, 03 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
5 best train trips in Canada canada.com, 27 March 2009
Three Train Companies Let You See Canada Rockies Up Close courant.com, 08 March 2009
Ontario: New GO Train service from Hamilton torontosun.com, 02 March 2009
VIA Rail Canada Makes Tracks with a 50% Off Promotion on Major Tourism Services newswire.ca, 04 February 2009
Canada: Is time finally right for high-speed rail? lfpress.ca, 24 January 2009
Canada: High-speed trains needed now canada.com, 16 January 2009
Five of the best train trips in Canada canada.com, 11 January 2009
British Columbia: Island rail deal signed timescolonist.com, 10 January 2009
Canada: In No Hurry journalnow.com, 07 December 2008
VIA Rail's New Canadian Schedule will Benefit Saskatchewan Travellers travelvideo.tvx, 05 December 2008
A case for high-speed rail canada.com, 29 November 2008
Canada: Via Rail launches contest for designers to create new uniforms for employees amherstdaily.com, 20 November 2008
VIA's Flagship Canadian Moves to a New Schedule viarail.ca, 18 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
Change to schedule may increase Saskatchewan ridership on VIA Rail canada.com, 14 November 2008
Canada: Time is right for high-speed trains therecord.com, 14 November 2008
North America's coolest train trips msnbc.msn.com, 11 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
Canada: Victoria to Courtenay by train on Vancouver Island crosscut.com, 06 October 2008
Train trip offers lots of plusses toledoblade.com, 05 October 2008
Canada: VIA's Winnipeg-Churchill service returning to thrice-weekly schedule viarail.ca, 24 September 2008
Canada: 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
Canada: Hop a train for some stunning scenery pasadenastarnews.com, 06 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
Canada: A uniquely B.C. rail experience canada.com, 09 July 2008
Canada: VIA Rail's Easterly Class: A Maritime Learning Experience travelvideo.tv, 01 July 2008
Riding The Canadian brings back memories canada.com, 30 June 2008
Canada: Take the Train - Bring your Bike! newswire.ca, 27 June 2008
Canada: The Skeena - A spectacular rail journey in the heart of the Rockies tumblerridgenews.com, 11 June 2008
Canada: A vacation ridin' the rails towncrieronline.ca, 05 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
Canadian Train Ride americanchronicle.com, 28 March 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
Canada: Green vision includes high-speed rail link canada.com, 13 February 2008
A man on a Canadian train with skis easier.com, 07 February 2008
Blueprint for Calgary 2018 includes bullet train cbc.ca, 09 January 2008
Coast-to-coast by rail canada.com, 18 June 2007
Top 10 reasons to take the train canada.com, 29 April 2007
Travelling by train in B.C canoe.ca, 08 March 2007
Journey to the polar bear capital of the world newswire.ca, 30 August 2006
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Service Guide to Long-distance Train Travel in Canada
The Skeena, running between Jasper, Alberta and Prince Rupert, BC, is among Canada's most popular trains.
National Service
VIA Rail Canada Montréal, QC 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 "Corridor," a stretch that includes Toronto, Ottawa, Niagara Falls, Montréal and Québec City. Alternatively, VIA's transcontinental "Canadian" crosses Prairie fields and Rocky mounts on its Toronto-Vancouver run. Among other services are "The Malahat" along Vancouver Island, "Skeena" between Jasper and Prince Rupert; "Hudson Bay" to northern Manitoba; and "Chaleur"/"Ocean" overnight connections from Montréal to Gaspe and the Atlantic Maritimes. Buy Canrailpass from Railpass.com!
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Major Rail Hubs
Central Station/Gare Centrale Montrèal, Québec VIA Services Corridor services to Ottawa, Toronto and Quèbec City. Long-distance Chaleur service to Gaspè; Ocean service to Halifax; Saguenay service to Jonquière; Abitibi service to Tuque-Senneterre. Buy Canrailpass from Railpass.com!
Amtrak Service Adirondack international service to Plattsburgh, Albany and New York City. Buy Amtrak Rail Passes at Railpass.com!
AMT -- Commuter Rail Agence métropolitaine de transport Central Station services operate two suburban lines to Deux-Montagnes and Saint-Hilaire.
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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.
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. Buy Canrailpass from Railpass.com!
Amtrak service Maple Leaf international service to Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany and New York. Buy Amtrak Rail Passes at Railpass.com!
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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Remote Services
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.
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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.
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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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