Tag Archives: VIA Rail

The Canadian Turns 70

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Edward Brain

Today, April 24th 2020, VIA Rail’s flagship train, The Canadian, turns 70 years old. On April 24th, 1955 the Canadian Pacific Railway began running The Canadian on a daily schedule between Toronto/Montreal and Vancouver.  The train ran from Vancouver, British … Continue reading →

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VIA Rail Train #73 on St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Edward Brain

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! As it is a nice sunny day, I got out and caught VIA Rail train #73 as it passed through Long Branch GO station enroute for Windsor, Ontario.

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Recent Video Uploads

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Edward Brain

I recently had reason to be in downtown Toronto, which gave me an opportunity to get some videos of passenger trains operating at Toronto’s Union Station. Here are some videos: The Maple Leaf, a joint Amtrak-VIA Rail train is departing … Continue reading →

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Quick Trip to London

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Edward Brain

I mad a quick trip to London, Ontario on November 25th, 2024 to try out VIA Rail’s new Venture trains. Overall, I am impressed with the cars, especially the signs that tell passengers what the upcoming stops are, how fast … Continue reading →

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VIA Rail’s Flagship Train, The Canadian, Departs Toronto, March 20th 2024

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Edward Brain

I happened to be in downtown Toronto this morning when VIA Rail Canada’s flagship train, The Canadian, departed Toronto’s Union Station bound for Vancouver. The train was led by two F40PH-2 units, #6412 and #6457. It had two deadhead cars, … Continue reading →

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Quick Trip to London

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Edward Brain

On February 13th, 2024 I made a quick trip to London, Ontario and back on VIA Rail. I went down on Train #73, returning on Train #76. The weather was a bit funny too. Sunny at times, and then strong flurries, … Continue reading →

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VIA Historical Association Cars on Display

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Edward Brain

On June 15th and 16th, 2022, the VIA Historical Association (VHA) had two of its’ cars on display the at TRACCS Rail Event at the Toronto Maintenance Centre. The VHA is a not-for-profit organization aimed at preserving equipment operated by … Continue reading →

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VIA Rail’s The Canadian Departure – May 4th 2022

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Edward Brain

For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, VIA Rail’s flagship train, The Canadian, is now back to two days per week. The first first day of the resumption of the second departure of the westbound version … Continue reading →

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Some VIA Rail Action at Union Station

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Edward Brain

Here are a couple of videos I managed to pick up this week at Toronto’s Union Station of some VIA Rail action: Train #73 on Wednesday December 1st, 2021: Train #84 arriving at Union on Thursday December 2nd, 2021: Train … Continue reading →

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Trip Report: VIA Rail Trip to Windsor September 2021

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Edward Brain

On September 15th and 16th, 2021, I made a quick trip to Windsor, Ontario and back. I went down and back by train, departing and returning from Oakville on VIA Rail. The trip to Windsor was aboard VIA Rail train … Continue reading →

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