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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: "Rapid Intercity Travel": daytime services over the Corridor between Ontario and Quebec.
Symington Yard. / 49.865444°N 97.028278°W / 49.865444; -97.028278. Symington Yard is the largest rail classification yard of the Canadian National Railway, [1] [2] and one of the largest rail yards in the world. [2] [3] The intermodal facility is located next to the Windsor Park area of Winnipeg, Manitoba. [1]
The Canadian Pacific Railway ( French: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) ( reporting marks CP, CPAA, MILW, SOO ), also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, known until 2023 as Canadian ...
Via Rail Canada Inc. Company type Crown corporation Industry Rail transport Founded January 12, 1977 ; 47 years ago (1977-01-12) Headquarters Place Ville Marie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Area served Canada Key people Françoise Bertrand (Chairman), Mario Peloquin (CEO) Revenue CA$ 392.6 million (2018) Operating income CA$−272.6 million (2018) Total assets CA$1.467 billion (2018) Owner ...
The first narrow-gauge railway in Canada was not a common carrier, but the 3 ft 6 in ( 1,067 mm) Lingan Colliery Tramway built in 1861 on Cape Breton Island north of Sydney. Cars were pulled by horses until a 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive arrived in 1866 for the final year of operation. [1] The Glasgow and Cape Breton Coal and Railway Company ...
4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The Canadian Northern Railway [1] ( CNoR) was a historic Canadian transcontinental railway. At its 1923 merger into the Canadian National Railway ( reporting mark CN ), the CNoR owned a main line between Quebec City and Vancouver via Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Edmonton .
The Winnipeg–Churchill train (formerly known as the Hudson Bay and, before that, Northern Spirits) is a twice weekly passenger train operated by Via Rail between Winnipeg and Churchill, Manitoba. It is the only dry-land connection between Churchill and the rest of Canada .
Contents. Union Station (Winnipeg) Union Station is the inter-city railway station for Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is a grand beaux-arts structure situated near The Forks in downtown Winnipeg, and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976. [1] The station is also a Heritage Railway Station, so designated since 1989.