Time to replace VIA’s aging long-distance trains

Canada should have started the replacement of VIA Rail’s long-distance fleet years ago.

The oldest cars in VIA Rail’s fleet were built between 1947 and 1953. As VIA’s new CEO Mario Péloquin recent told the Parliamentary Rail Caucus that VIA’s mechanics perform miracles to keep these old cars running, something that is becoming increasingly difficult, writes NDP MP Taylor Bachrach.Photograph courtesy of BRiYYZ, shared under a CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED license

Opinion

BY NDP MP TAYLOR BACHRACH

February 26, 2024

In a previous column, I highlighted my grave concern that the Liberal government’s High Frequency Rail Project will be a death knell for VIA Rail passenger service in the rest of Canada. Privatizing the corridor that produces some 95 per cent of VIA Rail’s current fare r...

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