TRAVEL Two nights, three provinces, and 1,600 miles. A sleeper train through Maritime Canada is slow travel at its best. Via Rail’s sleepy eastern route brings travelers through rural villages ...

Experience Canada like never before aboard the legendary VIA Rail sleeper train. This overnight ride blends comfort, heritage, and unforgettable views of the Great White North.

I traveled in business-class trains on Amtrak in the US and Via Rail in Canada. My $216 Via Rail ticket included meals and access to station lounges. The $168 Amtrak fare didn't. After comparing ...

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) has officially initiated the Requests for Qualification (RFQ) process for the procurement of locomotives and railcars intended to replace its Long-Distance, Regional ...

VIA Rail Canada has launched a Request for Qualification (RFQ) to replace its Long-Distance, Regional, and Remote (LDRR) fleet with new rolling stock, both locomotives and cars. The replacement of ...

Transport Canada has allowed Via Rail to stop using buffer cars on some trains after assessments concluded its 1950s-built passenger coaches meet modern safety standards and pass collision tests. ...

Eric Gagnon, a rail blogger and author based in Kingston, Ont., who helped me wrap my mind around these issues — Via is not at all forthcoming with details — has documented empty sleeper cars ...

The VIA Historical Association’s heritage train of VIA Rail Canada equipment made its public debut this week, appearing at a ...

The journey by train across Canada from Toronto in the east to Vancouver on the west coast is a wonderful way to see this vast and varied land, and if you can, do it on The Canadian, said Ruaridh ...

In Canada, my Via Rail ride cost $216. Based on my research, standard coach tickets start at around $100. To travel by train in Europe, I bought a Eurail pass for $477, which gives access to most ...

VIA Rail says the current LDRR fleet is the oldest active train fleet in North America, with most of the cars built between 1947 and 1955 — right after the Second World War.