Riding the train in Canada is like stepping into a time warp. Via Rail Canada’s passenger car fleet is a hodge-podge of mismatched equipment built as long ago as 1947, and it is a national ...

Via Rail passenger train near Ottawa. TONY CALDWELL, Postmedia. That’s roughly 20 hours on a very slow train without so much as a hot coffee to perk you up or a nice perch to view the scenery.

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.

The CEO of Via Rail says the Crown corporation wants to use refurbished rail cars to improve service between Halifax and ...

One of the Most Scenic Amtrak Routes in the U.S. Is Getting a New Look—and Train Cars With Panoramic Windows The Cascades line is getting new cars in 2026.

Sep. 23—Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad (MRSR) has acquired three historic ex-Reading Railroad passenger cars from the North Carolina Transportation Museum. The passenger coaches, built between 1922 ...