News Items
November 6, 2018 – Citizen rail advocates see CN takeover of SW Ontario line as trouble for VIA
October 15, 2018 – VIA Rail’s once-proud Canadian: Death by a thousand CN blows?
June 11, 2018 — The 3 big rail issues heading Premier-designate Doug Ford’s way
August 15, 2017 — St. Marys citizen’s group assists Atlantic Canadian advocates in saving their VIA trains
August 1, 2017 — Time for Ottawa and Queen’s Park to get their acts together on rail passenger improvements
July 29, 2017 — Is there a plan B for our rail passenger service?
July 21, 2017 — St. Marys citizens’ group agrees fully with Transport Action on high-speed scheme
June 29, 2017 — Ottawa’s VIA Rail board appointments: Same old circus with new performers
May 19, 2017 — Ontario high-speed rail proposal just a pre-election come-on, not a doable plan
April 25, 2017 — Ontario’s high-speed rail study: A two-year waste of time and money
November 28, 2016 — Search for new VIA Rail chairperson holds promise of real and long-overdue change
November 9, 2016 — Southwestern Ontario’s rail service keeps sinking, but VIA and Ottawa take no action
October 21, 2016 — House of Commons investigation of VIA Rail timely and necessary, says citizens’ advocacy committee
October 3, 2016 — All Aboard St. Marys releases its first “Top 10 List of VIA Rail Nose-Stretchers”
September 1, 2016 — VIA’s latest report: Another smoke screen
August 26, 2016 — Applause for Senator Bob Runciman’s open letter on inadequate VIA service
August 20, 2016 — All Aboard St. Marys salutes Amtrak and our lucky American colleagues
August 18, 2016 — We’re All Aboard St. Marys Now!
August 15, 2016 — Ottawa to rail passengers: Sunny words, studies and vanishing funding
August 8, 2016 — VIA Rail proposes commuter trains for Halifax, but still no improvements for Southwestern Ontario
August 1, 2016 — Feds are going off the rails on passenger train policy
July 25, 2016 — U.S. magazine paints disturbing portrait of VIA Rail
July 18, 2016 — Save VIA continues to ask: “Why not in Canada?”
June 29, 2016 — VIA Rail all talk and no action on promised train service expansion for Southwestern Ontario
May 4, 2016 — Save VIA agrees with Auditor General’s report: VIA has ‘deficiencies and lacks direction’
March 24, 2016 — VIA Rail and the Federal Budget: More repairs, more studies, but no service improvements yet
January 18, 2016 — Save VIA’s message to Canadians: “Ask your MP”
December 29, 2015 — Save VIA in 2016: A New year, a new government and a new campaign for better rail service
November, 2015 — Media Advisory: Transport Action to release VIA Rail revival plan in St. Marys
October 14, 2015 — It’s time to vote for VIA
September 3, 2015 — Saving VIA Rail: “Ask Your Candidate”
August , 4, 2015 — Pre-Election VIA Spending Promise = Zero for St. Marys
June 19, 2015 — Via Rail in St. Marys: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
May 15, 2015 — Noted rail consultant and policy adviser joins Save VIA
November 29, 2018 – What is SouthwestLynx? – St Marys Independent
October 22, 2018 – VIA train chronically late: Rail advocates – The Sudbury Star
October 9, 2018 – Passenger rail revival plan rolling out this fall – Northern Ontario Business
September 12, 2018 – Farmers hope high-speed proposal derailed – Woodstock Sentinel-Review
September 7, 2018 – With its conductor gone, is high-speed rail off track? – The London Free Press
August 31, 2018 – Are the Tories going to take a second look at high-speed rail? – tvo.org
June 30, 2018 – Canada’s late, later train – The Globe and Mail
March 19, 2018 – Via Rail won’t require minimum Canadian content for its new trains – Global News
March 2, 2018 – Tories can find good transit plans in their past – The London Free Press
December 22, 2017 – High-speed trains will derail region’s needs – The London Free Press
December 11, 2017 – Time to restore investment in VIA Rail – KitchenerPost.ca
October 17, 2017 – Campaign for return of Northlander gathering steam – TimminsPress.com
October 6, 2017 – Gormick: Trudeau could signal Via Rail renaissance – The London Free Press
September 27, 2017 – Who is killing Canada’s passenger trains? – wawa-news.com
August 25, 2017 – Opinion: It’s time to treat rail passengers better than freight – Edmonton Journal
August 21, 2017 – Memories of The Canadian – The Chronicle Journal
August 16, 2017 – Governments urged to get off ‘caboose’ and save Ocean rail service – CBC News
August 15, 2017 – Is CN trying to kill Via Rail? – Winnipeg Free Press
July 25, 2017 – Time to derail studies and improve train service now: Opinion – The Toronto Star
May 19, 2017 – High-speed rail between Toronto and London by 2025, premier says – CBC News
‘All Aboard’ … for a trip that’s, on average, 47 minutes late — November 15, 2016 [Read More]
Collenette, Gunn urged to apply for VIA board posts — November 29, 2016 [Read More]
Citizens group calls closer examination of VIA “music to our ears” — October 24, 2016 [Read More]
All Aboard St. Marys parade spans rail’s past, present and future — September 23, 2016 [Read More]
All Aboard St. Marys to be more direct, more aggressive — September 16, 2016 [Read More]
Transport Minister Marc Garneau says VIA train could be answer to SWO travel — September 15, 2016 [Read More]
Red light error not GO’s fault, Metrolinx says — September 14, 2016 [Read More]
St. Marys urges Perth on rail link: don’t get your hopes up — September 12, 2016 [Read More]
VIA Rail in London, Sarnia to get upgrades — September 12, 2016 [Read More]
VIA train blew through stop sign meant to stop crash with GO train — September 12, 2016 [Read More]
We’re All Aboard St. Marys now! — September 9, 2016 [Read More]
VIA Rail engineers under investigation after near collision — September 9, 2016 [Read More]
Comment: Do Vancouver Island rail service right, or call it a day — August 31, 2016 [Read More]
VIA Rail link between Perth, Smiths Falls could become reality by 2019 — August 30, 2016 [Read More]
Opinion: Passenger train service falling off the rails — August 28, 2016 [Read More]
Rail success requires wider network approach — August 26, 2016 [Read More]
Improve VIA Rail service to Brockville: Senator — August 24, 2016 [Read More]
CBC Radio Metro Morning: Rail Safety — August 23, 2016 [Read More]
Rail passenger op-ed — August 19, 2016 [Read More]
Frustrated by inertia, Save VIA group rebranding as All Aboard St. Marys — August 12, 2016 [Read More]
Rebuttal: CN not to blame for VIA’s problems — May 20, 2016 [Read More]
Quebec pension fund Caisse’s Montreal LRT plan derails VIA’s pitch for dedicated tracks — May 18, 2016 [Read More]
If VIA gets you across the nation on time, buy a lottery ticket — May 17, 2016 [Read More]
Barbara Kay: The case for subsidizing trains — May 11, 2016 [Read More]
Minister in denial about VIA’s woes: expert — May 9, 2016 [Read More]
Barbara Kay: At $317 million, VIA Rail is cheap to maintain Canada’s rail heritage — May 5, 2016 [Read More]
Passengers face delays as profitable freight traffic increases on CN-owned tracks — April 30, 2016 [Read More]
VIA lobbying against high-speed rail system that would halve travel time from London to Toronto — April 15, 2016 [Read More]
VIA Rail ready to roll out plan for faster service along Quebec-Ontario route — April 14, 2016 [Read More]
Consultant presents a ‘complete transportation system’ for Oxford County — April 14, 2016 [Read More]
Why VIA passenger rail is worth saving — March 16, 2016 [Read More]
A vision for high-performance rail in Ontario — March 7, 2016 [Read More]
The heat is on to get high-speed rail proposal for Southwestern Ontario to province by fall — February 18, 2016 [Read More]
St. Catharines wants VIA Rail service again — February 8, 2016 [Read More]