The CEO of Via Rail says the Crown corporation \u0022will not shy away from our responsibilities\u0022 after passengers found themselves stranded on trains for hours over the holidays.
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What was of particular concern to MPs, however, was the experience of those passengers who boarded Via Rail’s Train 55 in Ottawa on Dec. 23, expecting to arrive in Toronto but instead stopping for hours near Coburg, Ont. “I don’t think it’s an issue of pointing the blame, because frankly, it’s a combination of factors that created this situation,” Landry said.
It also addresses how a freight train derailed on Christmas Eve along a stretch of tracks that carries Via Rail passengers between Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto, resulting in more cancellations.Article content
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