Welcome to the VIA Rail backgrounders page

Here you'll find information on the renovation of train stations, the services offered to passengers, and other VIA Rail products .

• VIA’s Easterly Class
• VIA Rail in Eastern Canada

• The Stainless Steel Fleet, the Super Continental and VIA's Canadian

• The Fallowfield (Barrhaven) Passenger Rail Station

• Moncton passenger rail station

• Brantford passenger rail station

• Kitchener-Waterloo passenger rail station
• The Renaissance of Passenger Rail : VIA's investment strategy
• The Renaissance of Passenger Rail : Southwestern Ontario

• VIA's New Locomotives
• VIA's New Renaissance Passenger Cars
• Renovation of Toronto Union Station

• Moncton Station renovations
• VIA's Rail Diesel Cars

• VIA Rail's Services in Western Canada
• VIA's enhanced Silver & Blue Class Service

• Overview of VIA's New Passenger Equipment
• Assembly of and Modifications to VIA's New Passenger Equipment

• VIA Buying New Train Cars to Expand Services
• VIA's Purchase of New Passenger Equipment :
• VIA's New Passenger Equipment

• Transport Canada Press Release
• VIA's Investment Strategy
• Infrastructure Investment
• Toronto Union Station Upgrade
• Oakville Station Upgrade
• London Station Upgrade
• Oshawa Station Upgrade
• Kingston Station Upgrade
• Waste-management improvements
• VIA Rail Canada's track record

• Products and Service Initiatives in 1999
• VIA Profile
• The Safety Commitment