Via Rail trains stranded

2022 - 12 - 25

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'Stressed beyond belief': Via Rail passengers stranded on trains for ... (CTV Toronto)

Darcy Pyrell told CP24 that he boarded Via Rail train 55 from Ottawa to Toronto on Friday at around 3:30 p.m. The train stopped on the tracks near Cobourg at ...

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Storm turns Ottawa-Toronto Via Rail trip into a winter horror show (Ottawa Citizen)

For passengers aboard a Toronto-bound Via Rail train Saturday, their journey was more like a Nightmare Before Christmas than the magic of Polar Express.

“We are in contact with them to resolve all issues safely and efficiently,” he said. The havoc wasn’t confined to Train 55. They finally arrived at Toronto’s Union Station at around 4 p.m. The same thing happened in May with the Derecho and trains were stopped so they should have some sort of protocol to follow, but it was pretty obvious there wasn’t.” Meanwhile, a crew had come to clear the fallen tree but had to stop when they reached their allowable limit of hours worked. Kalinowski watched the train creep into Cobourg, then it stopped completely just west of Cobourg at around 11 p.m. Stephanie Kalinowski’s parents were on board Train 55 and provided the Toronto woman updates on their ordeal via text. Lunn said the train was buffeted by the wind like an airplane during turbulence and she could see whiteout conditions from her window. “By the time police and firefighters arrived, things were pretty well under control. “It got a little be desperate around 7 or 8 o’clock this morning,” she said. What should have been a five-hour trip turned into a 24-hour ordeal, with no food, little water and putrid bathrooms. Article content

Hundreds of passengers stranded on Via trains between Toronto ... (CBC.ca)

Hundreds of passengers ended up trapped on Via Rail trains between Windsor and Quebec City on Friday night and into Saturday afternoon after several trips ...

The unprecedented weather has caused delays in our transportation system and the safety of passengers and crew is our top priority.— "Via Rail unfortunately just doesn't seem to care very much about the customers." "My mom even said that she's willing to pay business class just because she wants me to be home for the holidays," Green said. The culprit that has kept #viarail #train55 stuck since last night.

17 hours on the train. Once Via staff realized the train had sustained damage, Barynin said, they pulled off to a sidetrack. on Saturday — had been cancelled. Bolaji Laflamme-Lagoke likewise travelled from Ottawa to Toronto but on a different train. Richard Craig arrived at Toronto's Union Station for a scheduled 10:30 a.m. Why are there not crews on hand?" pic.twitter.com/inoZCkCg3y— Kasper Barynin boarded Via Rail train 55 headed to Toronto at the Via station in Ottawa on Friday afternoon. Via Rail listed power outages, downed trees on the tracks and one tree that fell on a train as being among the reasons for the delays.

Passengers reach destinations after storm strands hundreds on Via ... (Toronto Star)

From Quebec City, Toronto to Windsor, Ont., trains remained immobilized into Saturday morning.

Resuming its journey after that, the train then stopped several more times to thaw a switch on the railway, perform engine repairs twice and defrost the track, she said. Twenty hours after departing, she was still on board the train, just outside of Napanee, at midday Saturday, halfway to her destination. “A four-hour trip is now 18 hours long,” Ellis said. on Saturday. that the train was still stranded in Cobourg, an hour away from her destination. Emergency services boarded the train at 10:30 p.m.

'Unacceptable': Transport minister critiques Via Rail situation as ... (CTV News)

Canada's transport minister took aim at Via Rail on Saturday after some passengers were left stranded overnight on stalled trains following the recent ...

[Sci-Tech](https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech) [A 15-tonne meteorite crashed in Africa. [Autos](https://www.ctvnews.ca/autos) [Travelling by plane, train or automobile during the storm? [scheduled to run on Christmas Day have been cancelled](https://twitter.com/VIA_Rail/status/1606789932567220225). With blizzard conditions closing roads across the region Friday, dozens of stranded travellers are grateful they found refuge overnight at Walmart in Chatham. On Christmas Day in 2016, thieves stole nearly half a million dollars in cash from ATMs at several bank branches in Langley. Her 88 victories are the most by any player on a single professional tour. Do you believe in the holiday food coma? This is not a lamentable development, Don Martin writes in an exclusive column for CTVNews.ca. The House of Commons held this historic opportunity to allow MPs to pay tribute ahead of Monday's national commemorations. Passengers who are travelling on these trains will be provided a full refund," the company said. "The unprecedented weather has caused delays in our transportation system and the safety of passengers and crew is our top priority." The Crown corporation says several trains on the Quebec City-Windsor corridor have been immobilized or cancelled "due to extreme weather conditions."

VIA Rail passengers reportedly trapped on trains near Cobourg (CityNews Toronto)

VIA rail passengers travelling between either Ottawa, or Montreal, and Toronto that have become stuck near Cobourg, Ont. for over 12 hours.