Passengers slam Via Rail for poor communication as routes between Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal face series of delays.
“CN is a company that’s interested in moving freight, and they will design their network for freight,” he said. She spent five hours on hold with Via on Christmas Eve but didn’t get through. But he added that they need to contact Via if they want refunds for connecting legs or return trips. A second booking, made for Christmas Day, was also swiftly cancelled. You know, we have jobs to get to after,” she added. With no indication of when trains might resume, and with only enough medication to last an extra day, she booked a flight home to Toronto for $500. She said the cancellation e-mail included information about getting a refund, but no help with rebooking. But that train was cancelled that evening. “I’m going to get home, but it’s costing me a fortune. 24 Via train to Windsor, but it was cancelled while she was lining up to board. Others wondered why Via does not have a protocol for automatically rebooking travellers on the next available trip, as is common among airlines. All trains along those high-frequency routes were cancelled on Christmas and Boxing Day, a result of a Canadian National Railway Co.
The agency attributed the cancellations to "the ongoing impact of the CN train derailment" that happened Dec. 24.
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Via Rail trains going from Toronto to Ottawa as well as Ottawa to Montreal will return to service Tuesday following the closure of a stretch of track on ...
On Saturday evening, Via cancelled all Sunday trips along that corridor. All Monday trips were cancelled the following evening. Via Rail trains going from Toronto to Ottawa as well as Ottawa to Montreal will return to service Tuesday following the closure of a stretch of track on Christmas Day and Boxing Day as much of Canada was dealing with a
Due to the ongoing impact of the CN train derailment which occurred on December 24 and led to train cancellations between Toronto and Ottawa and Toronto and ...
24 and 25, Via Rail is forced to cancel again all trains which were scheduled on these routes on Dec. The statement also didn’t say how much longer it would take before rail service is restored. “Due to the ongoing impact of the CN train derailment which occurred on December 24 and led to train cancellations between Toronto and Ottawa and Toronto and Montreal on Dec.
After two days of cancellations due to a C-N derailment, Via Rail says trains will resume running on the Toronto-Ottawa and Toronto-Montreal routes today, ...
Service in the Toronto-Montreal and Toronto-Ottawa corridors was cancelled on Christmas Day due to the incident, causing holiday headaches for passengers during ...
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