Senior government officials say that rail commuters can expect some quicker trips in Central Canada and renovated stations across the country because of a multimillion-dollar injection of new cash for VIA Rail outlined in the last federal budget.

But nearly a month after the Harper government announced the $407 million in new funding, the crown corporation in charge of passenger rail service in Canada has not been able to announce a comprehensive outline of how the money will be spent.

“I don’t have the plan right now to show to people,” said VIA Rail spokesperson Nadia Seraiocco in an interview. “In the next few weeks, our president will talk to us, probably about . . . highlights of the plan so that journalists can have a better idea, and the general population, of what’s going on in terms of the investment.”

Source Link: Canada.com