The federal government is investing $6.3 million in a new Via Rail station in Windsor, Ont.

The station is to be built by the fall of 2011 near the existing site at the foot of Walker Road, a news release says.

The Walkerville station was built by Canadian National in the early 1960s and expanded by Via in 1982. The majority of the funding for the station replacing it will come from the federal economic action plan. Read the full story

High Speed Rail Canada has added two VIA Rail high speed rail studies to their website. One in english and the other in french.

High Speed Rail Canada, http://highspeedrail.ca (HSRC) a citizen’s national advocacy group dedicated to the education on, and the implementation of, high speed trains in Canada, has made available to the public for the first time; Read the full story

Take the train, coos VIA Rail Canada, and the come-on is appealing. After all, is there a more comfortable way to travel?

Unlike the airplane, you arrive at a downtown station (no $30 taxi ride to a suburban airport) minutes before departure. No need to check your nail file and clear security; just hop aboard. Read the full story

The VIA train the Hudson Bay at Thompson.

The mayor of Churchill is fuming over VIA Rail’s decision to cut its service to the northern Manitoba port from three days a week to two.

A spokeswoman for the Montreal-based passenger rail company confirmed Monday what has been rumoured for the past several weeks — that VIA will reduce its service to Churchill effective Dec. 1. Read the full story

Avoid the last minute shopping rush and frenzy

Just in time for the Holidays - VIA Rail Canada would like to make your holiday gift decision-making easier this year. Don’t know what to get the person who has everything or is just too hard to buy for? With the gift of travel you’ll have them singing “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, no matter what the season. Read the full story

Transport Minister John Baird

OTTAWA, ONTARIO — 11/06/09 — Canada’s Transport Minister John Baird and the Honourable Rob Merrifield, Minister of State (Transport), today announced the appointment of Mr. Thomas A. Bennett to the board of directors of VIA Rail Canada Inc. Read the full story