VIA Rail Canada has issued a statement to apologize for train delays and cancellations from Dec. 23 to Dec. 26, 2022, caused by a severe winter storm and a train derailment that left some passengers stranded overnight on stalled trains.
“We didn’t meet your expectations and for that we apologize,” said Martin Landry, VIA’s interim president and CEO, in the Jan. 10 statement.
VIA cancelled several trains scheduled for Dec. 24 due to a severe winter storm, with some passengers reportedly being left stranded on trains for up to 18 hours. The Crown corporation announced later that day that a CN railway train derailment prompted the cancellation of all trains between Toronto and Ottawa, and Toronto and Montreal, scheduled for Christmas Day. More trains on these routes were cancelled on Dec. 26 due to the derailment….