Work's chugging along to try to prioritize people over freight on Canada's rail lines

Via Rail's reliance on tracks owned by other railways is why just 57 per cent of its trains were on time in 2022. A new private member's bill aims to put passengers above freight on the priority list, and make train travel a viable travel option in Canada.

Work's chugging along to try to prioritize people over freight on Canada's rail lines
A VIA Rail employee stands on the platform next to a F40 locomotive at the train station in Ottawa on December 3, 2012.

Via Rail's reliance on tracks owned by other railways is why just 57 per cent of its trains were on time in 2022. A new private member's bill aims to put passengers above freight on the priority list, and make train travel a viable travel option in Canada.