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 major storm.
Posted: Dec 26, 2022 3:20 PM ET | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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 aThe rail company said trips between Toronto and Montreal would run on a "modified schedule," which will be available on its website and "communicated to impacted customers as soon as possible.
Around midday Saturday, Via cancelled various Christmas Eve routes as well after passengers aboard trains that departed Friday night had become trapped for hours between stations.
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