Labour Day Train Delay Isolated Incident, Via Rail CEO Tells MPs

Labour Day Train Delay Isolated Incident, Via Rail CEO Tells MPs
New passenger trains sit on the tracks at the Via Rail Canada Maintenance Centre in Montreal, on Feb. 22, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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The head of Via Rail repeatedly told MPs a train delay over the Labour Day long weekend was an isolated incident, despite a similar event two years ago.

Mario Péloquin appeared in front of a parliamentary committee Thursday to answer to an incident between Montreal and Quebec City that stranded passengers for 10 hours as they ran out of food, water and working toilets.