Transport Minister Vows to ‘Get to the Bottom’ of Via Rail Breakdown That Stranded Passengers for 10 Hours

Transport Minister Vows to ‘Get to the Bottom’ of Via Rail Breakdown That Stranded Passengers for 10 Hours
Passenger trains sit on the tracks at the Via Rail Canada Maintenance Centre in Montreal, Feb. 22, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
Jennifer Cowan
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Canada’s transport minister said he plans to investigate a recent train delay that left more than 200 Via Rail passengers stranded for 10 hours in Quebec over the long weekend.

What was supposed to be a three hour and 12 minute ride between Montreal and Quebec City became a nearly 14-hour ordeal after passengers were stranded following two train breakdowns.