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[KevinKorell]

Hurricane Sandy | VIA Rail Canada maintains its services

Montréal, October 29 2012 - VIA Rail Canada will operate according to regular schedules today, despite the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which is being forecasted by Environment Canada in the Maritimes, the Province of Quebec and Ontario. However, unforeseen circumstances caused by the Hurricane may disrupt schedules. VIA Rail advises caution when traveling and invites Canadians to visit viarail.ca or dial 1 888 VIA RAIL (1 888 842 7245) for more information regarding VIA Rail's schedules or to book a train ticket.

VIA Rail's partner in the U.S., Amtrak, cancelled its trains today on the Montréal-New York route, and the train from Toronto to NYC that left this morning at 8:20 a.m. will only go as far as Albany, New York.

About VIA Rail Canada

As Canada's national passenger rail service, VIA Rail Canada (www.viarail.ca) has a mandate to provide Canadian travellers with safe, efficient, and cost-effective passenger transportation services in the country's two official languages. VIA operates intercity, regional and transcontinental train services linking 450 communities through its 12,500-kilometre network. Winner of the 2011 RAC Safety Award, VIA Rail safely transports more than four million passengers annually. In 2007, the Government of Canada invested almost a billion dollars in VIA Rail. Follow our transformation on viarail.ca/transformingVIA.

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[KevinKorell]

Hurricane Sandy | VIA Rail Canada's trains are operating according to the regular schedule

Montréal, October 30 2012 - VIA Rail Canada advises Canadian travelers that, today, its trains are operating according to the regular schedule, including in Southwestern Ontario and in Eastern Quebec. Due to weather conditions, VIA Rail advises affected Canadians to use caution when traveling. Information on routes will be updated regularly on www.viarail.ca.

However, routes served by Amtrak, VIA Rail's partner in the United States, have been affected by the storm. The Montréal-New York train was cancelled today, and the train that departed Toronto to New York City at 8:20 a.m. will only travel as far as Albany, New York.

For more information regarding VIA Rail's schedules or to book a train ticket, please visit http://www.viarail.ca/ or dial 1 888 VIA RAIL (1 888 842 7245).

About VIA Rail Canada

As Canada's national passenger rail service, VIA Rail Canada (www.viarail.ca) has a mandate to provide Canadian travellers with safe, efficient, and cost-effective passenger transportation services in the country's two official languages. VIA operates intercity, regional and transcontinental train services linking 450 communities through its 12,500-kilometre network. Winner of the 2011 RAC Safety Award, VIA Rail safely transports more than four million passengers annually. In 2007, the Government of Canada invested almost a billion dollars in VIA Rail. Follow our transformation on http://viarail.ca/transformingVIA .

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