Railroad Blockade in Marysville, Ontario - VIA Rail services returning to normal following blockade

Montréal, March 19, 2014 - VIA Rail (www.viarail.ca) wishes to advise customers that all services will gradually return to normal on the Toronto – Montréal and Toronto – Ottawa routes.

VIA Rail does not anticipate any delays to its operations tomorrow.

VIA Rail wishes to apologize for any inconvenience this situation may have caused. Customers wishing further information may call 1 888-VIA RAIL (842-7245). For updated information, follow us on Twitter @VIA rail and on Facebook.

About VIA Rail Canada
As Canada's national rail passenger service, VIA Rail Canada's mandate is to provide safe, efficient and economical passenger transportation service, in both official languages of our country. VIA Rail operates intercity, regional and transcontinental trains linking 450 communities across its 12,500-kilometre route network. Recipient of the Railway Association of Canada's Safety Award in 2012 for the 11th time in 12 years, and of the 2013 Agent's Choice Award voted by Canadian travel agents and presented by Baxter Travel Media, VIA Rail safely transports nearly four million passengers annually. Since 2007, the Government of Canada has invested more than a billion dollars in VIA Rail. Follow the evolution of current projects at viarail.ca/TransformerVIA.