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Area Served | Canada |
Founded | January 12, 1977 |
Headquarters | Montréal, Québec, Canada |
Executive | Cynthia Garneau, President & CEO |
Fleet Size | 73 (locomotives) 501 (passenger/baggage cars) |
Number Of Routes | 14 |
Ridership | 4,740,000 (2018) |
Website | viarail.ca |
VIA Rail Canada is a Crown entity charged with providing and maintaining passenger rail service across Canada.
It is not a Crown Corporation, and therefore is incapable of sourcing funding outside of its yearly grants from the Federal Government.
VIA uses the same 480Vac (500Vac nominal) HEP system as Amtrak, however VIA's is a two-sided system, with two separate HEP buses in each car.
Stations
Routes
Current
- Vancouver - Toronto (Canadian)
- Prince Rupert - Jasper
- Montréal - Jonquière
- Montréal - Senneterre
- Montréal - Halifax (Ocean)
- Sudbury - White River
- Winnipeg - Churchill
- Toronto - New York (Maple Leaf)
Former
- Halifax - Sydney (Bras d'Or)
- Halifax - Yarmouth (Evangeline)
- Montréal - Gaspé (Chaleur)
- Montréal - Halifax (Atlantic)
- The Pas - Pukatawagan (currently operated by the Keewatin Railway)
- Victoria - Courtenay (Dayliner)
Active Roster
Locomotive
Fleet Number Range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | CN Class | Engine Horsepower |
Gearing Top Speed |
HEP Generator | Notes |
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201-204 | 1966-67 | EMD | SW1000 | GS-10 | 8V645E 1000hp |
62:15 65mph (105 km/h) |
None |
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900-920 | 2001 | GE | P42DC | EPA-42a | 7FDL16 4140hp |
74:29 110mph (177 km/h) |
800kW GTA33A1 alternator driven by main engine. | ||
2200-2231 | 2021-2024 | Siemens | SCV-42 Charger |
16V-QSK95 4200 hp |
200 km/h | 600 kW 3-phase static inverter powered by main engine |
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6400-6419 | 1986-1987 | GMDD | F40PH-2 | GPA-30H* | 16V645E3C 3000hp |
58:19 95mph (153 km/h) |
Secondary 500kW alternator driven by CAT C-18 engine |
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6420-6429 | 1987 | GMDD | F40PH-3 | GPA-30H* | 16V645E3C 3000hp |
58:19 95mph (153 km/h) |
Secondary 500kW alternator driven by CAT C-18 engine |
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6430-6458 | 1989 | GMDD | F40PH-3 | GPA-30H* | 16V645E3C 3000hp |
58:19 90mph (145 km/h)/95mph (153 km/h) |
Secondary 500kW alternator driven by CAT C-18 engine |
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Multiple Unit Equipment
Fleet Number Range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | CN Class | Engine Horsepower |
Gearing Top Speed |
Seating | Notes |
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6105 | 1957 | Budd | RDC-1 | 90 seats |
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6208, 6217, 6219 | 1956-58 | Budd | RDC-2 | 70 seats | |||||
6250-6251 | 1955 | Budd | RDC-4 | Baggage |
Passenger Cars
Fleet Number Range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Type | Capacity | Notes |
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1720-1722 | 2000 | Colorado Railcar | Glass-Roofed Coach | 66 seats | ||
1750 | 1954 | CC&F | Lounge Car | 56 seats | ||
2300-2331 | 2021-2024 | Siemens | Venture Economy class cab car |
62? | ||
2600-2631? 2700-2731? |
2021-2024 | Siemens | Venture Business class car |
50 |
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2800-2831? 2900-2931? |
2021-2024 | Siemens | Venture Economy class car |
70 | ||
3248 | 1954 | CC&F | Snack-bar Coach | 72 seats |
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3300-3349 | 1981-82 | BBD | LRC Coach | 68 seats |
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3350-3372 | 1984 | BBD | LRC Coach | 68 seats |
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3451-3475 | 1984 | BBD | LRC Club | 46 seats |
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3477-3478 | 1984 | BBD | LRC Club | 46 seats |
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4000-4006 | 1949 | Budd | HEP2 Club | 56 seats |
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4007-4009 | 1947 | Budd | HEP2 Club | 56 seats |
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4100-4125 | 1947-53 | Budd | HEP2 Coach | 68 seats |
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5648-5649 | 1954 | CC&F | Combine | Unknown |
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7000-7011 | 1995-96 | Metropolitan-Cammell BBD |
'Renaissance' Baggage | None |
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7100-7113 | 1995-96 | Metropolitan-Cammell BBD |
'Renaissance' Club | 48 seats |
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7200-7232 | 1995-96 | Metropolitan-Cammell BBD |
'Renaissance' Coach | 48 seats |
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7300-7316 | 1995-96 | Metropolitan-Cammell BBD |
'Renaissance' Service Car | 1 bedroom |
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7400-7402 | 1995-96 | Metropolitan-Cammell BBD |
'Renaissance' Dining Car | 48 seats |
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7500-7526 | 1995-96 | Metropolitan-Cammell BBD |
'Renaissance' Sleeper | 10 bedrooms |
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7600-7602 | 1995-96 | Metropolitan-Cammell BBD |
'Renaissance' Transition Baggage | None |
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8100-8127, 8129 | 1955 | Budd | Long Distance Coach | 62 seats |
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8130-8147 | 1946-47 | Budd | Long Distance Coach | 62 seats |
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8201-8229 88201-88229 |
1955 | Budd | 'Chateau' Sleeper | Sleeper class: 3 sections, 8 roomettes, 1 drawing room, 3 double bedrooms Prestige class: 6 prestige bedrooms |
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8301-8342 | 1955 | Budd | 'Manor' Sleeper | 3 sections, 4 roomettes, 1 compartment, 5 double bedrooms |
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8401-8418 | 1955 | Budd | Dining Car | 48 seats |
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8500-8517 | 1955 | Budd | Skyline Dome-Lounge | 48 seats |
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8600-8617 | 1955 | Budd | Baggage Car | None | ||
8618-8623 | 1963 | Budd | Baggage Car | None | ||
8702-8718 88702-88718 |
1954 | Budd | Park Dome-Sleeper-Observation Car | Park car: 24 seats, 1 drawing room, 3 double bedrooms 'Prestige' Park car: ? seats, 1 accessible bedroom, 1 'Prestige' bedroom |
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9631 | 1955 | NSC | Baggage Car | None |
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Retired Roster
Locomotives
Fleet Number Range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | CN Class | Engine Horsepower |
Gearing Top Speed |
HEP/Steam Generator | Notes |
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1400, 1402-1404 | 1953 | GMDD | FP7A | DPA-15a | 16V567C 1750hp |
Unknown | 1 Vapor-OK steam generator |
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1405-1407, 1409-1414 | 1954 | GMDD | FP9A | DPA-17a | 16V567C 1750hp |
Unknown | 1 Vapor-OK steam generator |
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1416, 1418 | 1952 | GMDD | FP7A | DPA-15b | 16V567C 1750hp |
Unknown | 1 Vapor-OK steam generator |
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1422-1425 | 1952 | GMDD | FP7A | DPA-15c | 16V567C 1750hp |
Unknown | 1 Vapor-OK steam generator |
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1432 | 1951 | GMDD | FP7A | DPA-15b | 16V567C 1750hp |
Unknown | 1 Vapor-OK steam generator |
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1961-1965 | 1954 | GMDD | F9B | DPB-17 | 16V567C 1750 hp |
Unknown | 2 Vapor-OK steam generators |
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1800, 1802 | Renumbered to 1898-1899 | ||||||||
1898-1899 | 1949 | GMDD | E8A | DPA-22a | 2x 12V567B 2250hp |
Unknown | 2 Vapor-OK steam generators |
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6300-6304 | 1954-57 | GMDD | FP9ARM | GPA-418a | 16V645C 1800hp |
58:19 89mph |
6300/02 had 275kW HEP package installed in 1997, all units rebuilt without steam generators. |
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6305-6314 | 1954-57 | GMDD | FP9ARM | GPA-418b | 16V645C 1800hp |
58:19 89mph |
6304/07/08/11/13 had 275kW HEP package installed in 1997, all rebuilt with 1 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generator. |
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6501-6502, 6504-6512 | 1954-55 | GMDD | FP9A | GPA-17a | 16V567C 1750hp |
58:19 89mph |
1 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generator |
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6513 | 1955 | GMDD | FP9A | GPA-17b | 16V567C 1750hp |
58:19 89mph |
1 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generator |
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6514-6516, 6518-6522 | 1957 | GMDD | FP9A | GPA-17c | 16V567C 1750hp |
58:19 89mph |
1 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generator |
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6523-6532 | 1957 | GMDD | FP9A | GPA-17d | 16V567C 1750hp |
58:19 89mph |
1 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generator |
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6533-6537, 6539-6542 | 1958 | GMDD | FP9A | GPA-17e | 16V567C 1750hp |
58:19 89mph |
1 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generator |
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6550, 6553 | 1953 | GMDD | FP7A | GPA-17f | 16V567C 1750hp |
Unknown | 1 Vapor-OK steam generator |
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6557 | 1954 | GMDD | FP9A | GPA-17g | 16V567C 1750hp |
Unknown | 1 Vapor-OK steam generator |
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6566, 6569 | 1952 | GMDD | FP7A | GPA-17k | 16V567C 1750hp |
Unknown | 1 Vapor-OK steam generator |
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6602-6607, 6610-6612 | 1954-55 | GMDD | F9B | GPB-17a | 16V567C 1750hp |
58:19 89mph |
2 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generators |
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6613 | 1955 | GMDD | F9B | GPB-17b | 16V567C 1750hp |
58:19 89mph |
2 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generators |
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6614-6620 | 1957 | GMDD | F9B | GPB-17c | 16V567C 1750hp |
58:19 89mph |
2 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generators |
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6621-6630 | 1957 | GMDD | F9B | GPB-17d | 16V567C 1750hp |
58:19 89mph |
2 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generators |
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6631-6637 | 1958 | GMDD | F9B | GPB-17e | 16V567C 1750hp |
58:19 89mph |
2 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generators |
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6651-6653 | 1954 | GMDD | F9B | GPB-17f | 16V567C 1750hp |
unknown | 2 Vapor-OK steam generators |
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6758-6759 | 1955 | MLW | FPA-2u | MPA-18c | 12V-251B* 1800hp |
62:21 92mph |
1 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generator |
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6760-6765 | 1958 | MLW | FPA-4 | MPA-18a | 12V-251B 1800hp |
62:21 92mph |
1 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generator |
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6767-6791, 6793 | 1959 | MLW | FPA-4 | MPA-18b | 12V-251B 1800hp |
62:21 92mph |
1 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generator |
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6858-6859 | 1955 | MLW | FPB-2u | MPB-18c | 12V-251B* 1800hp |
62:21 92mph |
2 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generators |
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6860-6866 | 1958 | MLW | FPB-4 | MPB-18a | 12V-251B 1800hp |
62:21 92mph |
2 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generators |
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6867-6871 | 1959 | MLW | FPB-4 | MPB-18b | 12V-251B 1800hp |
62:21 92mph |
2 Vapor-OK 4625 steam generators |
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6900-6920 | 1980-82 | BBD | LRC-2 | MPA-27a | 16V-251F 3750hp* |
71:32 130mph |
2x 250kW Stamford C534B alternator driven by main engine. | ||
6921-6930 | 1983 | BBD | LRC-3 | MPA-27b | 16V-251F 3750hp* |
57:20 103mph |
2x 250kW Stamford C534B alternator driven by main engine | ||
8558 | 1956 | MLW | RS-10 | DRS-16e | 12V-244 1600hp |
74:18 65mph |
None |
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CN 9410-9414, 9417, 9420-9421, 9423, 9425-9426, 9428, 9430-9431, 9433, 9437, 9442-9443, 9446-9447 | 1974 | GMDD | GP40-2LW | None |
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Multiple Unit Equipment
For complete list of retired VIA Budd Rail Diesel Cars (RDC) see: VIA Rail Diesel Car (RDC) Roster
Passenger Cars
This list is incomplete.
Fleet Number Range | Thumbnail | Type | Year | Manufacturer | Capacity | Notes |
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321-323, 340-344, 350-355, 360-376 |
Tempo | 1967 | Hawker-Siddley | |||
2700-2705 | Full-length dome | 1952 | Pullman-Standard |
Current Routes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corridor | Ottawa-Montréal-Québec - Sarnia-Toronto - Toronto-Montréal/Ottawa - Windsor-Toronto - Toronto-Kingston - Toronto-London - Maple Leaf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Long Distance | Canadian - Prince Rupert-Jasper - Montréal-Gaspé - Montréal-Jonquière - Montréal-Senneterre - Ocean - White River-Sudbury - Churchill-Winnipeg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current Fleet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locomotives | 201-204 900-920 2200-2231 6401-6402 6404-6459 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger cars | 1720-1722 1750 2300-2331 2600-2631 2700-2731 2800-2831 2900-2931 3248 3300-3372 3451-3475, 3477-3478 4000-4009 4100-4125 7000-7011 7100-7113 7200-7232 7300-7316 7400-7402 7500-7526 7600-7602 8100-8129 8130-8147 8201-8229 8301-8342 8401-8418 8500-8517 8600-8617 8618-8623 8701-8718 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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