Is VIA Rail currently down? Live Status and Outage Reports

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Jaymee Shell, MSc, MD (she/her) @JaymeeShell

Reported 2022-06-26 11:40:15

@VIA_Rail I've been trying to book a ticket for two days. Your website and app keep crashing when I go to book. Please fix ASAP

Noneya Bizquick @youneedaclue

Reported 2022-06-25 17:37:35

@LarryAndress2 @Murillo10Lydia The "catch 22" problem, with that is this. Your not going to buy local building materials, and transport them, via rail, or over the road trucks, in those states. Violating state law, is something that Truckers will not do. You just banned automated Trucks president ****head.

Cameron Bonesso @Camfinesso

Reported 2022-06-25 13:40:04

@VIA_Rail needs to fix up. QR code didn't even work for my ticket today and your new POS terminals never work properly. No wonder VIA being the crown corporation it is loses hundreds of millions – no one who wants to buy anything to eat can. #hangry

FightForTwoPersonCrews @TwoPersonCrews

Reported 2022-06-24 08:27:37

"with talks having broken down potentially forcing Pres. Biden to step in, and with safety conditions deteriorating... in favor of PSR and other profit-making tactics, the workers and the flow of supplies via rail are in danger of breakdown." https://t.co/zapLULANTo

lynncote @lynncote

Reported 2022-06-23 18:56:41

Now I love to take the train. I think it may be in my DNA as my grandpa worked 47 years for CP Rail. That said @VIA_Rail the issue with the wifi needs to be improved and the delays. Well done in the re-furbished interiors and your amazing staff

Liza Prendergast @LizaPrendergast

Reported 2022-06-23 15:10:51

Wonderful visit to the Chatham Railroad Museum. I learned so much about the challenge of standard vs wide train track width—an issue today that influences Ukraine’s ability to export of grain to Europe via rail. https://t.co/3xZz2INQsw

Canadian Heritage @CdnHeritage

Reported 2022-06-23 09:37:14

***irois604 @VIA_Rail @CanadaPlace @OurYellowknife @hfxnovascotia @Ottawa_Tourism @TourOutaouais @CanDaySaskatoon Hi, thanks for reporting this to us. We will work on fixing the issue as soon as possible. In the meantine, can you try filling it out from the French page directly? https://t.co/Iol2ZyGztK

Bowbob59 @bowbob59

Reported 2022-06-23 07:26:02

@Irek_K @VIA_Rail @s_guilbeault @OmarAlghabra @JustinTrudeau @JonathanWNV Why are liberals down playing a Veteran who walked across Canada then??

Stephanie Sirois @Ssirois604

Reported 2022-06-23 07:11:23

@CdnHeritage @VIA_Rail @CanadaPlace @OurYellowknife @hfxnovascotia @Ottawa_Tourism @TourOutaouais @CanDaySaskatoon Little glitch on the site you may want to fix. I selected French as my language of preference (on English form) and couldn’t submit it. Kept getting error messages that the fields needed to be completed when they already were.

Zain Ameen @zinadabo1

Reported 2022-06-22 17:06:53

Exactly, ECOWAS came into existence since 1975 but until date all ECOWAS countries ain't linked via rail. Is it when ECOWAS clocks 200yrs that we will achieve it? Nigeria has more to gain if it's achieved, I recalled a Kenyan Prof I met at an AU meeting in Arusha Tanzania

Nate Wallace @ClimateNate

Reported 2022-06-22 08:14:39

@c_9 Keeping VIA Rail under the thumb of cabinet decisions I think feeds this problem of political meddling by non-experts, when Canadians would be far better served if VIA had a mandate legislated by Parliament and a dedicated revenue source for capital expansion & operating subsidy

Johan Louwers @johanlouwers

Reported 2022-06-22 01:24:38

@RealAmericaNow @wayne4_real @mtracey Not correct, people can travel via rail between Russia and Kaliningrad without any issue, so can all goods that are not embargoed. Only embargoed goods are not allowed to travel via Lithuanian territory, they can travel however by air or sea without issue.

Jake @RobKuecken

Reported 2022-06-21 15:52:46

@hughlaurie Check the US. We conquered our vast lands via railroads. Then we built roads everywhere and shut most trains down. Be grateful you even have decent rail service. Ours is a disaster.

Double Waved Yellow 🏁 @DblWavedYellow

Reported 2022-06-20 22:52:23

@ahmed_baokbah @VIA_Rail Look if James Allison can't fix the problem what chance do VIA have

ahmed baokbah 🇸🇦 🏎✈️ @ahmed_baokbah

Reported 2022-06-20 22:28:12

Dear @VIA_Rail , Im on train number 996 from Montreal to Toronto departed Montreal at 6:22 PM and I haven’t arrived yet, my back is killing me from porpoising,its already painful to watch Lewis Hamilton and George Russell porpoising in Canadian GP,please fix your train,thank you. https://t.co/3BmleXKdFH

The Sirius Report @thesiriusreport

Reported 2022-06-20 17:58:40

Kaliningrad reality: The decision to ban the transit of certain goods is in reality not an issue. Goods banned by sanctions will be shipped by ferry and the remainder which are free from sanctions will continue to go via rail.

Kait @kait_lin85

Reported 2022-06-20 15:58:15

@ml_baldwin @VIA_Rail Right!? Looks like I'll have to do the same. I get it being cancelled when everything was shut down, but I was really hoping it would be back up by now!

Johnny Renton @mrjohnnyrenton

Reported 2022-06-20 09:41:32

@MatthewPeloza @LongBranchMike @danjeffery1969 @TransportAction @MarcoolivaHern3 @GOtransit @Metrolinx @VIA_Rail @UPexpress @GOExpansion @ONtransport @OmarAlghabra @C_Mulroney @CityofLdnOnt @JoshMorganLDN @TAAGuelph ….but unless they kept those lines AND spent many billions of dollars in each region to fix infrastructure and add capacity the numbers probably wouldn’t be great (more than zero but it might only be another 1 million to VIAs grand total).

Johnny Renton @mrjohnnyrenton

Reported 2022-06-20 09:38:54

@MatthewPeloza @LongBranchMike @danjeffery1969 @TransportAction @MarcoolivaHern3 @GOtransit @Metrolinx @VIA_Rail @UPexpress @GOExpansion @ONtransport @OmarAlghabra @C_Mulroney @CityofLdnOnt @JoshMorganLDN @TAAGuelph ….but unless they kept those lines AND spent many billions of dollars in each region to fix infrastructure and add capacity the numbers probably wouldn’t be great (more than zero but it might only be another 1 million to VIAs grand total).

Chelvin @SlimChelvin

Reported 2022-06-20 07:39:10

@VIA_Rail another train ride, no wifi, staff can’t fix it. Food? Not enough for a sold out train as if you didn’t sell it out. Oh and after spending an hour trying to fall asleep I was woken because my mask slide beneath my nose while asleep…

Kyle Nadeau @Kyle_Nadeau

Reported 2022-06-19 21:27:13

@VIA_Rail How about you fix the shot timing of train 78. twice in 3 weeks it’s been late on Sunday night. And also your rude *** train stewards. You’ll for sure be hearing about it.

Transport Action Canada @TransportAction

Reported 2022-06-19 11:07:01

@danjeffery1969 @MarcoolivaHern3 @GOtransit @Metrolinx @VIA_Rail @UPexpress @GOExpansion @ONtransport @OmarAlghabra @C_Mulroney @CityofLdnOnt @JoshMorganLDN @TAAGuelph Which agency runs the train is less important. What matters is getting the journey time down to around 2h15 - which is entirely possible non-HSR - frequency, comfort, accessibility, and possibly coffee!

Matthew P. @MatthewPeloza

Reported 2022-06-19 10:21:41

@danjeffery1969 @TransportAction @MarcoolivaHern3 @GOtransit @Metrolinx @VIA_Rail @UPexpress @GOExpansion @ONtransport @OmarAlghabra @C_Mulroney @CityofLdnOnt @JoshMorganLDN @TAAGuelph We probably should be asking ourselves if we really want to foster London/Toronto commuters? Commuting by rail is far better than by car, but if our cities rely on 200km commutes our land use planning is beyond broken and our environment doomed.

Transport Action Canada @TransportAction

Reported 2022-06-19 09:01:23

@MatthewPeloza @MarcoolivaHern3 @GOtransit @Metrolinx @VIA_Rail @UPexpress @GOExpansion @ONtransport @OmarAlghabra @C_Mulroney @CityofLdnOnt @JoshMorganLDN @TAAGuelph The issue is Transport Canada not fulfilling its role to provide Transport for Canadians.

Flagz2 @flagz2

Reported 2022-06-19 08:54:11

Online booking sales down? @VIA_Rail

Marco London Oaks Traveller @MarcoolivaHern3

Reported 2022-06-19 02:13:43

@TransportAction @GOtransit @Metrolinx @VIA_Rail @UPexpress @GOExpansion @ONtransport @OmarAlghabra @C_Mulroney @CityofLdnOnt @JoshMorganLDN @TAAGuelph south Western Ontario Needs to be a key priority which still the government still hasn't taken serious yet until some type of intercity line bus or an increase in track speeds is raised for the reg. Fleet the gov. Cannot afford to not keep another broken promise.

Marco London Oaks Traveller @MarcoolivaHern3

Reported 2022-06-19 02:09:18

@TransportAction @GOtransit @Metrolinx @VIA_Rail @UPexpress @GOExpansion @ONtransport @OmarAlghabra @C_Mulroney @CityofLdnOnt @JoshMorganLDN @TAAGuelph Either the process needs to speed up for Amtrak's chicago wolverine cross border service needs to be sped up or a temporary fix in play. 82 has been returned to regular service with all remains routes. But now it comes down to track repair and #HSR infrastructure replacement trak

Amanda Risser -- Canadian. 43 years old. @AmandaRisser1

Reported 2022-06-18 17:57:07

Wow. That's great customer service. It's just a pet. Who cares? I would!!!Where did it go? Did you sell it, release it or give it away? Something else? Did you keep the money? Unruly Seniors, Children, etc a problem too? @VIARailStream @cbcmarketplace https://t.co/KlqqPvBisc

Julia Robertson @ju_robertson16

Reported 2022-06-18 17:32:21

I guess I should be grateful that our washroom is still useable? I could've saved money AND gotten here faster on megabus. @VIA_Rail This train ride is going to be approx. 9 and a half hours now. Plus at least if our bus broke down we could get out #viarail

Hector Bonilla @hbono2000

Reported 2022-06-18 10:48:37

@VIA_Rail bookings system is down no payments nor bookings can be done ... Can you tell us when this will be resolved ... Issue is reproducible at will when we proceed to confirm the booking and the payment page hangs

Ellen Degenerate @EII3nDegenerate

Reported 2022-06-18 09:47:38

@GenericKenobi @realAAAbbott @Oilfield_Rando It would cost infinitely less to expand our rail to accommodate all shipping via rail than continuing to use semis as semis destroy interstates way more than a train destroys rails. JUST ONE MORE LANE, THAT'LL FIX IT BRO - interstate-tard

Mark @markbellern

Reported 2022-06-17 22:13:39

@JustinTrudeau @OmarAlghabra @VIA_Rail I haven’t heard from any of you on this issue. Mid July is my return to the office date. Perhaps the PC party needs to take the reigns federally. I know my local MPP is working to get service and the 651 restored @DavidPiccini

Jason Cooper @strayawayJ

Reported 2022-06-17 17:08:01

@VIA_Rail it's kind of head-scratching that your telephone staff can't ***ist with schedules, fares, bookings or seemingly anything while your online system is down. It strikes me that you should be equipped to provide basic information about routes + fares during these outages.

Giovanni @GiovanniJD1

Reported 2022-06-17 16:25:16

Thank you @VIARailStream , system is down but you are going above and beyond to get us to Montreal for Grand Prix, thank you

Brian Woodland, APR @brian_woodland

Reported 2022-06-17 16:12:34

Entire #viarail online and phone booking system down. No timeline for fix. Not good. https://t.co/vICnAl5pwm

Dan Harper @DanHarperPhoto

Reported 2022-06-17 16:11:29

Interesting #aerial #drone angle of the #ViaRail train station in #Winnipeg looking all the way down Broadway. #AerialPhotography #DronePhotography #WinnipegPhotographer #Mavic3 #LicensedDronePilot @TourismWPG https://t.co/5nGgLQ8Pxk

Miranda Gray @mirgray

Reported 2022-06-17 15:18:41

@TheSKLaSalle @mchkzn @VIA_Rail Yes. Most of way from Ottawa to Toronto. Your problem is more likely the demand. People streaming vs low demand use.

Eva Wojcik @47whitebuffalo

Reported 2022-06-17 13:55:03

Does mainstream media ever air video or even mention #strike #news happening anywhere in the world? American media didn't breathe a world about Shut Down Canada--even when the country's commerce was brought to a complete half via railway blockades. Ecuador's strike?

Chelvin @SlimChelvin

Reported 2022-06-17 11:27:51

@VIA_Rail WiFi down on train 60 from TO to MTL, any guidance? Really taking away one of the biggest Via selling points…

Unifor @UniforTheUnion

Reported 2022-06-17 10:42:09

Talks between @VIA_Rail and #Unifor have broken down. #Unifor Council 4000 and Unifor Local 100 will be holding strike votes. Our members work hard and deserve a collective agreement that treats them with respect. #cdnpoli https://t.co/iEobPRhsH1

Barry Kennedy @BarryKennedy63

Reported 2022-06-17 10:34:48

Yesterday at 5pm, we paused bargaining with VIA Rail. After week long talks in Laval, we ran out the conciliation process. As we still have items left to deal with that are important to our mbrs, we must head out next wk to attain a strong strike mandate. https://t.co/9MG8V3htxL

Jordan Goertzen @GoertzenJordan

Reported 2022-06-16 18:05:07

@VIA_Rail I got some of your package yesterday I can’t use my actual address so I put down 315 to my neighbours and it almost got sent back to you some was missing

Tish Bryce @tish_bryce

Reported 2022-06-16 17:46:50

@lABALERIOl @JudiciaryGOP We haven't closed any completed pipelines The company withdrew the application but the crude is still being produced and shipped via rail through Canada, where it's drilled. The problem is at the refineries. Not enough capacity

Steve Cooper @stevecoopr

Reported 2022-06-16 16:35:00

@DannyDiscoKing @VIA_Rail I think I heard that once the new fleet comes online (soon?) the new booking system will let you choose your own seat (hopefully?). My problem is when I book a Business cl*** ticket and get an aisle or window instead of S. I have to call to make sure it’s not a dreaded HEP car!

Callum Marius @callummarius

Reported 2022-06-16 16:31:01

@adders Oh definitely, I'm not saying ignore anyone who uses the train to commute. To your point out, many of those people 'artificially' change their travel patterns due to the pricing mechanism, so that is what the problem is, not commuting via rail itself.

🇵🇹 BlackLabel 🇿🇦 @MazdaTrix

Reported 2022-06-16 15:27:07

@Superdeco44 @B______Johnson @News24 @Fin24 We know the rail system is broken but it needs to be sorted. Surely transporting via rail would be less costly than via road. @MbalulaFikile

Pragya Biswas @PragyaBiswas12

Reported 2022-06-16 14:49:39

I never expect this can happen to people traveling via Railway. This was my 1st experience & Im thinking is this very common. I would hv never raise this issue if TT gave vacant seat for free but he asked for money in return. Shame @RailMinIndia @ECRlyHJP Not happy...😡

Laz @LazaroSantini

Reported 2022-06-16 06:21:49

@AdamLockett34 The problem is ever growing city itself. 140,000 immigrants come to the GTA annually, we have over populated the city and have not kept up infrastructure growth ( Transit, one way roads, and even Tolls on the DVP/Gardiner) Via rail is expensive so tourists need to drive in.

GreyHawk @Skjevy1964

Reported 2022-06-14 23:17:40

@ACTBrigitte 😂😂😂😂😂 We shut down a pipeline that wasn’t built? A pipeline extension that was meant to transport Canadian oil??? Oil that is still being transported via rail and trucks???? Do you ever stop lying?

linda fromfinance @lindafromfinan1

Reported 2022-06-14 20:04:58

@VIA_Rail I guess the tweet response from ~5:30 p.m. was some veiled attempt at problem resolution. Zero response or contact from @VIA_Rail since. I’ll consider accommodation declined, with zero effort from the service provider to investigate. Sad 😔. Doubt I’ll even be granted refund.

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