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https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/us/at-least-1-dead-nearly-two-dozen-injured-after-tour-bus-rolls-over-on-highway/ar-AA1mwTUd?ocid=hpmsn&pc=EUPP_&cvid=7d2953d864f740e498c8c7eac9c003d6&ei=64

The city of Detroit is looking at purchasing rolling stock and other assets of Toronto's recently decommissioned Scarborough Rapid Transit line: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/detroit-looking-to-buy-scarborough-rt-trains-and-equipment-from-ttc-1.6693444

VIA corridor trains east of Toronto are detouring via alternate trackage this weekend due to infrastructure work in eastern Toronto. Eastbound trains will head up the scenic Don Valley line used mostly by GO Transit trains (and usually the Canadian), then connect to CN's typically freight-only...

As I posted elsewhere here yesterday, my wife and I are currently in Europe with a Eurail pass in-hand and hotel points to burn. In addition to several long-distance trains we're also sampling some local ones along the way. The choice of beginning and end points for the trip was based solely on...

The UP Express train service between Toronto's Union Station and Pearson Airport has been suspended. The problem was initially reported to be for track work this weekend, with buses filling in. Many insiders knew this was not the case and the actual cause - cracked brakes on the Nippon-Sharyo...

More details on the current VIA situation in the corridor east of Toronto: https://www.cp24.com/news/stressed-beyond-belief-via-rail-passengers-stranded-on-trains-for-over-18-hours-amid-winter-storm-1.6208176

Simply Railway takes a look at another "Auto Train" - this time the one under the English Channel connecting the UK with France. Think Eurostar with vehicles. I've done this trip a couple of times with British friends in the other direction, but we've always taken the ferry back to save money...

Our friend Simply Railway travels from Turkey to Austria for a different perspective on overnight Auto Trains:

Unifor, the union representing many VIA workers, has issued notice of a strike starting at midnight Sunday into Monday. According to the union on last night's news, issues are job security and management asking for concessions, although the latter seems odd when employees are hard to find and...

Just to further complicate matters Canada today extended incoming travel measures, including the ArriveCan nonsense, to September 30: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/travel/news/canada-extends-covid-19-border-measures-for-incoming-travellers/ar-AAZ0RiT?li=AAggNb9

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/cn-union-spar-over-impact-of-strike-on-canadas-largest-railroad/ar-AAYG0Ya?li=AAggNb9

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/via-rail-canada-ceo-cynthia-garneau-stepping-down-federal-transport-minister/ar-AAXwUBK?li=AAggNb9

Here's your chance to ride historic train cars out of New York's Penn Station along the Hudson River (thepointsguy.com)

It's been rumored for awhile, but is now official as of this afternoon with the Cochrane extension being "new" to the previous proposal: Return of Northlander train service could include new connection to Cochrane, Ont. (msn.com)

CP Rail will lock out 3,000 conductors and engineers if they don't have a deal with the union by Sunday (msn.com)

Brit airline reviewer Paul Lucas is back on Amtrak:

Frontier and Spirit Are Merging to Create Fifth-Largest Airline in the United States (msn.com)

VIA Rail has dropped Business Class from its corridor services and reduced the number of trains in response to the pandemic. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/via-rail-temporarily-cuts-service-between-ontario-and-quebec-1.6314864 Alcohol service had already been suspended on most trains...

Not a chance. There are currently no examples where Canadian border officers operate in other countries. This differs from the US where officers do pre-clearance in places like Canada, Aruba and Ireland. AFAIK, provision was made for a Canadian "office" in the Niagara Falls, NY, Amtrak station...

For you fans of our French friend Thibault, he's just done the Sunset westbound: