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Req # 20-2039
(1) the official name and classification of the rail line in question (1041 Lakeshore Road East – Oakville Subdivision Line); (2) the number of rail tracks; (3) the width of the railway corridor at tis subdivision; (4) the type and average number of train movements during the daytime and nighttime; (5) the average number of locomotives for each type of train; (6) the average number of cars for each train; (7) the average speed of each type of train; (8) the presence of any special operating conditions likely to increase the sound levels such as siding tracks, frogs or switches, whistle noise, etc.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
December 2020
Req # 20-2043
I am writing to look for VIA Rail traffic data on the Beachburg Subdivision, near the intersection of Smyth Road and Riverside Drive in Ottawa, ON. Please provide the following (1) type of train; (2) engine type; (3) welded rail; (4) number of trains; (5) number of locomotives and number of cars per train; (6) speed; and (7) whistle by-laws – at grade crossings in the area and if any whistles are blown (specifically the at-grade crossing at Pleasant Park Rd, or any other nearby ones that may have missed).Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
December 2020
Req # 20-2028
Could you give me figures on VIA passenger volumes for 2020 as compared with a similar period in 2019.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
November 2020
Req # 19-1988
A copy of the most recent Train Service Agreement between VIA Rail and CN Rail. Please provide all relevant details of this agreement in keeping with the Nov. 19, 2018 Federal Court of Appeal decision under the file number A-225-17.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
June 2020
Req # 19-1989
Any and all internal documents that record and track incidents of violence or unruly behaviour, including but not limited to pushing, hitting, punching or verbal arguments on board VIA Rail trains, operated in Canada, either between passengers or between a passenger and a VIA Rail employee between April 1 to April 30, 2019.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
June 2020
Req # 20-2002
I am requesting on-time performance data for each of VIA Rail’s passenger routes for the years 2000-2019.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
June 2020
Req # 20-2003
Here is a breakdown of the information I am looking for the Grimsby Subdivison: (i) Type of train (passenger/freight, etc.); (ii) Engine Type (assumed diesel); (iii) Welded Rail (yes/no); (iv) No. of trains (day/night); (v) # of locomotives and # of cars per train; (vi) Speed; (vii) Whistle by-laws – at grade-crossings in the area and if any whistles are blown.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
June 2020
Req # 19-1991
Copies of minutes of meetings of VIA Rail’s health and safety committees, including regional committees, from Jan. 1, 2019 up until the date VIA Rail begins processing this request.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
June 2020
Req # 19-1990
Any and all internal documents that record and track incidents of violence or unruly behaviour, including but not limited to pushing, hitting, punching or verbal arguments on board VIA Rail trains operated in Canada, either between passengers or between a passenger and a VIA Rail employee from February 1, 2020 and the date Via Rail beings processing this request.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
June 2020
Req # 19-1980
Obtain a copy of any document in VIA Rail's possession allowing me to see the total costs broken down by day related to losses caused by the closure of rail lines by Aboriginal people or groups between January 1, 2020 and today, February 26, 2020.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
April 2020