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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 # 20-2037
(1) I would like copy of the September 2016 Food Service Transformation Project RFP; (2) I would like a copy of all quotes or bids received for the September 2016 Food Service Transformation Project; (3) I wish to receive a copy of the bid analysis document; (4) I wish to receive a copy of the contract(s) that resulted from the September 2016 Food Service Transformation Project; and (5) was the September 2016 Food Service Transformation Project awarded by mutual agreement?Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
November 2020
Req # 20-2024
We have been requested as part of a regulator submission to obtain VIA’s future train volumes (2031 and beyond) along a rail line. I am only looking for a total number of trains per day and the consist make up.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
October 2020
Req # 20-2023
I would like to obtain copy of any original written documents in VIA Rail’s possession regarding complaints made by customers concerning delayed trains, unhelpful staff, lack of hygiene and uncomfortable seating, for trains traveling from Montreal Central Station Quebec to Toronto Union Station Ontario. For the period of August 2019 to October 2019.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
October 2020
Req # 19-1928
Has VIA Rail tendered for the replacement of the ICES computer system? If so, I am requesting a copy of the tenders and bids received; I am requesting a detailed copy of the costs related to this project, including the cost of filling a food cart for customers before the changeover and after the changeover with the new supplier, Aramark; The number of employees involved in the project during its design, implementation and today; I request copy of all contracts entered into between VIA Rail and Aramark; Who is the person responsible for the Michelin Project; Depending on the nature of the contracts(s) entered into between VIA Rail and Aramark, VIA Rail will not own the inventory system and onboard payment technology which are the sole property of the supplier, Aramark. At the end of the contract, does VIA Rail have a solution in the event of a significant increase of the supplier’s cost and if so what is that solution?Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2020
Req # 20-2018
I am looking for any racial sensitivity, awareness or training sessions along with any intersectional & gender-based analysis (GBA+) sensitivity, awareness or training sessions that have occurred or are scheduled to occur in this calendar year from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. I am looking for exact dates and costs, planning documents, materials provided, minutes/logs and any correspondences related to said sessions that employees have attended either in person or via webinar.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2020
Req # 20-2021
From 2017-01-01 to the present, number of passages on the St-Laurent Line (CNR) at the bi-modal station (metro + AMT) number of times stopped.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2020
Req # 19-1983
All records generated or reviewed by communications or media relations staff in response to questions from Global News between January 25, 2020 and the date VIA Rail begins processing this request regarding or related to security issues on trains, delays on trains and plans for High Frequency Rail.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
August 2020