People Moving People: The History Of VIA Rail Canada

Foreword by Hon. David Collenette, PC, LL.D., FCILT Federal Minister of Transportation 1997-2003.

This new large-format book chronicles VIA Rail Canada’s history, operations and equipment over more than four decades since the company’s creation in the mid-1970s.

Produced with the cooperation of VIA Rail Canada, People Moving People offers an unprecedented look at a company that has defied the odds to survice and thrive as Canadians embrace this greener mode of travel.

Eight chapters include: A National Treasure (VIA’s transcontinental Canadian); The Path to VIA; Designing VIA; An Evolving Fleet; and Keeping it Moving. Over 500 colour images, 288 pages in a 12″ x 9.6″ design. Don’t miss out!