On This Day: February 28, 1977 - VIA Rail is Born (CBC News)
From CBC News:
On February 28th, 1977, Federal Transport Minister Otto Lang announces the creation of a new Crown corporation that will take over all passenger rail services in Canada. It is called VIA Rail Canada. Until this time, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways both operated a mix of profitable freight services and debt-ridden passenger services.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-601-3161-11/on_this_day/politics_economy/via_rail_canada
On February 28th, 1977, Federal Transport Minister Otto Lang announces the creation of a new Crown corporation that will take over all passenger rail services in Canada. It is called VIA Rail Canada. Until this time, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways both operated a mix of profitable freight services and debt-ridden passenger services.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-601-3161-11/on_this_day/politics_economy/via_rail_canada
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