WINDSOR,
ON, June 26, 2024 /CNW/ - On June 27, VIA Rail will be holding a media event
at Windsor Station to celebrate the arrival of its new fleet in
Southwestern Ontario.
The achievement of this major modernization milestone means that
the entire Québec City-Windsor corridor will soon be served by
state-of-the-art, modern, accessible and environmentally friendly
trains, completely transforming the VIA Rail experience for the
coming decades.
Key details for the announcement event include:
When: Thursday, June 27,
2024
- 1:45 p.m. – Media arrival and
official pictures
- 2 p.m. – Press conference
begins
- 2:25 p.m. – Media Q&A
- 2:45 p.m. – Tour of the new
Venture train
Where:
VIA Rail Windsor Station
298 Walker Rd., Windsor, ON,
N8Y 2M9, Canada
Who:
Remarks will be given by Mario Péloquin, VIA Rail's President
and Chief Executive Officer, Windsor Mayor Drew
Dilkens and Windsor –
Tecumseh MP Irek Kusmierczyk.
Experience the new Venture train yourself!
As part of this event, guests and media will have the
opportunity to board the new train for a short trip between
Chatham and Windsor. From 12:30
p.m. to 1:30 p.m., they will have a chance to experience
this new standard of rail travel in Canada first-hand. Bus transportation back to
Chatham will be provided after the
event, with an estimated arrival in Chatham at 4:15
p.m.
Please RSVP to secure your spot at this transformative
event!
RSVPs are mandatory to secure a place on the Chatham-Windsor trip.
SOURCE VIA Rail Canada Inc.