Via Rail supporters push for Maritime line to be saved
The effort to save the passenger rail link between the Maritimes and the rest of Canada continues with Via Rail supporters gathering Sunday morning at the train station in Halifax.
Four New Democrat MPs are riding the train and urging the federal government to step in and make sure service continues.
Via Rail uses a stretch of track in New Brunswick that is owned by Canadian National Railways. CN has said it will abandon the 70-kilometre line between Bathurst and Miramichi.
Via Rail has said it could cancel passenger service between Quebec and the Maritimes if an investor for the line is not found.
The NDP says the link is essential for many people living in the Maritimes and accuses the Conservative government of doing nothing.
Three weeks ago, supporters of Via Rail in the Maritimes staged small rallies at various stops along the route.
