Via Rail
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Via Rail Canada (reporting markVIA) (/ˈviə/; generally shortened to Via Rail or Via; styled corporately as VIA Rail Canada) is an independent crown corporation, subsidised by the Minister of Transport, mandated to offer intercity passenger rail services in Canada.