TORONTO — April 24,1955, was what Canadian Pacific publicity mavens characterized as a “Red Letter Day,” because that was when its new silver flagship, the Canadian, debuted with daily ...

I had made it as far west as eastern Saskatchewan on the way to VIA Rail’s northernmost terminal at Churchill, Manitoba. ... a baggage car, and a single coach. I had completed all the system’s mileage ...

Jason Shron built a section of a VIA coach in his Thornhill basement. It’s the culmination of a lifelong obsession with trains, and a 4 1/2-year construction project. VINCE TALOTTA / TORONTO STAR ...