Via Rail blockade that halted Montreal-Toronto trains ends

[CHamilton]

Via Rail blockade by First Nations that halted Montreal-Toronto trains ends

Protesters in Marysville, Ont., seek to draw attention to missing and murdered aboriginal women


After a day of rail disruption, protesters near the Tyendinaga Mohawk reserve in southern Ontario who blocked the Montreal-Toronto Via Rail line to draw attention to missing and murdered aboriginal women have gone home.

Via Rail service between Toronto and Ottawa, and between Toronto and Montreal, is expected to resume Thursday morning, following inspection by CN of the tracks and level-crossing barriers.

The blockade was at Marysville, Ont., between Belleville and Kingston.

"Today is a national day of action. A call was put out and this is how we chose to take our part. Today is about raising awareness and gaining support for the issue of murdered and missing indigenous women. It’s a national issue and we choose to take part in unity with other nations," said Karahkwinetha​, a protester who would only give her first name....

Train service between Montreal and Ottawa kept running throughout the day. However, service between Toronto and Ottawa and between Toronto and Montreal was halted.
Trains travelling in the Montreal-Toronto corridor were replaced by chartered buses.

 

[jebr]

I'm surprised they weren't arrested and /or removed from the tracks. Letting them just stay on the tracks is a dangerous precedent.

 

[NS VIA Fan]

Protesters were not on the tracks….and were back of the barriers but CN halted service as a precaution.