Via Rail passengers on three trains were stranded overnight after one of the trains experienced mechanical problems overnight.

Trains 669, 48, and 54 were “significantly disrupted” for several hours following a mechanical failure on train 669 near Brockville, Ont. The affected trains were stranded for at least seven hours, according t o an update Thursday morning on Via Rail’s real-time train schedule .

Trains 48 and 54 were travelling from Toronto to Ottawa, while train 669 was en route to Toronto from Montreal when it broke down.

Via Rail said crews transferred passengers between the trains after multiple unsuccessful attempts to restore the broken down train.

“While incidents like this are very rare, we recognize that even one such experience is too many. A full review of the mech

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