Dozens of VIA Rail passengers were stranded overnight in Brockville, Ont., following a significant service disruption that affected three trains and caused lengthy delays across the corridor.

In a statement, VIA Rail confirmed that trains 669, 48, and 54 were significantly disrupted after train 669 experienced a mechanical failure near Brockville, Ont., on Wednesday. Crews attempted several times to restore the disabled train by coupling it to a rescue train, but those efforts were unsuccessful.

Instead, VIA Rail staff conducted a complex transfer operation: passengers from train 669 were moved to train 54, and those aboard train 54 were then transferred to train 48. Train 54 ultimately departed as the new train 669, arriving in Toronto more than eight hours behind schedule.

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