New bagged policy

Starting June 1, 2013 the VIA Rail has implemented a new checked baggage policy. VIA encourages everybody who boards the train to pack lite. A ticket entitles checked baggage free of charge. Here are some of the details you need to know:

Checked baggage entitlement (no charge)
 

 
2 checked articles (per person)
Maximum
23 kg (50 lb.) each
158 linear cm (62 linear inches) (length + width + height) each

*Arrive at least 45 minutes before departure at end terminals or 30 minutes at intermediate stations

Prohibited baggage 

The following articles are prohibited as checked baggage on VIA Rail trains:

• Cameras and photographic equipment
• Dangerous articles (ammunition, fireworks, flammable substances, radioactive materials, etc.)
• Perishable goods stored in polystyrene containers or any other containers that cannot be hermetically sealed
• Fragile articles
• Household goods
• Tow bars, trailer hitches, etc.
• Fishing rods without cases
• Liquids
• Construction material
• Office equipment
• Electronic equipment
• Valuable articles
• Plants
• Controlled or illegal substances
• Motorized vehicles such as snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, or personal watercraft
• Oxygen bottles

For the complete list of checked baggage policy, please visit: http://www.viarail.ca/en/travel-info/baggage


Source: http://www.viarail.ca/en/travel-info/baggage