CBC News 14 August 2025
Alexandria
Ontario -
A man is facing charges for allegedly climbing atop a moving VIA Rail
train in eastern Ontario earlier this week, in what police are
calling an incident of train surfing.
On
Wednesday at about 15:00 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers for
the Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry area responded to a train stopped
on the tracks northwest of Alexandria, a town located about 100
kilometres east of Ottawa.
The
train had departed from Montreal and was headed to Ottawa.
Passengers
who later spoke to CBC Ottawa said the train was stopped in the
middle of the woods while en route.
Police
eventually came to apprehend the man, ultimately delaying the train
for hours.
A
23-year-old from Mississauga, has been charged with mischief and
"enter on land on which a line work is situated," according
to an OPP release issued on Thursday.
The
latter charge stems from the Railway Safety Act.
It's
not clear if the man was initially a passenger or not.
The
accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario
Court of Justice in Cornwall.
Ottawa Citizen 17 August 2025
VIA Rail Train
Surfer Charged With Mischief
North Glengarry
Township Ontario - A 23-year-old man from Mississauga is
facing criminal charges after the Ontario Provincial Police arrested
him for riding on top of a moving VIA train in Eastern Ontario.
The
OPP said the incident occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, 13 Aug
2025, when officers from the Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry
detachment were called to a train that was stopped on the tracks
between Dornie Road and County Road 30 in North Glengarry
Township.
An OPP media release said the man was charged
with mischief and "enter on land on which a work line is
situated," which is an offence under the Railway Safety
Act.
The suspect remained in custody Thursday and was
scheduled to appear in court in Cornwall.
North
Glengarry Township is about 100 kilometres east of Ottawa.
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