Via Rail has announced service along some routes between Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City will be resuming Thursday morning.

Four trains leaving from Ottawa and four leaving from Quebec City are expected to start moving again. Trains between Sudbury and White River in Ontario, and Churchhill and the Hudson Bay Railway in The Pas, Man., have also resumed.

All other connections remain cancelled, with Via saying it “has no other option but to cancel most of its services until further notice.”

The cancellations come as protesters continue occupy areas near train tracks in support of the Wet’suwet’en nation in northern British Columbia who oppose the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline through their traditional territory.

“We remain hopeful for an end to the situation as soon as possible and encourage all relevant parties to continue their efforts towards a peaceful resolution,” Via Rail wrote in a release to media.

On Saturday, protesters in Vaughan stopped rail traffic at MacMillan Yard for close to seven hours. The protesters left after being served with an injunction ordering them off the CN Rail line.

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“Protesters trespassed on active railway tracks and on active trains to hang their banners and take photos of themselves. Trespassing on railway property and tampering with railway equipment is not only illegal, but also exceedingly dangerous. A train can arrive or a railcar can move at any time. A serious and even fatal incident could be the outcome,” CN said in a statement Saturday.

Protesters also blocked access to the Thousand Islands Bridge near Kingston, Ont., a border crossing, for roughly three hours Monday.

The nationwide protests and blockades have brought freight rail shipping to a halt in some areas, with an economic impact of millions.

As of Sunday, they said 409 trains had been cancelled with more than 83,000 passengers impacted.

Passengers with cancelled trips will be issued refunds.

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