Government of Canada to announce major investment in the passenger locomotive fleet to strengthen connections across the countryGovernment of Canada to announce major investment in the passenger locomotive fleet to strengthen connections across the country

The Government of Canada announced a $1.95 billion investment to renew VIA Rail’s long-distance, regional, and remote locomotive fleet, including bringing passenger locomotive assembly back to Canada for the first time in decades. The package includes $1.6 billion for assembling up to 36 locomotives by Stadler in Canada and $357 million to build a new…

Unifor welcomes an almost $2 billion government-backed investment in public passenger rail, including 45 new locomotives built by Stadler with final assembly in Canada and a new VIA Rail assembly and maintenance facility in Montréal. The project, funded from Budget 2024, is expected to create about 1,200 jobs and aims to strengthen Canadian manufacturing…