Passenger Rail Locomotive Assembly Returns to Canada Through a $1.95 Billion Government of Canada Investment

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

The federal government announced almost $2 billion to modernize Via Rail’s passenger fleet with 45 new hybrid battery-diesel locomotives, around $1.95 billion in total funding. Of the 45 locomotives, 36 will be assembled in Canada (with initial nine assembled in Spain), and $357 million will fund a new assembly and maintenance facility in Montreal;…

The federal government will invest about $1.9 billion to replace Via Rail’s locomotive fleet (about $1.6B) and to build a new assembly and maintenance facility in Montreal ($357M), with 9 trains built in Spain and 36 assembled in Canada. The hybrid locomotives are expected to improve performance, reliability, reduce emissions, create about 1,200…

The federal government will spend $1.9 billion to replace Via Rail’s locomotive fleet and to build a new assembly and maintenance plant in Montreal, with $1.6 billion for 45 locomotives and $357 million for the facility. The trains will be built mainly in Canada by Stadler, with initial units built in Spain, and the new hybrid locomotives are expected to…

The federal government plans to spend about $1.9 billion to replace 45 Via Rail locomotives (with $1.6B for the locomines and $357M to build an assembly and maintenance plant), with Stadler as the builder and initial units partly assembled in Spain before Canadian assembly. The new hybrid locomotives, built with Canadian-made batteries, are expected to…

The government announced $1.9 billion to fund a new Via Rail fleet and an assembly plant to improve reliability, reduce emissions, and create 1,200 new full-time jobs, with first trains entering service by 2031 and Canadian-made batteries in the hybrid locomotives. The plan includes replacing Via Rail’s nationwide fleet (except the Windsor–Quebec City…

The Government of Canada announced a $1.95 billion investment to renew VIA Rail’s locomotive fleet, bringing passenger locomotive assembly back to Canada for the first time in decades. The package includes $1.6 billion to produce 45 locomotives (with final assembly in Canada by Stadler) and $357 million to build a new assembly and maintenance facility in…

The Government of Canada announced a C$1.95 billion investment to renew VIA Rail’s locomotive fleet, including US$1.6 billion for Stadler to produce 45 locomotives with up to 36 assembled in Canada. It also funds a new Montréal assembly and maintenance facility with a C$357 million investment, creating about 1,200 jobs and enabling hybrid…