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Ottawa spending $4.7B on new made-in-Canada Via Rail passenger cars
The project will replace aging equipment and support nearly 700 jobs as Canada builds its first domestic Via Rail passenger cars in 40 years.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a $4.7 billion investment to build 313 new passenger cars for Via Rail at Alstom facilities in Thunder Bay, Ont.
- These will be the first Via Rail passenger cars built in Canada in 40 years, marking a historic shift away from importing trains from the United States.
- Transport Minister Steven McKinnon stated the project will create 700 new jobs, with manufacturing in Thunder Bay and Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Que. handling design work.
- The 313 new cars will serve Via Rail's long-distance, regional, and remote routes, with trains expected to enter service in 2031.
- This announcement builds on a separate nearly $2 billion government commitment made in July for new locomotives, marking a broad modernization strategy for Canada's national rail network.
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Canada invests C$4.7 billion to build VIA Rail cars domestically
Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday that his government will invest C$4.7 billion ($3.41 billion) to build and maintain VIA Rail passenger cars in Canada, marking the first time in four decades that the rail company's cars will be built domestically.
·London, United Kingdom
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Carney announces 'historic investment' in Canadian manufacturing
UPDATE 7:39 a.m. Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is spending $4.7 billion to build 313 new passenger cars for Via Rail. Carney is making the announcement today at the Alstom plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., where the cars will be built. Carney says these will be the first Via Rail passenge...
·Kelowna, Canada
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