Sep. 4 at 4:35 AM
$ALSMY Alstom will manufacture 313 new rail cars for VIA Rail Canada and provide long-term technical support and spare parts services
The CAD 4.7 billion (approx. 3 billion euro) agreement will support Canadian rail manufacturing and create and sustain hundreds of skilled jobs across the country
Design and engineering activities will be carried out at Alstom’s facility in St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Québec, with carbody manufacturing in La Pocatière, Québec, and final assembly in Thunder Bay, Ontario, in Canada
The new fleet will connect eight major routes across Canada, improving comfort, accessibility and connectivity for passengers travelling across the country’s long-distance, regional and remote routes.