Canada to spend $1.9B to replace VIA Rail fleet, build Montreal plant: Transport minister

The Canadian government said Wednesday it plans to spend $1.6 billion to replace 45 of VIA Rail's aging locomotives and another $357 million to build a new assembly plant and maintenance facility.

Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said the deal will create 1,200 new full-time jobs, with the first trains expected to be delivered by 2031.

MacKinnon said the 45 trains will be built by Switzerland-based Stadler, including 36 that will be constructed in Canada.

The trains will replace VIA Rail's fleet across Canada, except for the Windsor-Quebec City corridor, for which the federal government is planning a new high-speed line.

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