VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) has announced that it has awarded two contracts to two Canadian companies for the modernization of its maintenance centers in Toronto and Montréal. An important pillar of the Corridor Fleet Replacement Program, these upgrades will allow these centers to become the home base for the maintenance of VIA Rail’s 32 new trains, while continuing to maintain and service its existing fleet.

VIA Rail awarded the contract for construction at the Toronto Maintenance Centre to Buttcon Limited, based in Concord, Ontario. Pomerleau Inc., based in Montréal, Quebec, has been awarded the contract for work at the Montréal Maintenance Centre. Funding for these projects was provided in the 2018 federal budget, and construction will begin in the spring of 2023.

The first train in the new fleet welcomed its first passengers onboard in November 2022 with a full commercial launch planned for 2023. They offer an unparalleled travel experience, comfortable seating, more seats for the mobility impaired and state-of-the-art technology to passengers travelling along the Québec City-Windsor corridor, Canada’s busiest corridor.

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-via Press Release