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Ottawa spending $4.7B on new made-in-Canada Via Rail passenger cars
- 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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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...
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