Montreal Gazette
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Jul 29, 2026
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Ottawa announces 1 95b for new via locomotives montreal assembly plant
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BUSINESS NEWS
Ottawa announces $1.95B for new Via locomotives, Montreal assembly plant
Investment "will support the equivalent of 1,200 full-time jobs throughout the project."
Ottawa says $1.6 billion of its funding will pay for 45 hybrid battery-diesel locomotives from Swiss-based manufacturer Stadler. Above: Passengers disembark from a Via Rail train. (RONALD ZAJAC / Postmedia)
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Montreal Gazette
July 29, 2026 at 10:42 a.m.
Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon announced on Wednesday that Ottawa will spend $1.95 billion to purchase 45 new locomotives for Via Rail and to build a pla…
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