Ottawa commits $4.7-billion to build Via Rail cars in Canada, reversing U.S. import model

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on September 3 a $4.7-billion federal commitment to build and maintain more than 300 Via Rail passenger cars at facilities in Quebec and Thunder Bay, Ontario. The cars will serve long-distance and remote routes. The decision reverses a 2018 contract that had Siemens assemble Via Rail's Corridor fleet in Sacramento, California.