Feds announce almost $2B in funding to modernize Via Rail's passenger fleet

29-07-2026 16:27 via cbc.ca

Feds announce almost $2B in funding to modernize Via Rail's passenger fleet

The federal government has announced almost $2 billion in funding to modernize Via Rail's passenger fleet with 45 new hybrid battery-diesel passenger locomotives.

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