TORONTO — VIA Rail Canada has broken ground on a new maintenance facility for its fleet of Quebec City-Windsor corridor trains.
Groundbreaking for new facilities at VIA’s Toronto Maintenance Centre was held Monday. The project involves demolition of part of an existing structure; construction of a new state-of-the-art facility; infrastructure improvements throughout the maintenance yard; and addition of a stand-alone wheel lathe facility. Among the new facility’s features will be a Vehicle Equipment Measurement System, which VIA says will provide early warnings of potential issues, avoiding prolonged downtime.
“This modernized maintenance center will support us in our mission to provide our passengers the most enjoyable travel experience and better connect Canadian communities,” VIA Rail CEO Mario Péloquin said in a press release. “It will also allow our employees to work with the most modern equipment and will provide them the necessary tools to maintain the new fleet according to VIA Rail’s standards of excellence.”
The project coincides with the delivery of 32 new trainsets from Siemens for VIA’s corridor service. Delivery of that equipment continues through next year. The new maintenance facility is slated for completion in 2026. More on the project is available at this page on VIA’s website.
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