VIA Rail Canada announced that it has awarded Siemens Canada a C$989 million ($741 million) contract to supply 32 intercity trainsets for the Quebec City–Toronto–Windsor corridor. The fleet will enter ...

Beneath the shiny new carriages lie surprising changes and strategic shifts for VIA Rail. Uncover the story behind Canada’s ...

Bombardier Inc. got a split decision in its accelerated push for rail contracts, scoring a victory in New Jersey and a home-turf loss the company called “astonishing.” The Montreal-based manufacturer ...

VIA Rail Canada CEO Mario Péloquin is stepping down, Canadian Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon has announced. In a Tuesday ...

CTV Montreal: Siemens wins contract Via Rail has selected Germany's Siemens over Bombardier Inc. for a $989-million contract to build new rolling stock.

Siemens Mobility has secured a €650m contract to design and deliver 32 bi-directional trainsets to VIA Rail Canada. The contract also includes a 15-year Technical Services and Spares Supply Agreement ...

VIA Rail President and CEO Mario Péloquin is retiring in mid-January after over four decades in the transport industry. His ...

Canada’s passenger operator Via Rail launched a strategic plan earlier this summer. Mark Simmons, Deputy Editor of IRJ, a Railway Age sister publication, talks exclusively to president and CEO Mario ...

MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Siemens Mobility has been awarded a €650 million contract in Canada to design and build the next generation of VIA Rail Canada’s trainsets. This includes 32 bi-directional ...

(Reuters) - Bombardier Inc on Wednesday missed out on its second contract in Canada this year after state-owned Via Rail picked Germany's Siemens AG for fulfilling a fresh order of locomotives.