Bombardier will Maintanence Montreal’s Vehicles

Bombardier has been awarded a C$34 million contract to provide maintenance services for commuter rail cars along three Montreal-area lines, marking the company’s entry into the Canadian market.

February 10, 2010 1:33 pm | Last Update: August 10, 2015 1:54 pm

Bombardier will provide maintenance of locomotive and passenger rail cars for part of the Montreal-area commuter rail fleet for the next three years.

The C$34m ($31m) contract has been awarded by the Greater Montreal transport agency Agence metropolitaine de transport. Beginning in July, Bombardier will maintain rolling stock for the Dorion-Rigaud, Blainville-St-Jerome and Delson-Candiac lines surrounding Montreal.

AMT also plans to build a $119m maintenance facility for the three lines in Lachine.

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