VIA Rail Begins Toronto Maintenance Centre Construction

VIA Rail Canada

TORONTO – VIA Rail has begun construction of its Toronto Maintenance Centre in the Quebec City-Windsor corridor.

VIA Rail announced that it has started construction of its Toronto Maintenance Center (TMC). The TMC will function as a “maintenance facility for VIA Rail’s new fleet of 32 trains in the Quebec City-Windsor corridor.”

The construction “protects the investment in the new fleet by increasing its longevity.” With a warning detection system, VIA Rail is able to “improve proactive maintenance . . . [and ensure] any issues are dealt with swiftly, safely, and without prolonged downtime.”

Button Limited is a construction firm that will be conducting the work. The work includes demolishing and reconstructing the existing structure, removing and replacing track, and adding a “stand-alone wheel lathe facility (to maintain wheels and ensure smooth operation on the tracks) and critical infrastructure improvements throughout the maintenance yard.”

Peter Di Gaetano, President and CEO of Button Limited stated Buttcon’s excitement to work on the project, and that it is anticipating “surpassing industry standards and transcending conventional construction practices, ensuring the seamless execution of the Toronto Maintenance Centre Modernization Project.”

President and CEO of VIA Rail, Mario Peloquin, maintained the importance of the modernization project in its ability to provide its “passengers the most enjoyable travel experience and better connect Canadian communities. . . [and], 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.”