Media Advisory - VIA Rail will announce investment for train car renovation

02/04/2018 10:24

MONTREAL, April 2, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - VIA Rail President and Chief Executive Officer Yves Desjardins-Siciliano will join the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport; the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of VIA Rail, Françoise Bertrand; the Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Bombardier Inc., Sylvain Lévesque; and the Chief Operations Officer, Bombardier Transportation, Americas, David Van der Wee, to announce an investment for the renovation of a part of VIA Rail's long-haul fleet.

Who:	The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport Françoise Bertrand, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, VIA Rail Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, President and Chief Executive Officer, VIA Rail Sylvain Lévesque, Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Bombardier Inc. David Van der Wee, Chief Operations Officer, Bombardier Transportation, Americas

Date:	Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Time:	2:00 p.m.

Place :	Bombardier Transport 130 230 Rte, La Pocatière, QC G0R 1Z0

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As Canada's national rail passenger service, VIA Rail (viarail.ca) and all its employees are mandated to provide safe, efficient and economical passenger transportation service, in both official languages of our country. VIA Rail operates intercity, regional and transcontinental trains linking over 400 communities across Canada, and about 180 more communities through intermodal partnerships, and safely transports nearly four million passengers annually. The Corporation has been awarded five Safety Awards and three Environment Awards by the Railway Association of Canada since 2007. Visit the "About VIA Rail" section at: www.viarail.ca/en/about-via-rail