/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - VIA Rail will announce investment for train car renovation/

10/04/2018 04:00

MONTREAL, April 9, 2018 /CNW/ - VIA Rail President and Chief Executive Officer Yves Desjardins-Siciliano will join the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport; Anju Dhillon, Member of Parliament for Dorval-Lachine-LaSalle; Françoise Bertrand, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of VIA Rail; and Fausto Levy, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cad Railway Industries, to announce an investment for the renovation of a part of VIA Rail's fleet.

Who:	The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport
	Anju Dhillon, Member of Parliament for Dorval-Lachine-LaSalle
	Françoise Bertrand, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, VIA Rail
	Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, President and Chief Executive Officer, VIA Rail
	Fausto Levy, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cad Railway Industries

Date:	Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Time:	1:00 p.m.

Place :	155, Montréal-Toronto Boulevard
	Lachine, Québec, H8S 1B4

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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.